TEHRAN — Iran replaced its top prison administrator Wednesday after public protests alleging excessive violence against inmates at a prison that holds inmates detained for political crimes. The semiofficial Fars News Agency reported that Gholam Hosein Esmaeli was removed from his position as ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says the official in charge of the country’s prisons has been removed from the post. The development follows reports of alleged abuse of inmates at a Tehran penitentiary. IRNA said on Wednesday that Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli, a cleric and the head of the ...
Iran's judiciary has replaced the country's prisons chief after reports of violence against political prisoners during a routine inspection in Evin Prison, media reports said on Wednesday./ But Gholam Hossein Ismaili -- who has denied any wrongdoing in the events that unfolded on April 17 -- has ...
Families of political prisoners demonstrated outside the presidential office in Tehran on April 22 to protest what they say was a brutal raid at a notorious prison in the Iranian capital where their relatives are being held. The protesters say several of their loved ones were badly beaten by ...
Iran said on Wednesday it had replaced the country's prisons chief amid an uproar over alleged beating of political prisoners last week in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison/ Families of the dozens of political prisoners held there have been protesting outside parliament and the presidential complex ...
Iran said on Wednesday it had replaced the country's prisons chief amid an uproar over alleged beating of political prisoners last week in Tehran's notorious Evin Prison Families of the dozens of political prisoners held there have been protesting outside parliament and the presidential complex ...
The families of men incarcerated in Tehran's notorious Evin prison protested Tuesday near the Iranian president's office, citing mistreatment of their loved ones, activists said./ The gathering came after reports of violence in the jail during an inspection of inmates at Section 350, which ...
Iran has appointed a new chief of prisons following protests by family members over reports that inmates had been abused at a notorious jail. The official Islamic Republic News Agency said on April 23 that Asghar Jahangir would replace Gholamhossein Esmaili. Jahangir is described as a close ...
Iran's official news agency says the official in charge of the country's prisons has been removed from the post. The development follows reports of alleged abuse of inmates at a Tehran penitentiary. IRNA said on Wednesday that Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli, a cleric and the head of the government's ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran's official news agency says the official in charge of the country's prisons has been removed from the post. The development follows reports of alleged abuse of inmates at a Tehran penitentiary. IRNA said on Wednesday that Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli, a cleric and the head of ...
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s official news agency says seven lawmakers have demanded a probe into alleged beatings of several political prisoners held at Tehran’s Evin prison. IRNA reported on Tuesday that the families of the inmates met with the lawmakers on Monday, seeking clarification on what ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Several Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday demanded a probe into alleged beatings of political prisoners held at Tehran's Evin prison, the official IRNA news agency reported./ Families of the inmates met with the lawmakers Sunday, seeking clarification on what happened to their ...
Iran's official news agency says seven lawmakers have demanded a probe into alleged beatings of several political prisoners held at Tehran's Evin prison. IRNA reported on Tuesday that the families of the inmates met with the lawmakers on Monday, seeking clarification on what happened to their ...
Iran replaced the head of its prison service a day after lawmakers called on the government to investigate allegations that guards had beaten inmates at Tehran’s Evin jail. Gholamhossein Esmaili will quit the job to become head of the judiciary in Tehran province, with his post taken by Asghar ...
Following a violent incident at Iran's Evin prison, a special team was assembled to investigate, and look into the details of the matter. The incident involved a violent beating on a number of political prisoners, who were held in the prison. The Spokesman of the Iranian government, Mohammad ...
— Several Iranian lawmakers on Tuesday demanded a probe into alleged beatings of political prisoners held at Tehran's Evin prison, the official IRNA news agency reported./ Families of the inmates met with the lawmakers on Sunday, seeking clarification on what happened to their kin, according to ...
News in the Middle East moves fast. One moment it is all about unprecedented missile and drone attacks between Iran and Israel. The next the headlines return to the fighting and suffering in Gaza./ But policymakers, analysts and military leaders are still absorbing the extraordinary exchange of ...
Washington Post law enforcement reporter Devlin Barrett describes the moment former President tried to shake his former assistant Rhona Graff’s hand in front of jurors during his hush money trial.
Crouching in a shallow dip in the field, Moran Stella Yanai knew this time was different./ "I heard 'Coo-coo!' and we raised our heads up - the terrorists were standing [there], smiling," she said. "Everyone started to run, I jumped and broke my leg, and they caught me."/ Warning: This article ...
Om Fahad was sentenced to six months in prison last year for her social media videos (file image)/ Iraqi social media influencer Om Fahad has been shot dead outside her home in Baghdad, according to local media reports./ The attack happened in the capital's eastern Zayne neighbourhood on Friday ...
A crude oil tanker has been damaged in a missile attack off the coast of Yemen - the latest strike to be carried out by the Houthis./ The incident happened roughly 15 nautical miles south-west of the Yemeni city of Mocha./ British maritime security agency UKMTO reported that the Panama-flagged ...
Daniel Rodimer leaves court after his initial appearance on murder charges at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Rodimer, a retired professional wrestler and former congressional candidate in Nevada and Texas, has been indicted on a murder charge in the death of ...
Calif., speaks during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham, Wednesday, June 21, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Democratic congressman who also is running for U.S. Senate had his luggage swiped from his car while it was parked in a downtown ...
Thousands of eager boaters, jet skiers, kayakers and paddleboarders are expected at . Typically, it draws anywhere from 6,000 to 10,000 participants on Lake Boca./ is a once-a-year boating party held on Lake Boca Raton in, you guessed it, . The city of Boca itself has no official involvement ...
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business that , killing a man, was arrested at a New York airport as he was preparing to depart for Hong Kong on a one-way ticket, authorities said Friday. U.S. Customs and New York Port Authority personnel arrested Noor Noel Kestou, ...
The first grand opera to be produced in Saudi Arabia has had its opening performance in Riyadh - part of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's massively ambitious plans to shift the kingdom into a new era, economically and socially./ Zarqa Al Yamama is the story of a blue-eyed tribal matriarch with ...