Jails
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Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 24 years in prison
TEHRAN, Feb. 27 (MNA) – Former Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh was sentenced on Friday to 24 years in prison on charges of facilitating Tunisians' travel to Syria over the past decade, state media said.
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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.