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A brawl and an ensuing fire that broke out in Evin prison in the Iranian capital Tehran on Saturday has left at least four inmates dead and 61 more injured due to smoke inhalation, according to Iran’s Judiciary.
Iran’s judiciary spokesman says 1,700 people detained during the recent unrest and riots in the country were released without any conditions until three days ago.
Iranian musician Shervin Hajipour, whose music in support of the recent unrest in Iran went viral, has been accused of spreading ‘propaganda’ against the government, his lawyer announced on Monday.
Iran’s judiciary has opened a case to investigate the death of a 17-year-old girl who went missing two weeks ago and whose dead body was recovered days later in the Iranian capital, Tehran’s prosecutor has announced.
Shervin Hajipour, a young Iranian musician who was arrested for composing a viral protest song following the death of Mahsa Amini, has been released from custody.
Verdicts have been issued against 14 people for involvement in the assassination of top Iranian scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh nearly two years ago, Tehran’s chief prosecutor has announced.
Two Iranian nationals, who are under arrest in the United States, have been experiencing unfavorable conditions for one year, Secretary of Iran’s High Council for Human Rights Kazem Gharibabadi says.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned the meddlesome position of foreign countries on the tragic death of the young Iranian woman, Mahsa Amini.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has hit back at his US counterpart and other officials for their criticism of Iran over the death of 22-year-old Iranian girl Mahsa Amini.
Iran’s Judiciary Chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei says authorities are investigating the death of Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who authorities say had a heart attack while in police detention.
UN Special Rapporteur Alena Douhan has released the final report on her visit to Iran, criticizing sanctions on Iran and demanding the removal of all unilateral coercive measures (UCMs) against the country.
A court in Tehran has sentenced to death a young man after he was found guilty of robbery, mostly by force using a dagger in broad daylight. That’s according to Ali Alghasi, the Chief of Tehran province’s Justice Department.
Sweden has reportedly intensified restrictions on an Iranian national who has been held in jail and sentenced to life in prison for alleged rights violations in the 1980s.
Iran’s human rights chief says the Islamic Republic, as a victim of Western- and Israeli-backed terrorism, is determined to chase terror groups no matter where they are, and that the country will leave no safe haven for them.
The Iranian Judiciary says sentences have been handed down to 21 people found guilty in the case of a tragic building collapse in the southwestern city of Abadan, which claimed the lives of 43 people.
Iran’s foreign ministry is seriously working to ensure support for nationals held in prisons in other countries as “essential duty and responsibility.”
The Iranian judiciary has expressed its readiness to allow those who claim to be advocates of human rights to inspect the prisons in country and get a first-hand view of the treatment of prisoners in the Islamic Republic.
A senior Iranian lawmaker, who heads the parliamentary commission that investigated a massive corruption case against Iran’s giant steel exporter, rejects claims that he has not ratified the body’s damning report of the Mobarakeh Steel Company’s wrongdoings.
A member of the Iranian parliamentary committee in charge of investigating Foulade Mobarakeh corruption case says the judiciary has designated a special court branch to lead the inquiry and that all suspects will be barred from exiting the country.
Iran’s interior minister says the department under his watch is working to draw up a “comprehensive” bill for amending the country’s election law, which will be submitted to the Parliament (Majlis).
Iran’s top human rights official slams the United States for keeping tens of Iranian citizens in jail and renewed the call for Washington to immediately release all the innocent nations of the Islamic Republic.
The Iranian Judiciary spokesman says the Swedish national arrested in the country on suspicion of espionage may face additional charges in the course of his trial process.
