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Iran Child Bride Escapes Execution In Exchange For Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.
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Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens To A Combined 63 Years In Jail For Spying
An Iranian court sentenced two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison on espionage and national security charges, the country's judiciary said Tuesday, likely further straining relations between Tehran and Paris.
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Hezbollah Chief Says Won't Surrender Under Israeli Threats
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the Lebanese militants to disarm.
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NDTV Exclusive: Inside The Notorious Prison Where Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Was Tortured
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is a powerful figure in the Middle East now and had issued a 'fatwa' or religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Iran Says 71 Killed In Israeli Strike On Evin Prison
Israel's attack on the Evin Prison in Iran's capital Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday.
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Evin Prison: The Infamous Iranian Jail Struck By Israel
Built in 1971, the Evin Prison was used by the Shah regime to detain thousands of political prisoners in horrifying conditions.
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Israel Strikes Revolutionary Guard Sites And Evin Prison In Tehran
Israel hit Revolutionary Guard sites and the notorious Evin prison in Tehran on Monday, calling them its most powerful strikes yet on the Iranian capital on the 11th day of the war.
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Israeli Strike On Iran's Evin Jail 'Irresponsible': French Prisoner's Sister
An Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran is completely irresponsible and puts prisoners "in mortal danger", said Noemie Kohler, the sister of French national Cecile Kohler who is jailed there.
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French Prisoner, Held In Iran Since 2022, Finally Reveals Identity
A Frenchman held in Iran since October 2022 revealed his identity in an audio message broadcast on a French radio station.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Released After 2 Years In Jail: Report
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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Female Inmates Beaten Inside Iran Prison: Jailed Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi's Family
Two prisoners "had heart palpitations due to the stress," but medical examinations determined that their general condition "is favourable," Iran's prison authority said.
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Iran Slaps 1-Year Prison Term On Nobel Prize Laureate For "Propaganda"
An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for "propaganda against the state", the jailed activist's lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Sweden, Iran Exchange Prisoners In Breakthrough Deal
Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there.
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Executed Iranian Protester's Father Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
Iranian authorities have jailed a father who campaigned unsuccessfully for clemency for his 22-year-old son after he was sentenced to death in connection with 2022 protests, his lawyer said Saturday.
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Iran Child Bride Escapes Execution In Exchange For Rs 85 Lakh Blood Money
Goli Kouhkan, now 25, was on death row in Iran's Gorgan central prison for seven years. She was arrested at 18 for allegedly taking part in the killing of her abusive husband, Alireza Abil, in May 2018 and was sentenced to 'qisas'.
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Iran Sentences 2 French Citizens To A Combined 63 Years In Jail For Spying
An Iranian court sentenced two French citizens to a combined 63 years in prison on espionage and national security charges, the country's judiciary said Tuesday, likely further straining relations between Tehran and Paris.
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Iran Executed Over 1,000 People In 2025, Highest In 17 Years: NGO
Iran has executed at least 1,000 people so far in 2025, an NGO said on Tuesday, denouncing a "mass killing campaign" in prisons in the Islamic republic.
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Hezbollah Chief Says Won't Surrender Under Israeli Threats
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said his group would not surrender or lay down its weapons in response to Israeli threats, despite pressure on the Lebanese militants to disarm.
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NDTV Exclusive: Inside The Notorious Prison Where Iran's Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Was Tortured
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has served as the second supreme leader of Iran since 1989. He is a powerful figure in the Middle East now and had issued a 'fatwa' or religious decree against US President Donald Trump and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Iran Says 71 Killed In Israeli Strike On Evin Prison
Israel's attack on the Evin Prison in Iran's capital Tehran on June 23 killed 71 people, Iranian judiciary spokesperson Asghar Jahangir said on Sunday.
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Evin Prison: The Infamous Iranian Jail Struck By Israel
Built in 1971, the Evin Prison was used by the Shah regime to detain thousands of political prisoners in horrifying conditions.
-
Israel Strikes Revolutionary Guard Sites And Evin Prison In Tehran
Israel hit Revolutionary Guard sites and the notorious Evin prison in Tehran on Monday, calling them its most powerful strikes yet on the Iranian capital on the 11th day of the war.
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Israeli Strike On Iran's Evin Jail 'Irresponsible': French Prisoner's Sister
An Israeli strike on Evin prison in Tehran is completely irresponsible and puts prisoners "in mortal danger", said Noemie Kohler, the sister of French national Cecile Kohler who is jailed there.
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French Prisoner, Held In Iran Since 2022, Finally Reveals Identity
A Frenchman held in Iran since October 2022 revealed his identity in an audio message broadcast on a French radio station.
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Daughter Of Ex Iran President Released After 2 Years In Jail: Report
The daughter of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani was released on Wednesday after two years behind bars in Tehran's Evin prison, media outlets in the Islamic republic reported.
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Female Inmates Beaten Inside Iran Prison: Jailed Nobel Winner Narges Mohammadi's Family
Two prisoners "had heart palpitations due to the stress," but medical examinations determined that their general condition "is favourable," Iran's prison authority said.
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Iran Slaps 1-Year Prison Term On Nobel Prize Laureate For "Propaganda"
An Iranian court has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi to a year in prison for "propaganda against the state", the jailed activist's lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Sweden, Iran Exchange Prisoners In Breakthrough Deal
Sweden and Iran carried out a prisoner exchange on Saturday, officials said, with Sweden freeing a former Iranian official convicted for his role in a mass execution in the 1980s while Iran released two Swedes being held there.
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Executed Iranian Protester's Father Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
Iranian authorities have jailed a father who campaigned unsuccessfully for clemency for his 22-year-old son after he was sentenced to death in connection with 2022 protests, his lawyer said Saturday.
