Tasnim The prosecutor general of Tehran said a large number of drug offenders serving lengthy sentences will be released under recent clemency granted by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolutions victory. In comments at a radio program on Tuesday, Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi said the recent ...

The head of Iranian prisons has announced that 10,000 prisoners charged with drug-related offences will be transferred to work camps. IRNA reports that Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Friday March 1: "Ten thousand drug convicts will be transferred to work camps in Esfahan and Khorasan." He added that plans for work camps in the provinces of Tehran, ...