Judiciary

Iran, Russia discuss coop. on fight against terrorist crimes

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – In a meeting with Russian counterpart, Iran’s Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri stressed the need for cohesive cooperation between the Iranian and Russian judiciary systems in the fight against organized crimes.

Half a ton narcotics shipment seized by police in SE Iran

TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) – A prosecutor in Kerman province said Monday that a large consignment of illicit drugs was seized in the city of Rigan in the southeastern province.

Gharibabadi blasts US for voting against HR resolutions at UN

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – The secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council Kazem Gharibabadi has lambasted the United States for voting against two human rights resolutions adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

Tehran ready to hold talks with Vienna on HR, judicial coop.

TEHRAN, Nov. 28 (MNA) – Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council said that Iran is ready to hold talks about human rights and judicial cooperation with Vienna.

Iran, Armenia discuss expansion of bilateral judicial coop.

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s envoy to Yerevan Abbas Badakhshan Zohouri met and held talks with acting chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Gagik Jhangiryan, to explore ways of expanding bilateral cooperation.

HR council head:

Iran has fallen victim to inhuman sanctions, terrorism

TEHRAN, Nov. 11 (MNA) – Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council Kazem Gharibabadi has lambasted the European countries for supporting the MKO as well as siding with the US sanctions against Tehran while claiming to be HR defenders.

Iran to share its human rights achievements with intl. bodies

TEHRAN, Nov. 09 (MNA) – Kazem Gharibabadi, the Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council has said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will share its human rights achievements with international bodies.

Europe must stop double-standards, counterproductive policies

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – "Europeans must end their double standards and counterproductive policies in the field of terrorism and human rights," Kazem Gharibabadi, the Secretary of Iranian Judiciary's Human Rights Council said on Saturday.

Former CBI officials sentenced for disrupting exchange market

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and one of his deputies as well as another CBI official were sentenced to jail in Iran Sat. for "disrupting the country's foreign currency market" in 2017 and 2018.

Iran Prosecutor-General travels to Armenia for judicial coop.

TEHRAN, Oct. 13 (MNA) – Heading a judiciary delegation, Iran’s Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri traveled to Yerevan on Tuesday to hold talks with Armenian officials on judicial cooperation.

Gharibabadi to be appointed as Sec-Gen of Iran's HR Office

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the Vienna-based International Organizations Gharibabadi is scheduled to be appointed as the Deputy for International Affairs of the Judiciary and Secretary-General of Iran's Human Rights Office.

Judiciary spokesman:

Legal process over Gen. Soleimani assassination continues

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 (MNA) – The Iranian judiciary spokesman has said the legal process against the American officials and their accomplices who played a role in the assassination of top general Qassem Soleimani last year is underway.

6 people prosecuted over Evin prison leaked videos, 2 in jail

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian Judiciary has revealed its findings of a research committee on the recently leaked CCTV video footages of the Evin Prison, saying 6 people prosecuted over Evin prison leaked videos, while 2 others remain in jail.

Iran HR council statement on national day against terrorism

TEHRAN, Aug. 30 (MNA) – The Iranian Judiciary's High Council of Human Rights has called for a global response to the blatant violation of the right to life and taking serious and preventive measures against terrorism.

Judiciary chief vows full coop. with Raeisi administration

TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – The head of Iran Judiciary offered his congratulation to President Raeisi on the approvement of his proposed ministers at the parliament with high votes and vowed that the Judiciary will closely work with the new government.

No Iranian nationals banned from entering homeland: Judiciary

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – The head of Iran's Judiciary Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i has said that Iranians living abroad can freely return to the country and take possession of their properties inside the country.

Leader pardons, commutes sentences of 2,825 convicts

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday approved a proposal to pardon or commute sentences of 2,825 prisoners on the religious occasions of Eid Al-Adha and Eid Al-Ghadir.

Judiciary pardons, reduces sentences of 2019 unrest convicts

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iran Judiciary said Wed. that a large number of convicts who were detained in the riots that followed the hike in gasoline prices in late 2019 have been pardoned or their sentences have been commuted.

Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on July 6

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Mehr News Agency takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Tuesday, July 6.

Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Jun. 29 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.

Canadian court ruling sensational, politicized: Judiciary

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili said that the Canadian court ruling over the case of a Ukrainian airliner has no legal value.

Iran, Syria, Iraq cooperating on Martyr Soleimani case

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili informed on Tues. that Iran is cooperating with Iraq and Syria on following up IRGC Cmdr. Lt. Gen. Haj Qasem Soleimani case.

Deputy Judiciary Chief:

Western anti-Iran stance on HR situation in Iran in decline

TEHRAN, Mar. 28 (MNA) – The Head of the Iranian Judiciary's High Council for Human Rights Ali Bagheri Kani said that more than 50% of states did not vote in favor of the anti-Iran resolution at the 46th session of Human Rights Council on March 23.

Judiciary chief:

Gen. Soleimani, Al-Muhandis ‘heroes of war against terrorism'

TEHRAN, Feb. 23 (MNA) – The head of the Iranian Judiciary said General Ghassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, who were martyred by US terrorists, will always be heroes of the Axis of Resistance.

Iraq, Iran sign three MoU on judicial cooperation

TEHRAN, Feb. 09 (MNA) – Following the negotiation between the Chief of Iran’s Judiciary Ebrahim Raisi, and Faiq Zidan, chairman of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, three memoranda of understanding were signed between the two countries.

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.

Judiciary chief to make trip to Iraq

TEHRAN, Feb. 07 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi is to make a trip to Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday.