Iran-US prisoner swap: Controversy over unblocking of frozen Iranian assets
This week, five Americans released from an Iranian prison arrived back home in the United States. Their release was a part of a deal brokered...
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Five Americans freed in Iran-US prisoner swap deal brokered by Qatar
Five US detainees flew out of Iran on Monday in a swap for five Iranians held in the US under a rare deal brokered by Qatar between the arch enemies that...
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Egyptian court hands opposition figure Hisham Kassem six-month
An Egyptian court has sentenced prominent dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison, his lawyer and political movement said, a move barring him from...
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US clears way for prisoner swap with Iran and release $6 billion in frozen funds
The Biden administration has cleared the way for the release of five American citizens detained in Iran by issuing a blanket waiver for international banks...
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Iran moves five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest
Iran has moved five Iranian-Americans from prison to house arrest in exchange for billions of dollars frozen in South Korea, US and Iranian officials said...
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Egypt’s Sisi pardons researcher Patrick Zaki after outcry from rights groups
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi granted a pardon Wednesday to researcher Patrick Zaki, state media said, a day after Zaki’s three-year jail term sparked an...
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Iran frees jailed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele in prisoner
Iran has freed Belgian aid worker Olivier Vandecasteele after almost 15 months in custody, in a prisoner exchange facilitated by Oman, senior officials said Friday. ...
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Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
Issued on: 02/05/2023 – 06:20 Khader Adnan, who was affiliated with the Palestinian militant Islamic Jihad group, died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an...
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‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Rusesabagina to be freed from Rwanda prison
Issued on: 24/03/2023 – 15:56 Rwanda said on Friday it has commuted the 25-year jail sentence against ailing “Hotel Rwanda” hero Paul Rusesabagina, a fiercely...
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Germany expels two Iranian diplomats over dual national’s death
Issued on: 22/02/2023 – 11:33Modified: 22/02/2023 – 11:35 Germany on Wednesday said it was expelling two diplomats from the Iranian embassy in Berlin over the...
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More than 200 freed Nicaraguan anti-government protesters, opposition
Issued on: 09/02/2023 – 18:43 Some 222 inmates considered by many to be political prisoners of the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega flew to...
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Iran releases more than 700 prisoners following World Cup win
Issued on: 28/11/2022 – 14:25Modified: 28/11/2022 – 14:27 Iran has released more than 700 prisoners after the national team’s World Cup football victory over Wales,...