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Iran: Criminal Procedures and Documents
Norwegian Country of Origin Information Centre (Landinfo), Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) , Swiss State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
December 1, 2021
Mas'ud Hokmabadi Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for Theatre Festival Abstention
IranWire / Translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
September 7, 2020
60 to 100 thousand Blatant Addicts in the Country; Addicts More Vulnerable to Coronavirus Infection
ISNA / Translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
July 10, 2020
Excerpts of December 3, 2019 Press Conference of Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esma’ili
Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esma’ili / audio file by ISNA / translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
December 3, 2019
Etemad Examines Why Appellate Courts Are Not Convened: A Review Of The “Review” Process
Samareh Fatemi and Alireza Azerbaijani, Etemad / Translation by Abdorrahaman Boroumand Center
September 1, 2019
Judiciary's New Approach to Appeals Trials is Against the Law
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
August 22, 2019
Trying Cases Just to Fill Quotas Means People's Rights are Violated
IRNA / Translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
May 18, 2019
A Look at the Cases of Six Juvenile Offenders on Death Row
Khabar Online / translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
April 16, 2019
Executions in the Islamic Republic of Iran: 2009-2018
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
March 27, 2019
Drug-Related Executions in Iran: 2000-2018
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
March 27, 2019
The Iran Judiciary's Illegal Directive on Financial Corruption: A Legal Analysis from ABC
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
August 20, 2018
Tehran Prosecutor Dowlatabadi: Judiciary Should Speed Up Implementation of Confirmed Drug Death Sentences
Youth Journalists Club / Translation by ABC
July 3, 2018
Iran Judiciary Chief Larijani: Execution, Lengthy Prison Terms Await Bazaar Protesters
Radio Zamaneh
June 26, 2018
An Iranian judge rejected a witnesses’ testimony in an assault case because he shaved his beard
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
June 8, 2018
Iranian Lawyers Criticize Proposal to Deprive Defendants of Right to Choose Counsel
HRANA / Translation by ABC
June 6, 2018
Ahanin Jegar is in jail for a crime experts say was never committed. Will Iran's judiciary execute him on sworn oaths alone?
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
June 4, 2018
Petitition is a Legitimate Right in Iran / Judicial Authorities Can Only Block Telegram on Case-by-Case Basis
Ehtemad Online / Translation by ABC
May 12, 2018
60 Percent of cases in the Judiciary are drug-related crimes / Overcrowding in the Prosecutor’s Offices’ Hallways Due to a Lack of Lawyers
Khane-ye Mellat News Service / Translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
April 27, 2018
Anti-Drug Force Spokesman: Three to Four Thousand Convicts to be Spared Execution
HRANA / Translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
April 24, 2018
16-year-old Ma'edeh is in prison for her poetry. Has Iran's judiciary taken her hostage?
Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
March 31, 2018
In Mass Trial, Tonekabon Court Tries 15 for Protest Activity
Human Rights Activists in Iran / Partial Translation by ABC
March 8, 2018
Oath of Judges of the Iranian Judiciary
Qezavat Online
February 28, 2018
Qassameh Invoked in South Tehran Murder Case
HRANA / Translation by ABC
February 20, 2018
Afghan Man Acquitted by Qassameh After Eight Years in Prison on No Firm Evidence
Tabnak Yazd / Translation by ABC
February 8, 2018
Khorasan Razavi Attorney General Explains Hand Amputation in Case
ISNA / Translation by Abdorrahman Boroumand Center
February 5, 2018
Tehran Revolutionary Court Head: Protest Leaders to be Tried as "At War Against God," Face Death Penalty
Khorasan newspaper / Partial translation by ABC
January 3, 2018
Responsibilities of the Islamic Republic's Human Rights Council
October 22, 2017
In Mazandaran Court, a Judge Appeals to International Law
Omid Salimi Bani / Summary and Partial Translation by ABC
January 7, 2017
Internal Report on the Violations of Procedure and Due Process by Iranian Judges
Assistant Prosecutor of Judges' Disciplinary Court /ABF Translation
June 27, 2016
Iran Judges: A Selection Process that Paves the Way for Injustice
Mousa Berzin Khalifeloo
December 10, 2015
"Anti-Revolutionaries Shouldn't Have Lawyers": Four Iranian Lawyers Recount Lawlessness in the Judiciary
Musa Barzin, Hossein Ra’eessi, Naghi Mahmudi, Mohammad Nayyeri for BBC Persian / Translation by ABC
October 16, 2015
Iran's Prosecutor General :We Are Holy Our Judiciary is Holy and Our Regime is Holy
Hojjatoleslam Seyed Ebrahim Ra’isi /ABF translation
February 26, 2015
Mohammad J. Larijani: The West Does Not Know The Difference Between Qesas and Execution, We Stand Firmly By Islamic Dictates
Mohammad Javad Larijani/ABF translation
April 10, 2014
Proving Innocence in Iran: An Near Impossible Task and A Wrong Approach
Javad Kargozari/ABF translation
December 28, 2013
Iran: State Violence Against Individuals Convicted for Ordinary Crimes
Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation
March 12, 2013
Larijani, Secretary of Human Rights Headquarters: Flogging is not Torture, Death Penalty is Good
Mohammad Javad Larijani/ABF Translation
June 1, 2011
Judge Acknowledges Hiding Executions from the Public
Judge Hojat-ol-Eslam Mohammad Ali Fazel
May 12, 2007
Seven Lawyers : "Your Honor Has Denied Our Request to Meet With Our Clients"
Seven Lawyers/ABF English translation
July 1, 2006
Ayatollah Sadeq Khalkhali, Judge at the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal, on "Corruptors on Earth"
Sadeq Khalkhali
March 22, 2001
Aquittal For Law Enforcement Officers Charged With 1999 University Dormitory Attack
Justice Tabataba'i (Religious Judge)
July 12, 2000
Courts to Act with Greater Resolve in Confronting Mohareb and Drug Traffickers
Morteza Moqtada’i/ABF translation
September 1, 1988
Ayatollah Khomeini's Decree Ordering the Execution of Prisoners 1988
Ayatollah Khomeini
July 28, 1988
Excerpts From Tehran’s Revolutionary prosecutor's Press Conference on the Execution of Political Prisoners in 1988
Newspaper Etela’at/ABF Translation
July 13, 1988
On Confronting the Deviant Mini-groups and on Campaigning Against Corruption and Drug Addiction
Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor of Tehran, Morteza Eshraqi/ABF translation
July 13, 1988
On Pardon Eligibility Requirements for Prisoners
Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri/ABF translation
January 29, 1988
Eligibility Requirements for Pardons
Mohammad Musavi Kho’einiha
January 27, 1988
"As an Organization, the Dissidents were Able to Strike [the Revolution] a Severe Blow": Ayatollah Khomeini Blasts Organized Dissent
Jomhuri-e Eslami Newspaper
June 23, 1984
On the Death Sentence Against 22 Baha'is in Shiraz
Hojatol-Eslam Qaza'i, Religious Judge/ABf Translation
February 22, 1983
Circular: Classification of Members and Partisans of the Mujahedin Band and the Ways to Confront Them
Rabbani Amlashi, The Supreme Judicial Council of The Islamic Republic of Iran
January 30, 1982
"Open Discussion" on Issues Raised by Evin Prisoners
Assadollah Lajevardi/ABF translation
January 19, 1982
On Dispensing Justice in Islam and the Spiritual Guidance of Prisoners
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi/ABF translation
December 14, 1981
Who is an Apostate and What is His Sentence in Islam
Ayatollah Mohammadi Gilani
October 19, 1981
Killing Rebellious Hypocrites is Justice par Excellence
Ayatollah Meshkini/ABF translation
September 25, 1981
Those Prosecutors Who are lenient Toward Corruptors [on earth] Will be Punished Themselves
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi/ABF translation
September 18, 1981
The President of Iran's Supreme Court on the Purge of the Bar Association and the Role of Lawyers
Ayatollah Beheshti/ABF translation
January 1, 1981
Islamic Revolutionary Prosecutor General , Ali Qoddusi: Selling of Banned Publications Will Be Harshly Punished
General Prosecutor of Islamic Republic/ABF Translation
May 26, 1980
MEMBERS OF THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL ON ISLAMIC JUSTICE AND ISLAM'S WORLD DOMINATION
Interview with a Japanese reporter
December 26, 1979
"Tehran Prosecutor Seeking Help from Imam Khomeini to Put an End to the Country's Judicial Anarchy"
Mir Shams Shahshani, Tehran' s Prosecutor / Translation by ABC
October 14, 1979
Teachers and Educators Who Oppose the Interests of Islam Shall Be Prosecuted
Kermanshah Court
September 24, 1979
Tehran Revolutionary Prosecutor : Harmful Books and Publications Will Be Confiscated
Ahmad Azari Qomi/ABF Translation
September 5, 1979
Ayatollah Khomeini and the Presumption of Innocence: Decree on the Establishment of the Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini/ABF Translation
August 24, 1979
Giving Time to Israel is a Mistake -
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini/ABF Translation
August 7, 1979
AYATOLLAH SADEQ KHALKHALI, JUDGE AT THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY TRIBUNAL, ON THE DEFENDANT'S RIGHT TO COUNSEL
َAyatollah Sadeq Khalkhali
May 13, 1979
Ayatollah Khomeini on the Defendent's Right to Counsel, April 1979
Ayatollah Khomeini/ABF translation
April 1, 1979