Category: iranian judiciary
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Iran releases dual German national as it attends talks with European powers
Tehran and the E3 countries of France, Germany and the UK hold consultations on Iran’s nuclear programme and other issues. Tehran, Iran – Iran has released a dual German national as its diplomats held more consultations with European counterparts on sanctions and how to manage ramped-up tensions. Iranian-German rights activist Nahid Taghavi was released from…
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Italy releases Iranian businessman wanted by US in deadly drone attack on troops
Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who had been detained in Italy on a US warrant, on Sunday left jail and returned to Iran after Rome’s justice minister filed to revoke his arrest. Abedini was arrested in Milan last month for allegedly supplying drone parts that Washington says were used in a 2024 attack that killed three…
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German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi released from prison in Tehran
German-Iranian woman Nahid Taghavi has been released from prison in Iran, her daughter says. “It’s over. Nahid is free! After more than four years as a political prisoner in the Islamic Republic of Iran my mother… was freed and is back in Germany,” Mariam Claren wrote on X. Taghavi, 70, was arrested in Tehran in…
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German held in Iran released as ‘exhausted’ Frenchman reveals identity
A German-Iranian woman held in Iran for over four years has returned to Germany, her family said Monday, as a Frenchman detained by the Islamic republic since October 2022 revealed his identity in an audio message and said he was exhausted by his ordeal. Western countries have for years accused Iran of detaining their nationals…
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German Held In Iran Released As ‘Exhausted’ Frenchman Reveals Identity
A German-Iranian woman held in Iran for over four years has returned to Germany, her family said Monday, as a Frenchman detained by the Islamic republic since October 2022 revealed his identity in an audio message and said he was exhausted by his ordeal. Western countries have for years accused Iran of detaining their nationals…
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Iran confirms national’s return from Italy despite US extradition request
An Iranian national that was held in Italy, and who Washington had asked to be extradited to the US, has returned home to Iran. The Iranian judiciary’s official news agency Mizan Online has said earlier that Abedini would return to Tehran “in the coming hours” [Getty/archive] Iran announced on Sunday that a national held in…
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Iranian businessman arrested in Italy returns home
ROME – Iranian businessman Mohammad Abedini, who had been detained in Italy on a U.S. warrant, on Sunday left jail and returned to Iran after Rome’s justice minister filed to revoke his arrest. Abedini was arrested in Milan last month for allegedly supplying drone parts that Washington says were used in a 2024 attack that…
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Swiss national held by Iran on spying charges dies in prison
Embassy in Tehran seeks clarification on how unidentified prisoner died as judiciary’s media reports he killed himself. Switzerland has confirmed the death of one of its nationals who was imprisoned on espionage charges in Iran’s Semnan province. Pierre-Alain Eltschinger, a spokesman for the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, confirmed the death on Thursday, the…
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Iranian press review: IRGC media lauds Houthi attacks on Israel
Revolutionary Guard praises Houthis’ missile strikes With the fall of the Assad government in Syria and the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Iranian media close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have recently concentrated on highlighting the conflict between Yemen’s Houthis and Israel. Since the Gaza war began, the…
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Nine-year-old Iranian girl’s horror sketch shows her watch as dad is HANGED during blood-soaked regime’s deadliest year
THIS is the little girl who drew a heart-breaking picture of her dad being hanged in front of her eyes after he was sentenced to death. The desperately sad crayon sketch was drawn by six-year-old Mahna Ahmadi, from Iran, of her father Hamed being hanged as she and her mother watched on. 9 Little Mahna’s…
