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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Iran Leader pardons, commutes sentences of over 2,000 inmates
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of more than 2,000 Iranian prisoners to mark the main Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, signaling the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.
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.
Iranian court fines Tondar terrorist group nearly $2.5bn over 2008 bombing
A legal court has fined an anti-Iran terrorist group supported by the US to pay 2.478 billion dollars in damages in a 2008 bombing case in southern Iran that left over 200 people dead and injured.
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.
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.
Iranian singer Shervin Hajipour sentenced to over 3.8 years behind bars for ‘propagation against Establishment’
Shervin Hajipour, the singer of a song called ‘Baraye,’ has published the text of a court verdict against him, in which the Iranian artist has been sentenced to a total of 3 years and 8 months in prison for “propagating ideas against the Establishment and inciting people to riot,” reported the hammihanonline.ir website.
Iranian Judiciary: 35 arrested so far over Kerman deadly bombings
Iran’s Judiciary Spokesman Masoud Setayeshi says authorities have so far arrested 35 people in connected with the January twin bombings that killed dozens in the southern Iranian city of Kerman.
Man gets death penalty for murdering famous Iranian film director Mehrjouei and wife
A court in Iran has sentenced a young man to death for murdering famous Iranian film director Dariush Mehrjouei and his wife.
Iranian man convicted in connection with 2022 unrest and deadly riots, executed
An Iranian man, sentenced to death for involvement in the 2022 protests and deadly riots in Iran, was hanged to death on Tuesday after his stay of execution was repealed, Nour News website affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council reported.
Iranian female journalists face new charges after temporary release
Iranian journalists Niloofar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi who were freed on bail, now face new legal charges for flouting hijab rules after their release from prison, the Iranian judiciary’s website Mizan reported on Monday.
Iranian Journalists Niloufar Hamedi, Elaheh Mohammadi released on bail
Niloufar Hamedi, a reporter with the Shargh Daily, and Elaheh Mohammadi, head of the social issues desk at the Hammihan newspaper, have been released from prison on bail after 17 months in detention following the 2022 unrest and riots in the Islamic Republic.
Court issues final ruling against officers convicted in Iranian citizen’s murder case
A Tehran court has issued its final verdict in the case of Mohammad Jamebozorg, who was murdered in a nighttime raid by security forces on his house in the town of Malard in Tehran province.
Flogging Iranian woman who defied wearing hijab stirs controversy
The social media in Iran is abuzz with a torrent of outrage as well as appreciation after an Iranian woman was flogged on Wednesday, concurrent with Women’s Day, for refusing to wear hijab.
Iran to put MKO members on trial
The trial of members of the anti-Iran terrorist cult Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) will start Tuesday, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said.
Swedish facing trial in Iran for “gathering intel for Israel”
The trial of a Swedish individual accused of intelligence cooperation with the Zionist regime of Israel commenced with the first hearing held at Branch 26 of the Islamic Revolution Court in Tehran.