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2019-11-03 19:29
Iran’s top judge calls for putting human rights violators worldwide on trial
TEHRAN – Iran’s Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Ra’eisi called Sunday on conscientious lawyers across the world and those who consider themselves as human rights defenders to set up a mechanism to put real violators of human rights on trial.
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2019-09-07 23:06
Judiciary chief: Iran’s atmosphere charged with resistance, not dialogue
TEHRAN – The current atmosphere in Iran is charged with, not dialogue, but resistance, Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday.
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2019-03-08 08:56
Ayatollah Khamenei appoints Iran's new Judiciary chief
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has appointed veteran judicial official, Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi, as new head of Iran’s Judiciary.
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2018-11-10 20:18
Trump seeking to economically squeeze Iranians: Rouhani
TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the Trump administration has been seeking to economically squeeze the Iranian people and not just the government.
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2018-02-13 08:51
Environmental activists arrested for espionage: Judiciary
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i said on Monday that a number of environmental activists have been arrested in recent days on charges of espionage for foreigners.
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2018-01-15 09:18
Judiciary: 400 protesters still in custody
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i said on Sunday that still 400 of the protesters who were arrested during the recent unrest across the country are in custody.
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2018-01-11 18:15
Judiciary to halt execution of over 5,000 drug traffickers
TEHRAN – The lives of more than 5,000 prisoners on death row could be spared as a change in the law abolishes capital punishment for some drug-trafficking offences.
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2017-07-24 21:08
Judiciary chief demands release of Iranians jailed in U.S.
TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani on Monday demanded Washington to immediately release Iranian citizens held in U.S. prisons, saying the “Americans have violated the rights of our people for forty years”.
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2017-07-04 11:06
Leader urges Judiciary to address intl. affairs
TEHRAN – In remarks on Monday, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei urged judicial officials to adopt official positions on various international affairs, including human rights violations.
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2017-06-01 18:59
Person in presidential advisor office arrested on spy charges: Judiciary
TEHRAN – A person who used to work in the office of Hesamoddin Ashna, the cultural advisor to President Hassan Rouhani, has been arrested on espionage charges, Mehr quoted Judiciary spokesman as saying on Wednesday.
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2017-04-13 14:43
Telegram admins face ‘security’ charges: Judiciary
TEHRAN – Iran’s Judiciary has announced that a number of administers of Telegram channels who were arrested on the eve of Nowruz face security charges.
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2017-03-14 10:01
Leader pardons, commutes sentences of some inmates
TEHRAN – Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has agreed to a letter by the Judiciary chief to pardon or commute the sentences of some prisoners, the Leader’s website reported on Monday.
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2017-02-28 06:47
Use of anti-revolution media for campaigns would be a crime: Judiciary
TEHRAN – It would be a crime if presidential candidates use anti-revolution media during their campaigns, Iran’s Judiciary chief said on Monday.
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2017-01-31 21:26
‘Judiciary needs time to replace capital punishment for drug offenders’
TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary has asked more time to come up with a replacement for capital punishment for drugs-related crimes, the spokesman for the Majlis Legal and Judicial Committee told Tasnim on Tuesday.
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2017-01-04 08:29
Government says ready to cooperate with Judiciary on Zanjani case
TEHRAN – The government announced on Tuesday that it is prepared to cooperate with the Judiciary to clarify the details surrounding “Babak Zanjani” – a well-known tycoon who is facing charges of complicity in money laundering, forgery and fraud.
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2016-12-12 20:59
Judiciary chief urges decisive response to British PM’s anti-Iran remarks
TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary chief on Monday censured British Prime Minister Theresa May’s recent comments against the Islamic Republic as “undignified”, stressing the need for a crushing response from Iran’s administration.
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2016-11-06 09:27
Judiciary chief back from Iraq after signing MOU
TEHRAN – Iran’s judiciary chief on Saturday returned to Tehran after his one-week stay in Iraq.
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2016-10-31 08:36
Support for Iraq a ‘long-term strategy’: Iran
TEHRAN – Iran's Judiciary chief said on Sunday that judicial relations between Iran and Iraq could contribute to the development of political ties, noting that Tehran’s support for Iraq is a “long-term strategy.”
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2016-10-01 09:55
Executions against drug traffickers will remain in place: Iran
TEHRAN – Iran's Judiciary Chief Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Thursday that it is not the Judiciary’s policy to cancel executions for drug traffickers, Mehr reported.
