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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 534

Iranian courts

A woman in the Cypriot capital Nicosia looks at a screen on November 4, 2022, displaying an undated video of Iranian journalist Nazila Maroufian, who according to a Norway-based human rights organisation, was arrested by the Iranian authorities on October 30, after she interviewed the father of Mahsa Amini. (Alex Mita/AFP)
August 17, 2023, 9:45 pm
Iran reporter defiant after release from prison for posting photo without headscarf
Nazila Maroufian, who was first arrested after interviewing Mahsa Amini’s father, says she has no regrets after pictures twice landed her in jail
By AFP
Iran's Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri in 2018. (Fars Media Corporation, CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons)
August 6, 2023, 3:53 pm
Iran appoints Western-sanctioned prosecutor general to head top court
Mohammad Jafar Montazeri is under US and UK punitive measures for prosecution of Mahsa Amini protesters last year
By AFP
File: Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi. (Screenshot/Youtube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
July 10, 2023, 3:17 pm
Iran sentences rapper to more than 6 years in prison over protests, supporters say
Toomaj Salehi lambasted the regime in his music; was among thousands of Iranians who protested over the death of Mahsa Amini
By AP
Iranian film director Jafar Panahi poses during an interview in Tehran, August 30, 2010. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
January 21, 2023, 9:34 pm
After overturning conviction, Iran’s judiciary to rule on famous filmmaker’s release
Supreme Court to decide Friday whether to release Jafar Panahi, 62, who was convicted in 2010 for ‘propaganda against the system’
By AFP
People gather outside of an Iranian diplomat's residence to denounce the Iranian government and the recent execution of a protester on December 10, 2022 in New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP)
December 19, 2022, 6:13 pm
Parents ‘beg’ Iran not to put to death son arrested over protests
Amnesty International warns that at least 26 people are at risk of execution over their roles in months of anti-government protests
By Stuart Williams
Women and men from Iran's film and theatre industries pose in a video supporting the country's protest movement, November 27, 2022. (Twitter screenshot; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
December 11, 2022, 10:38 pm
Iran releases on bail actors, director arrested for supporting protest movement
During the nationwide protests, several actresses have made the taboo-breaking gesture of removing their headscarves
By AFP
Iranians protest the death of Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 1, 2022. (Photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran/ Middle East Images)
November 30, 2022, 3:46 pm
3 teens among 15 Iranians facing death penalty over killing of paramilitary officer
Prosecutors allege that group of mourners paying tribute to slain protester killed Ruhollah Ajamian, a member of the Basij paramilitary force, on November 3 in Karaj
By AFP
Iranians protest the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images)
November 16, 2022, 1:00 pm
Iran issues second death sentence over anti-government protests
‘The accused is an enemy of God for using bladed weapons that caused terror,’ court says, as demonstrations continue to rock the country
By AFP
Iranians protest the death of Mahsa Amini in Tehran, October 27, 2022. (This photo was taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran)
November 13, 2022, 9:23 pm
Iran issues first death sentence related to anti-government protests
Tehran court says the accused committed serious felonies, including ‘setting fire to a government building’ and ‘conspiracy to commit a crime against national security’
By AFP
Iranians protest 22-year-old Mahsa Amini's death after she was detained by the morality police, in Tehran, September 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Middle East Images, File)
October 24, 2022, 8:23 pm
Over 300 charged in Tehran protests; 4 may face death penalty 
Indictments issued against 4 individuals on charges of ‘waging a war against God,’ Tehran prosecutor says, as protests over the death of Mahsa Amini enter their 38th day
By AFP
Illustrative: An amputated hand on a wooden table. (BW Studio; iStock by Getty Images)
June 10, 2022, 11:11 pm
Eight Iranian convicts are facing ‘abhorrent’ finger amputation, activists say
Rights group blasts ‘cruel and inhuman punishment’ for men convicted of robbery
By Stuart Williams
Illustrative: In this January 11, 2020, file photo, protesters hold flowers as tear gas fired by police rises at a demonstration in front of Amir Kabir University in Tehran, Iran, to remember victims of a Ukrainian airplane shot down by an Iranian missile. (AP Photo/File)
April 26, 2022, 12:59 pm
Two Iranian students sentenced to 16 years in prison
Iranian court rules that Ali Younesi and Amir Hossein Moradi endangered national security by sabotaging public facilities and cooperating with opposition groups
By AP
A woman holds a photo of Benjamin Briere during a rally in Paris, France, on Saturday, January 8, 2022. (AP/Adrienne Surprenant)
January 25, 2022, 8:18 pm
Outcry as Iran sentences French tourist to 8 years in prison for espionage
Supporters of Benjamin Briere, 36, say he is being used as a pawn for Tehran as it negotiates nuclear pact with France and other Western powers
By Stuart Williams and Cecile Feuillatre
Aras Amiri. (Screenshot/Twitter)
January 12, 2022, 3:12 pm
UK group says employee sentenced to 10 years in Iranian prison has been freed
British Council announces the release and return of Aras Amiri, amid ongoing negotiations in Vienna between Iran and world powers
By AP
Illustrative: A 2008 photo of Evin Prison in Tehran, Iran, where a number of foreigners and dual nationals have been detained over the years. (CC BY-SA 2.0 Ehsan Iran/Wikipedia)
August 4, 2021, 4:09 pm
German-Iranian activist sentenced to 10 years in Iranian jail, daughter says
Nahid Taghavi, 66, a human rights activist, was given 10 years for membership in an illegal group
By AFP
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