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 ...
LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — A tiny, low-priced electric car called the Seagull has American automakers and politicians trembling. The car, launched last year by Chinese automaker BYD, sells for around $12,000 in China, but drives well and is put together with craftsmanship that rivals U.S. electric ...
recently, gaining more than 4% over the past five days to close out their best week of the year. ) is up more than 12% year to date in a reversal from last year when investors due to expensive projects and high interest rates. from artificial intelligence has made the defensive part of the ...
At least seven people were killed and 17 injured when a whole section of a Russian apartment block collapsed after it was struck by a Soviet-era missile launched by Ukraine and shot down by Russia, Russian officials said. In one of the deadliest attacks to date on the region of Belgorod, Ukraine ...
on Saturday told Arizona community college graduates to tune out the people who like to tell them what they can't do. how her high school guidance counselor told her she wasn't college material and shouldn't waste her time going. She didn't listen and got her college degree. Then she got three ...
A luxurious sibling of the JDM Toyota Mark II and Chaser, the Cressida was the fanciest car in the company's American lineup from 1978 to 1992./ Designed to be a quiet, cossetting luxury car, the Cressida sold mainly to older buyers when new, but its rear-wheel-drive layout and Supra-derived ...
A drone view shows a trail of trucks lining up on a road near Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, on 9 May Image caption: A drone view shows a trail of trucks lining up on a road near Mitzpe Ramon, southern Israel, on 9 May Humanitarian agencies, Israel's allies and other countries to ensure that ...
The northern lights animate the night sky on Sept. 8, 2022, in Bettles, Alaska. / Credit: Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images/ Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post via Getty Images/ Americans as far south as Alabama and Northern California could be treated to a show of the which ...
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Reuters) -Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan on Friday said it's not clear if monetary policy is tight enough to bring inflation down to the U.S. central bank's 2% goal, and with price pressures still too strong, it is too soon to be cutting interest rates. ...
The San Bernardino Justice Center is shown. Two San Bernardino women said they lived in their home for over five years without heat because of a dispute with their insurance company./ Two San Bernardino sisters who sued their insurance company for failing to pay to repair flood damage on their ...
China's car exports surged to a record high in April, data showed on Friday, as domestic sales slipped 5.8% from a year earlier amid intensifying price competition and consumers' caution about spending on big items during a shaky economic recovery. Car exports jumped 38% year-on-year to 417,000 ...