Iranian political prisoners
UK nationals in Iran call on government to defend them amid Tehran airstrikes
Craig Foreman and his wife Lindsay were sentenced to 10 years in prison in February after Iran accused them of spying for Britain and Israel. The couple have repeatedly denied the charges.
Iran denies medical care for political inmates at Kurdish region prisons, raises security - report
UK condemns 10-year sentence for British nationals detained in Iran under espionage allegations
Araghchi slams US-Israeli Miriam Adelson, accusing her of dual loyalties in antisemitic trope
Sweden frees convicted former Iranian official Hamid Noury in prisoner exchange deal
In 2022, Noury was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Stockholm court for his role in the mass executions of Iranian regime opponents in 1988.
American prisoners freed by Iran land in US after swap deal, CNN reports
US President Joe Biden welcomed the returning prisoners home but his administration also announced fresh US sanctions.
EU, Stockholm say Swedish citizen held in Iran
The New York Times reported that a Swedish citizen, who according to the paper has been working for the European Union's diplomatic corps, had been imprisoned in Iran for more than 500 days.
Iran says US should explain links to prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd
US envoy for Iran, Abram Paley, met on Friday with the family of Sharmahd, who was convicted of heading a pro-monarchist group accused of a deadly bombing in 2008.
Iran's supreme leader issues pardon for 'tens of thousands' of prisoners - IRNA
The pardon approved by Ayatollah Ali Khamenei came with conditions which said the measure would not apply to any of the numerous dual nationals held in Iran.
Images of emaciated Iranian prisoner on hunger strike prompt outrage
Farhad Meysami has been jailed since 2018 for supporting women activists protesting against the headscarf police.
Iran Revolution is not just a local problem but a global one - opinion
In the 120 days since the protests on 2022, Iran has ruthlessly murdered at least 525 protesters and detained and tortured countless more.
'Uncaged Sky': How a woman survived 804 days in an Iranian prison - review
Kylie Moore-Gilbert delves into the psyche of the wild conspiracy theories that occupy the minds of the ruthless men who wield power in the theocratic state of Iran.
‘Death sentence certain’ for German-Iranian journalist
The Iranian regime kidnapped Jamshid Sharmahd in 2020 and claims he played role in the 2008 Shiraz attack that killed 14.
EU politician urges Oberlin College to fire Iran regime ‘criminal’
'It employs a man with blood on his hands while serving for the largest terror sponsoring government'