prisoner swap

2022-03-07 19:00

Majlis supports building schools, releasing prisoners

TEHRAN – Members of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) have approved special budgets to support releasing unintentional crime prisoners and building schools nationwide.

2022-02-25 16:41

Over 6,300 prisoners of unintentional crimes freed

TEHRAN – A total of 6,362 inmates of involuntary crimes have been released since the beginning of the current [Iranian calendar] year (March 21, 2021), according to the head of the Blood Money Organization.

2022-02-23 21:37

Amir Abdollahian says agreement in Vienna “never been closer”

TEHRAN — In an interview with Euronews published on its website on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that a deal in Vienna that would lift sanction on Iran could be reached in a matter of hours if Western powers seized the opportunity.

2021-09-24 19:00

Employment for 80% of prisoners targeted

TEHRAN – Providing job opportunities for 80 percent of prisoners has been projected in the current Iranian calendar year (began on March 21), Mohammad Mehdi Haj-Mohammadi, head of the Prisons Organization has stated.

2021-08-03 21:58

Iran drops case of prisoner swap with U.S.

TEHRAN — A news website has cited an unnamed Iranian official as saying that the Islamic Republic has abandoned efforts for prisoner swap with the United States, saying the decision followed Washington's "breaches" against efforts to release the detainees.

2021-07-18 16:08

Iran voices readiness to implement prisoner swap deal with U.S., UK

TEHRAN – Iran has insisted that it has reached a deal with the United States and the United Kingdom on a prisoner swap, underlining that it is ready to proceed with the deal as soon as the other sides fulfill their part.

2021-07-14 02:01

Iran says believes in constructive dialogue

TEHRAN — Speaking at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said Tehran believes in dialogue and constructive interaction.

2021-05-05 19:00

Tehrani benefactors release 51% more prisoners

TEHRAN – The number of inmates of involuntary crimes released with the help of Tehrani philanthropists last year (March 2020-March 2021) has increased by more than 51 percent compared to a year before.

2021-05-05 18:28

Prisoner swap not part of Vienna talks, Russia says

TEHRAN – Exchanging prisoners between Iran and the United States is not on the agenda of the Vienna nuclear deal talks between Tehran and the P4+1 group of countries, a senior Russian diplomat has said.

2021-05-04 20:03

Reports of prisoner swap with U.S. not true, Iran says

TEHRAN – Iranian officials have responded to press reports alleging that Tehran and Washington agreed to swap prisoners amid nuclear talks in Vienna.

2021-05-02 22:19

Tehran-Washington prisoner swap has nothing to do with Vienna talks

TEHRAN— According to an informed source, the agenda on Vienna negotiations did not and has not included the prisoner swap between Tehran-Washington and Tehran-London.

2021-05-02 22:11

Washington to pay $7b in exchange for four spies

TEHRAN-- The Lebanese news network, Al Mayadeen reported that the Islamic Republic has agreed to release four Americans accused of spying for the CIA. In exchange, Washington will release four detained Iranians, in addition to unfreezing $7 billion of Iranian assets in the U.S.

2021-04-20 19:18

Over 9,000 prisoners of involuntary crimes freed

TEHRAN – Iranian benefactors helped release a total of 9,398 inmates of unintentional crimes across the country over the past Iranian calendar year (March 2020-March 2021), according to the Blood Money Organization.

2020-09-29 23:37

Inside Trump’s efforts to cover up ‘maximum pressure’ failure

Will Trump be forced to follow Obama Iran policy?

TEHRAN – As Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reaches a critical juncture amid unprecedented internal crises, the White House intensifies diplomatic efforts to achieve breakthroughs in foreign policy, especially in U.S. relations with countries in the Western Asia region.

2020-09-02 17:20

Hay’ats free 330 prisoners of unintentional crimes

TEHRAN – Hay’ats, religious bases which hold mourning ceremonies for Imam Hussein (AS) during the month of Muharram, have released some 330 inmates of involuntary crimes since the beginning of the month (August 29 this year), Asadollah Joolaei, head of Blood Money Organization, has said.