Imprisonment

Hamas deplores Zionist regime prison practices

TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – The Palestinian Resistance movement, Hamas has labeled the treatment of Palestinian detainees in Megiddo Prison as a horrifying display of “hatred and sadism.”

Tehran urges France to swiftly free jailed Iranian musician

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Iran's top human rights official says Paris must swiftly release Iranian musician and filmmaker Bashir Biazar, illegally arrested and imprisoned in France for speaking out against Israel's war on Gaza.

Judge warns Trump of jail time for violating gag order

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – The judge in Donald Trump's criminal trial fined him $1,000 and held him in contempt of court for a 10th time on Monday for violating a gag order and warned that further violations could land the former president in jail.

Israel admits jail guards severely beat Palestinian prisoner

TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Around 20 prison guards of the Israeli regime have severely beaten Palestinian inmate Thayer Abu Assab to death, the Tel Aviv regime admits, according to a report.

Brussels not confirm if Swede detained in Iran is EU official

TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – The European Commission has refused to confirm if a Swedish citizen being held in Iran is an European Union official.

Trump left Fulton jail after arrest procedure

TEHRAN, Aug. 25 (MNA) – Former US President Donald Trump left the jail in the Fulton County, Georgia, where he had surrendered to authorities and passed through the formal arrest procedure in the election interference case.

CIA, FBI used torture in Guantanamo prisoner case: US judge

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – A United States military judge has ruled that an Al-Qaeda bombing suspect's confession cannot be used as evidence because it was derived from torture, potentially setting a new hurdle for September 11 prosecutions.

Ex-PM Imran Khan sentenced to 3 years in prison

TEHRAN, Aug. 05 (MNA) – Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan was arrested in Lahore after a Pakistani trial court sentenced him to three years in prison.

UAE returns dozens of Iranian inmates after FM visit

TEHRAN, Jul. 25 (MNA) – Following the recent visit of the foreign minister Amir_Abdollahian to the UAE and gaining the approval of the UAE authorities, 21 Iranian prisoners returned home.

Nouri breaks record of solitary confinement in Sweden

TEHRAN, Jun 01 (MNA) – A new report says Hamid Nouri, a former Iranian judiciary official who has been illegally incarcerated in Sweden, has broken the all-time record of solitary confinement in the history of the Nordic country.

UK prisons not safe for inmates, personel, report says

TEHRAN, May 14 (MNA) – UK Police data underlines fears for the safety of inmates and staff amid overcrowding and budget cuts as a result of Tory austerity.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan released on bail

TEHRAN, May 13 (MNA) – Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, has been granted bail by the Islamabad High Court, days after his dramatic arrest over corruption charges set off a deadly outpouring of anger against the country’s military.

Tunisian judge orders detention of Ennahda leader

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – A Tunisian investigative judge ordered on Thursday the imprisonment of Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of main opposition party Ennahda, his lawyer told;d media.

Belgium summons Iranian ambassador

TEHRAN, Jan. 10 (MNA) – The foreign ministry of Belgium summoned Iran's ambassador Tuesday after it was reported one of its citizens was convicted of spying in Iran and reportedly sentenced to long-term jail.

French FM claims two more French citizens being held in Iran

TEHRAN, Nov. 12 (MNA) – Two more French citizens have been detained in Iran, bringing to seven the number of people from France held in the country, Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said Saturday.

Prison riot in Ecuador leaves at least 15 killed

TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) – At least 15 prisoners have been killed and many wounded in the latest riot to hit Ecuador’s troubled prison system.

Iran calls for urgent release of Iranian citizen from UK jail

TEHRAN, Jul. 17 (MNA) – While criticizing British government’s opposition to return an Iranian citizen imprisoned in UK prison, the Deputy Chief of Iranian Judiciary for International Affairs called for his immediate release.

Nouri's family censure inhumane behavior of Swedish officials

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The wife and daughter of a former Iranian official illegally imprisoned in Sweden have complained that he was detained with no declared reason or evidence and placed in solitary confinement for over 30 months.

Sanaa talks to Riyadh through UN on prisoner exchange deal

TEHRAN, Feb. 12 (MNA) – The chairman of the Yemeni government's Committee for Prisoner Affairs said some indirect talks have been held with the Saudi-led coalition through the UN mediation to ensure the release of thousands of prisoners.

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Dual national Adelkhah retuned to prison for violating rules

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council has said Iranian-French citizen Fariba Adelkhah has been jailed again after violating the limits of house arrest many times.

S Korea ex-pres. freed after corruption conviction pardoned

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Former South Korean President was released from prison on Friday nearly five years after being convicted of corruption, fuelling debate over whether she would play any role ahead of a March presidential election.

Trump faces slim chance of up to 20 years in jail

TEHRAN, Dec. 27 (MNA) – Donald Trump could theoretically face up to 20 years in prison if the select committee investigating the Capitol attack charges him with obstruction of Congress and issues a criminal referral to the Department of Justice.

Ecuador to pardon up to 2,000 inmates after prison riot

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – As many as 2,000 prisoners will be pardoned in Ecuador, the head of the country’s prison authority has announced, as Ecuador seeks to reduce overcrowding in its detention centres after a deadly riot this week.