Iranian minister says Judiciary to look into detained students 

Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simai Sarraf says the Iranian Judiciary has promised to form a working group to review the cases of students and university lecturers who got implicated following the September 2022 unrest in the country.

Brother: Iranian political activist Abdollah Momeni released after Supreme Court overturns ruling

Abdollah Momeni, a well-known Iranian political activist, has been released from prison following a Supreme Court decision that overturned his original sentence, says his brother.

Initial court ruling on Iranian singer Hajipour annulled

An initial court verdict on Iranian Grammy Award-winning singer Shervin Hajipour has been declared null and void in an appeals court, according to the Iranian Judiciary’s Media Center.

Envoy: Kuwait to transfer 22 prisoners to Iran

Iran’s Ambassador to Kuwait Mohammad Tootoonchi says the Iranian government has convinced the Kuwaiti side to let 22 Iranian nationals jailed in  the Arab sheikhdom be transferred to their country to serve the remainder of their prison term.

Iraq’s Kurdistan hands over 19 Iranian prisoners to Iran

The head of the Convicts Transfer Committee of Iran’s justice ministry says 19 Iranian prisoners were repatriated to Iran by Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

Qatar releases 8 Iranian sailors jailed for trespassing

The Iranian Judiciary's deputy for human rights and international affairs says 8 Iranian sailors who had been jailed in Qatar were freed by the country.

Iran sentences bandits to death, imprisonment for robbery

An Iranian court has issued verdicts on a robbery case involving three people, sentencing two of them to execution and the third to 25 years in jail.

Tehran’s judiciary chief: Iran issued indictment against several US officials in Gen. Soleimani assassination case

Iran issued an indictment against dozens of US government and military officials in the case of the 2020 assassination of top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the judiciary chief for Tehran province has stated.

Lawyer: Iranian rapper Salehi’s death sentence overturned

Iran’s Supreme Court has overturned the death sentence of the renowned Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, initially handed for taking part in the deadly unrest and riots in 2022, his lawyer announced on Saturday.

Iran’s Leader pardons, commutes sentences of over 2,600 prisoners ahead of upcoming eids

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei has approved a proposal from the country’s top judge to pardon or commute the prison terms of more than 2,600 convicts found guilty by various Iranian courts.

Iran says Sweden freed Hamid Nouri

Iran’s top human rights official has announced that Hamid Nouri, a former  judiciary official who has been illegally imprisoned in Sweden, has been released from jail.

Lawyer: Iranian singer Tataloo handed long-term prison sentence

Underground Iranian singer Amir Hossein Maghsoudloo, professionally known as Amir Tataloo, has been given a long-term prison sentence in Tehran for several charges including spreading corruption, his lawyer revealed without specifying the imprisonment duration.

Families of victims of terrorist attack in southeastern Iran file lawsuit against US

The families of the victims of a 2019 bombing on the Khash-Zahedan road in southeastern Iran have filed a complaint against the US for supporting the group behind the terrorist attack.

Former Iranian official detained on corruption charges 

The former deputy of the Arvnad Free Zone in southern Iran has been reportedly detained in on corruption charges.

Iranian says Argentine judges demand over Iranian nationals illegal, based on fabrications

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned an "illegal demand" by some Argentine judges regarding the Iranian nationals in the Amia bombing case, saying his demand is based on lies and fabrications.

Iran rejects Argentina’s court ruling on AMIA case as politically-motivated

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has rejected an anti-Tehran ruling by Argentina’s federal court over the AMIA case, the deadly attack against a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires in 1994, stressing that the ruling was aimed at political purposes.

All arrested environmental activists in Iran freed

After years of legal battles, all environmental activists detained in Iran on charges of espionage have been released.

Iranian prisoner Nouri transferred from cell to ‘security suite’ in Sweden

Former Iranian judiciary official Hamid Nouri who has been in a prison in the Swedish capital Stockholm since 2019 over charges deemed ‘unfounded’ by Iran, has been transferred from solitary confinement to a security suite, his son said.

Tehran says to sue Israel for attack on Iran diplomatic mission in Damascus

Iran’s vice-president for legal affairs speaks of filing a lawsuit against the Israeli regime for its attack on the consular building of the Iranian embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, which killed a number of senior Iranian military advisors.

Swedish police reportedly arrest Iranian prisoner Hamid Nouri’s son

The Swedish police have detained Majid Nouri, the son of Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who is serving a life sentence in a prison in Sweden.

Iranian top judiciary official resigns over sons’ corruption charges

Iran’s First Deputy of the Judiciary Mohammed Mosaddegh tendered his resignation to the Judiciary chief months after two of his sons were arrested over links to a corruption case amounting to about five million dollars.

Interpol issues red notice for Iranian iPhone sales co. owner amid fraud allegations

In a recent development, Interpol has issued a global "red notice" for Amirhossein Sharifian, the owner of Korosh Company, following allegations of fraudulent activities involving iPhone sales.

Official: ICAO court issues ruling on Ukraine plane crash in favor of Iran

The court that deals with the cases on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has issued a verdict on a 2020 Ukrainian plane crash incident over Tehran sky, exonerating Iran from accusations of intentionally downing the airliner, the Iranian vice president for legal affairs announced.

Sweden’s top court refuses to hear case of Iranian national Hamid Nouri  

Sweden’s Supreme Court refuses to hear an appeal by Iranian prisoner Hamdi Nouri, thus upholding a life sentence verdict given to him last year by the country’s Appellate Court.

Underground Iranian singer indicted at first court session in Tehran

An underground singer has been put on trial in Iran after a number of people filed a complaint against him.

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