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Tehran, Ankara Agree on Repatriation of 700 Iranian Inmates

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Iran and Turkey have reached a preliminary agreement to repatriate about 700 Iranian inmates from Turkey, said Mahmoud Abbasi, a Deputy for Human Rights and International Affairs at the Iranian Ministry of Justice.
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Ex-Prosecutor Mortazavi Finally Arrested in Northern Iran

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Saeid Mortazavi, a former prosecutor convicted of complicity in the death of a prisoner, has been detained in northern Iran and transferred to jail.
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“Jafar Panahi Owes His Int’l Awards to Iranian Judiciary”

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The latest work by Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been selected as one of the competitors in the main competition of this year’s Cannes Film Festival despite the fact that he is officially banned by the Judiciary from filmmaking.
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Iranians Launch Campaign to Find “Most Wanted” Ex-Prosecutor

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After the Iranian Judiciary announced it has yet to catch Tehran’s former prosecutor Saeed Mortazavi, activists have printed wanted posters and decorated the city’s walls with them to find the notorious judge convicted of complicity in the death of prisoners.
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“Nazanin Zaghari’s Incarceration Not Related to UK Debts to Iran”

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi says Nazanin Zaghari’s imprisonment in Iran has nothing to do with bilateral relations between Tehran and London.
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“283 Iranian Inmates in Turkmenistan to Be Transferred to Iran”

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says over 280 Iranians behind bars in Turkmenistan will be repatriated following the Iranian president’s visit to Ashgabat.
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Rahim-Mashaei, Another Ally of Ahmadinejad, Arrested in Iran

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Former vice president of Iran Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei was detained by the police for questioning, judicial authorities said.
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Charity Concert Held in Tehran to Raise Funds for Mothers in Prison

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Iran’s Vice-Presidency for Women and Family Affairs has organized a benefit concert in Tehran to raise funds for the release of incarcerated moms as part of a campaign called “Prison No Place for Mothers”.
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Iranian Judge Sentences Convicts to Plant Trees

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Doing community services as a punishment, especially for convicts of misdemeanors, is becoming more and more prevalent in Iran, where a judge has so far ordered offenders to plant more than 10,000 trees if they want to avoid spending their time behind bars.
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Iran Leader Agrees to New Conditions for Pardoning Prisoners

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has okayed new conditions for granting clemency to Iranian prisoners.
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High School Girls Free Imprisoned Iranian Mother

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A mother has returned home thanks to a successful fundraising campaign set up by a group of high school girls in Tehran.
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Iranian Anti-Corruption NGO Launches Petition Website

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The Iranian corruption watchdog Justice and Transparency Watch has launched a petition website aimed at enabling the 80-million nation to issue demands from the government and other state organs.
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“Those behind Recent Riots in Tehran Backed by Foreigners”

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There is evidence that proves elements who raided a police station in northern Tehran Monday in apparent support for the dervish community were being supported by foreign governments, a senior judicial official said.
Media Wire

Top US Court Forbids Seizure of Achaemenid Artefacts

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The US Supreme Court has ruled that American citizens injured in a 1997 suicide bombing in Israel cannot seize ancient Persian artefact from a Chicago university and museum as compensation.
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Iran Summons Swedish Ambassador over Decision on Mossad Spy

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The Swedish ambassador to Tehran has been summoned to the Iranian Foreign Ministry over the Swedish government’s questionable decision to grant citizenship to a Mossad spy jailed in Iran.
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Iran Leader Regrets Justice Not Yet Realized in Islamic Republic

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, says the country’s officials must apologize to people and God for failing to realize justice during the past four decades since the Islamic Establishment came to power.
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US Prisoners in Iran Convicted of Espionage: Lawmaker

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An Iranian MP says the American inmates in Iranian jails are convicted of spying for Washington but the Iranians in the American prisons are innocent and jailed only as part of efforts to put pressure on Tehran.
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Iran Leader Pardons Over 500 Inmates

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Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of 565 convicts sentenced by various courts on the occasion of the anniversary of the victory Iran’s 1979 Revolution.
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Iranian MPs Looking into Death of Environmentalist in Jail

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Several Iranian lawmakers have been probing into the death of environmental activist Kavous Seyyed-Emami, who is said to have committed suicide in Evin Prison according to the Judiciary.
Media Wire

Iran Arrests Several Environmentalists for Espionage

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Tehran's prosecutor says Iranian security forces have identified and arrested several people in connection with a spying case.
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Iran Leader Calls for Serious Fight against Corruption among Officials

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Leader of Iran's Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for a serious fight against corrupt officials within the Islamic Establishment, stressing that people are angry about corruption and discrimination.
Media Wire

Baquer Namazi Not Released from Jail: Iran Judiciary

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Baqer Namazi, an Iranian-American dual national imprisoned in Iran since early 2016, has not been released from jail, the spokesman of Iran’s judiciary said.
IFP Coverage

US Gives Prison Term to Ex-Consultant to Iran’s UN Mission

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The US has sentenced Ahmad Sheikhzadeh, a former advisor to Iran’s mission to the UN, to three months in prison for alleged tax evasion and violation of US sanctions.
IFP Exclusive

10 Iranian MPs to Visit Evin Prison Sunday

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A group of Iranian lawmakers, composed of reformists, conservatives, and independents, will pay a visit to Tehran’s Evin Prison on Sunday.
Media Wire

Iranian Judiciary Warns Rioters of Severe Punishment

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Head of Tehran’s Revolutionary Tribunal cautioned those insisting on participation in violent unrest against the consequences of their disorderly conduct, saying rioters arrested from the third day of the unrest on will receive harsher punishment.
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