Iranian Prisoners

Australia frees detained Iranian student after 13 months

TEHRAN, Oct. 05 (MNA) – Australia has released an Iranian research student who was detained for 13 months on alleged charges of exporting American equipment with military application to Iran.

Thailand delivers 11 Iranian convicts to Islamic Republic

TEHRAN, Aug. 03 (MNA) – An official from Iranian Ministry of Justice announced on Saturday that Thailand has handed over 11 of Iranian convicts to the Islamic Republic.

691 convicts pardoned by Leader on Eid al-Fetr occasion

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – On the occasion of Eid al-Fetr, the Leader of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Khamenei has pardoned 691 convicts.

Iran, Iraq swap 25 convicts in common border

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Mahmoud Abbasi, deputy for human rights and international affairs at the justice ministry, on Thursday revealed the exchange of 25 Iranian and Iraqi convicts in the shared border of the two countries.

Leader donates 4 billion rials for release of needy prisoners

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has donated 4 billion rials to the Blood Money (Diya) Organisation to help the needy prisoners who have committed involuntary crimes.

60,000 prisoners released or their sentences reduced since 40th anniv. of Islamic Rev.

TEHRAN, Feb. 26 (MNA) – The director of Iran's Prisons Organization as many as 36,000 prisoners have been released, and sentences of 24,000 others have been reduced since the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution so far.

Iran, KRG form committee to swap prisoners

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The General Manager of the Iran and Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) relations Abdullah Saleh says that a 7-member committee has been formed between Iran and the KRG to exchange prisoners.

Judiciary chief:

Iran to pardon highest no. of convicts on 40th anniv. of Revolution

TEHRAN, Jan. 24 (MNA) – The Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said it is likely that this year, which marks the 40th anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution, the highest number of convicts will be pardoned by the Leader Ayatollah Khamenei.

371 Iranian nationals extradited from foreign prisons

TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Some 371 Iranian nationals imprisoned overseas have been repatriated to Iran since the beginning of the current fiscal year (March 21), as senior official at the Ministry of Justice said.

Benefactors donate some $800k to free prisoners of unintentional crimes

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Iranian benefactors donated nearly $800000 to release needy prisoners of unintentional crimes.

Leader donates $95K to release needy prisoners

TEHRAN, May 20 (MNA) – Iran's Leader Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei donated about $95000 to the release of needy prisoners.

Iran’s Leader pardons, commutes sentences of convicted inmates

TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned and commuted the prison terms of a number of inmates on the birth anniversary of the Lady Fatima al-Zahra.

Azerbaijan extradites 26 Iranian inmates

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Twenty six Iranian inmates have been extradited from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran's judiciary officials, through the border city of Astara on Friday.

Iran,Turkey agree to transfer convicts

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) –Following negotiations initiated by Iranian foreign ministry, embassy to Ankara, and justice ministry four Iranian convicts were returned to Iran.

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of convicted inmates

TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – On the occasion of Prophet Mohammad and Imam Sadeq's birth anniversaries, Iran’s Leader has pardoned and commuted the sentences of 1231 prisoners.

Armenia to extradite 4 Iranian prisoners

TEHRAN, Nov. 06 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Armenia Seyyed Kazem Sajjadi has said on Sunday that Armenia will release four jailed Iranians on November 9.

Leader extends pardon to ‘a number of convicts’

TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Republic has agreed to extend pardon or discount on sentence of a number of prisoners for the occasion of anniversary of birth of Imam Ali al-Reza (as).