Arrest

"40 people arrested" in connection with the Zagros forest fires

The commander of the National Forests, Rangelands and Watershed Management Organization's Protection Unit announced on Wednesday the arrest of 40 people in connection with recent fires...

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Iran announces arrest of two Swedish citizens on charges of "drug smuggling"

Tasnim News Agency, close to the Revolutionary Guards, reported on Wednesday, July 2, the arrest of two Swedish citizens in Iran on charges of smuggling…

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Iranian Writers' Association: The purpose of issuing death sentences to protesters is to "create terror and terror in society"

The Iranian Writers' Association, in response to the issuance of death sentences for three people arrested during the November protests, published…

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Members of Iranian charity group arrested "on complaint from IRGC's Sarallah headquarters"

The "Imam Ali Popular Student Relief Society" issued its first statement after the arrest of its founder and two members,…

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Reporters Without Borders: Judge Mansouri's death deprived his victims of his trial

Reporters Without Borders issued a statement condemning the authorities’ failure to immediately arrest Gholamreza Mansouri, a fugitive judge of the Islamic Republic’s judiciary…

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Human Rights Defenders Monitoring Program: The arrest of Payam Derfashan is an enforced disappearance

The Monitoring Program for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders issued a statement expressing concern over the “enforced disappearance” of Payam Darfashan and…

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Several judicial officers arrested on charges of attempting to divert attention from the investigation into Mohammad Emami's case

The head of the Special Complex for Investigating Economic Crimes in Tehran said that several "judicial officers" and "inspection organization employees" who...

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Reporters Without Borders calls for the arrest of Judge Mansouri in Germany

Reporters Without Borders announced that it has filed a complaint with German judicial authorities, demanding the arrest of Judge Gholamreza Mansouri for…

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