Category: iranian judiciary
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Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song
Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him. Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your…
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Iranian singer Mehdi Yarrahi given 74 lashes over protest song
Mehdi Yarrahi, a well-known Iranian protest singer who spoke out against the country’s strict dress code for women, has been given 74 lashes as part of an agreement to end a criminal case against him. Yarrahi was initially convicted in January 2024 of acting unlawfully by releasing a protest song in September 2023 entitled Your…
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The killings of two Tehran judges show the Islamic Republic is disintegrating
MENASource February 21, 2025 • 11:26 am ET Khosro Sayeh Isfahani Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has earned a new name among Iranian social media users: “burial blogger.” One by one, men close to the ayatollah are ending up in early graves, with Khamenei leading their burial prayers or at least holding state ceremonies for them (and…
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Two Britons detained in Iran charged with spying, Iranian judiciary says
Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after they allegedly gathered information in different parts of the country, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Tuesday. IRAN EXECUTES OVER 1K PRISONERS IN 2024, HIGHEST TOTAL IN 30 YEARS, REPORT SAYS The two were named as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, and…
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British couple Craig and Lindsay Foreman arrested in Iran for espionage on world motorcycle trip
Iran accuses the Foremans of collaborating with hostile intelligence services under the guise of research. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 19, 2025 18:25 A billboard in Tehran. (photo credit: saeediex. Via Shutterstock) A British couple, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, was arrested in Iran on charges of espionage, accused of collecting information under the guise of…
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Britons Craig and Lindsay Foreman detained in Iran charged with espionage
A British couple detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after travelling to the country as part of a round-the-world motorbike trip. The Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency said Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who are in their early 50s, had been charged after allegedly gathering information in different locations in the country. The couple…
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Iran’s Judiciary Charges British Couple With Spying for West
A British couple arrested in central Iran have been formally charged with espionage on behalf of “hostile and Western countries,” the state-run Mizan Online reported, citing the Iranian judiciary. “The individuals entered Iran under the guise of being tourists and, under the cover of research and investigative work, collected information in several provinces,” Asghar Jahangir,…
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British couple detained in Iran charged with spying
The couple admitted they had ignored warnings not to travel to Iran as part of their “slightly bonkers” round-the-world motorbike trip. Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage, according to the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency. The pair were laid with the charges on Tuesday after they allegedly gathered information in…
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British couple charged with espionage in Iran
Craig and Lindsay Foreman were reportedly on a motorbike trip round the world when they were detained in Iran. AFP Craig and Lindsay Foreman accused of gathering information, Iranian judiciary says Two British citizens detained in Iran have been charged with espionage, after they allegedly gathered information in different parts of the country, the Iranian…
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Two Britons detained in Iran charged with spying, Iranian judiciary says
DUBAI – Two British nationals detained in Iran have been charged with espionage after they allegedly gathered information in different parts of the country, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported on Tuesday. The British Foreign Office named the two as Craig and Lindsay Foreman, and their family said on Saturday they were engaging with…