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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 Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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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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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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Ex-CIA Analyst Jailed For Over 3 Years For Leaking Classified Information
Former CIA Analyst Asif William Rahman sentenced for violating his position of trust by transmitting crucial information about US and its allies.
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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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Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Hurt In Prison Clashes With Guards: Family
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions, her family said, raising new concerns for her health.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Set To Face New Trial, Says Family
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi this week faces a new trial and risks being transferred out of Tehran to a new prison to serve an eventual sentence, her family said on Monday.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Price Winner Narges Mohammadi Ends Hunger Strike
The family of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she has ended a hunger strike after she received medical treatment without wearing the obligatory head covering.
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"Victory Is Not...": Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Message From Iran Jail
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell and published late Tuesday.
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Iran Jails Couple For Viral Dancing Video: Activists
An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple who danced in front of one of Tehran's main landmarks in a video seen as a symbol of defiance against the regime, activists said on Tuesday.
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Smoke, Gunfire At Tehran Jail Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals
Online videos appeared to show smoke rising from Evin prison in the Iranian capital Tehran which holds political prisoners, as shots and an alarm could be heard on Saturday.
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US Court Orders Iran To Pay $180 Million To Journalist Over Detention
A US court on Friday ordered the government of Iran to pay nearly $180 million in damages to an Iranian-American journalist who was jailed by Tehran on espionage charges in 2014.
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Jailed British-Iranian Worker Sent To Hospital Psychiatric Ward In Tehran
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been transferred from prison to a hospital psychiatric ward, the campaign group seeking to free her said on Wednesday.
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Iran Objects To British-Iranian's 'Rare' Diplomatic Protection In UK
Iran has accused Britain of breaking international law by taking the rare step of granting diplomatic protection to a dual British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran over spy allegations.
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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 Threatens Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi With 'Physical Elimination'
Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi, who won the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for women's and human rights in Iran, has received death threats from Tehran, the Nobel Committee said Friday.
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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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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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Ex-CIA Analyst Jailed For Over 3 Years For Leaking Classified Information
Former CIA Analyst Asif William Rahman sentenced for violating his position of trust by transmitting crucial information about US and its allies.
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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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Iranian Nobel Prize Winner Hurt In Prison Clashes With Guards: Family
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi and other female inmates were hurt in clashes that erupted at Tehran's Evin prison following a spate of executions, her family said, raising new concerns for her health.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Winner Set To Face New Trial, Says Family
Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace laureate Narges Mohammadi this week faces a new trial and risks being transferred out of Tehran to a new prison to serve an eventual sentence, her family said on Monday.
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Jailed Iranian Nobel Peace Price Winner Narges Mohammadi Ends Hunger Strike
The family of imprisoned Iranian Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi says she has ended a hunger strike after she received medical treatment without wearing the obligatory head covering.
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"Victory Is Not...": Nobel Peace Prize Winner's Message From Iran Jail
"Victory is not easy, but it is certain," imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner and women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, said in a message smuggled out of her Tehran cell and published late Tuesday.
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Iran Jails Couple For Viral Dancing Video: Activists
An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple who danced in front of one of Tehran's main landmarks in a video seen as a symbol of defiance against the regime, activists said on Tuesday.
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Smoke, Gunfire At Tehran Jail Holding Political Prisoners, Dual Nationals
Online videos appeared to show smoke rising from Evin prison in the Iranian capital Tehran which holds political prisoners, as shots and an alarm could be heard on Saturday.
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US Court Orders Iran To Pay $180 Million To Journalist Over Detention
A US court on Friday ordered the government of Iran to pay nearly $180 million in damages to an Iranian-American journalist who was jailed by Tehran on espionage charges in 2014.
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Jailed British-Iranian Worker Sent To Hospital Psychiatric Ward In Tehran
Jailed British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been transferred from prison to a hospital psychiatric ward, the campaign group seeking to free her said on Wednesday.
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Iran Objects To British-Iranian's 'Rare' Diplomatic Protection In UK
Iran has accused Britain of breaking international law by taking the rare step of granting diplomatic protection to a dual British-Iranian mother jailed in Tehran over spy allegations.
