Jails
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Pakistan court hands Imran Khan, wife 17-year jail terms
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – A Pakistani court on Saturday sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi to 17 years in prison each in a corruption case involving the under-priced purchase of luxury state gifts.
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Tasnim journalist still in Israeli jail after nearly 3 months
TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – A Tasnim News Agency correspondent has been held in Israeli detention since an August night raid in the occupied West Bank, with reports of mistreatment and torture.
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Sarkozy enters Paris jail for start of five-year sentence
TEHRAN, Oct. 21 (MNA) – Convicted of criminal conspiracy over a scheme to obtain Libyan financing for his 2007 presidential campaign, the former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has entered a prison in Paris.
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Iranian court jails ex-ministers over role in corruption case
TEHRAN, Mar. 05 (MNA) – Two ministers who served under a former Iranian administration have been sentenced to prison after they were found guilty of a role in a massive corruption case that involved misusing public funds worth over $3 billion.
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At least five killed in prison riot in Tajikistan
TEHRAN, Feb. 04 (MNA) – At least five prisoners were killed and three employees were injured in a riot spurred by an attempted escape from a prison in the Tajikistan city of Vahdat.