Iranian Prisoners

Iran calls on Belgium to immediately free Assadollah Assadi

TEHRAN, May 10 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has called for the immediate release of Assadollah Assadi, an Iranian diplomat detained in Belgium.

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.

Leader agrees with pardoning 1542 convicts on Eid al-Fitr

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei agreed with pardoning or reduction in the sentences of 1542 convicts on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Emir of Qatar agrees to extradite 28 Iranian inmates

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Doha announced that the Emir of Qatar agreed to extradite 28 Iranian prisoners to the country.

Leader donates 10bn rials for release of needy prisoners

TEHRAN, Apr. 09 (MNA) – The Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has donated 10 billion rials to the Blood Money (Diya) Organisation to help the needy prisoners who have committed involuntary crimes.

11 Iranian prisoners transferred home from neighboring Iraq

TEHRAN, Feb. 25 (MNA) – According to a convict transfer agreement, 11 Iranian prisoners were transferred to Iran from the neighboring country of Iraq on Thursday.

Iraqi Kurdistan extradites 10 inmates to Iran

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – The head of the courts of West Azerbaijan in northwest Iran said that the Iraqi Kurdish officials extradited 10 Iranian nationals detained in Iraqi prisons in accordance with an extradition treaty between Baghdad and Tehran.

Judiciary official:

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.

Azerbaijan to hand over 21 prisoners to Iran in coming days

TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) – According to the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Baku, in the coming days, the Republic of Azerbaijan will hand over some 21 Iranian prisoners, including three women, to Iranian officials.

Iran, Iraq discuss mutual ties

TEHRAN, Dec. 5 (MNA) – Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi met and held talks with the Iraqi Minister of Justice Salar Abdul Sattar Mohammad Hussein to discuss mutual ties.

Attorney-General of Iran visits Armavir Prison of Armenia

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Attorney-General of Iran and the Iranian Ambassador to Yerevan, paid a visit to Armavir Prison, Armenia.

80% of prisoners in Iran receive Covid-19 vaccines 1st doses

TEHRAN, Sep. 06 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Prisons Organization Mohammad Mehdi Hajmohammadi has said that as many as 80% of prisoners in Iran have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccines so far.

Iranian prisoner subjected to violence, torture in Sweden

TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Iranian envoy to Sweden criticized that an Iranian prisoner has been subjected to violence there, saying that the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment has been violated.

US, UK must not link poisoners' exchange with JCPOA

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The US and UK must stop linking a humanitarian exchange with the JCPOA issues, the head of Iran's negotiating team in Vienna talks said.

Japan extradites 3 Iranian prisoners

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – Japan handed over three Iranian prisoners to the Islamic Republic on Tuesday.

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 5,156 convicts

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a large number of Iranian prisoners.

Iran envoy to Baku:

Azerbaijan hands over 20 prisoners through Astara border gate

TEHRAN, Jun. 23 (MNA) – Twenty Iranian inmates were extradited from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran through the border crossing in the northern city of Astara on Wednesday, according to the Iranian ambassador to Baku.

36 Iranian inmates freed by UAE, return home

TEHRAN, Jun. 22 (MNA) – Over the past 3 months, 36 Iranians were released from prisons in Dubai and the northern emirates (Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Quwain) and returned to Iran.

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of above 2,000 convicts

TEHRAN, May 12 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of above 2,000 of Iranian prisoners on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr.

Turkmenistan extradites 3 prisoners to Iran

TEHRAN, May 09 (MNA) – Turkmenistan handed over three Iranian prisoners to the Islamic Republic on Sunday.

Ulyanov:

American or Iranian detainees not part of Vienna talks

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – In reaction to some reports about the release of American prisoners, Russia's Permanent Representative to the International Organizations said that American or Iranian detainees are not a part of the Vienna talks.

US rejects prisoners’ swap deal with Iran: Price

TEHRAN, May 02 (MNA) – The US Department of State Spokesperson Price announced on Sunday that the United States would not reach an agreement with Iran on the prisoners’ swap.

21 prisoners swapped between Iran, Turkey

TEHRAN, Mar. 23 (MNA) – Following the implementation of the agreement between the Islamic Republic of Iran and Turkey for the convicts' swap, 21 prisoners were exchanged at the Bazargan border, said an official at Iran's Ministry of Justice.

US says open to discussing prisoner exchange with Iran

TEHRAN, Mar. 18 (MNA) – The United States is open to discussing a prisoner exchange with Iran, State Department Deputy Spokesperson Jalina Porter said on Wednesday.

Four imprisoned Iranians in India return home

TEHRAN, Feb. 20 (MNA) – India has released four Iranians imprisoned in the country, according to Iran's envoy to the country Ali Chegini.

Iranian inmates in Iraq to be handed over to Tehran: official

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran's Prisons Organization says the Iranian prisoners held in Iraq will be pardoned or will be handed over to Iran to spend their remaining jail term in their own country's prisons.

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 3,840 convicts

TEHRAN, Feb. 08 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has pardoned or commuted the sentences of a large number of Iranian prisoners.

Araghchi:

Prisoners’ sawp, not violate independence of Judiciary

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) - Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs referred to a recent prisoner swap, saying the move does not violate the independence of the country’s Judiciary