Posts Tagged: Iran prison
Iran Prison Fire Kills Four, Injures 61 as Protests Persist
A fire at Iran's Evin prison late on Saturday killed four detainees and injured 61, state media reported, as anti-government protests sparked by a woman's...
Jailed French Tourist to Appear in Iran Court on Spying Charges, Says Lawyer
A jailed French tourist in Iran, Benjamin Briere, will appear before a Revolutionary Court on Thursday on spying charges, his lawyer said on Wednesday, over...
Iran Jails Foreign Ministry Official for Spying
An Iranian court has sentenced a man working for Iran's Foreign Ministry to 10 years in prison after convicting him of spying, judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein...
Member of Iran’s Nuclear Negotiating Team Reportedly Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison
A member of Iran's team of nuclear negotiators that struck the 2015 deal with world powers has been sentenced to five years in prison on...
Iran Sentences Prominent Journalist to Three Years in Prison for Insulting Authorities
The lawyer of a prominent Iranian journalist says a court has sentenced his client to three years in prison on charges of insulting authorities and...
Award-Winning Iranian Filmmaker Sentenced to Six Years in Prison
An award-winning Iranian filmmaker whose work focuses on the travails of modern life and political expression in the Islamic Republic has been sentenced to six...
