Iran Grants Coronavirus Furlough to U.S. Navy Veteran Michael White
U.S. Navy veteran Michael White, imprisoned by the Iranian regime for over a year, was granted humanitarian parole on Thursday due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Siamak Namazi
Iran Releases 54,000 Prisoners to Slow Coronavirus in Jails
The Iranian government on Tuesday ordered the temporary release of more than 54,000 prisoners, representing about 20 percent of its imprisoned population, to slow the spread of the coronavirus in its notoriously overcrowded and unsanitary jails. The released detainees include some of the regime’s political prisoners, possibly including British-Iranian dual citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who apparently did contract the virus during her stint at Iran’s horrifying Evin prison.
Iran ‘Fully Ready’ to Swap More Prisoners with U.S.
Iran indicated Monday it wants to swap more prisoners with the United States following the release of Iranian scientist Masoud Soleimani, traded for Chinese-American scholar Xiyue Wang, a graduate student at Princeton.
White House: Iran Will Face ‘Serious Consequences’ Unless Captive Americans Released
In a statement released on Friday, the White House said it was “prepared to impose new and serious consequences on Iran unless all unjustly imprisoned American citizens are released and returned.”
Iranian Regime Gives San Diego Man 18-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Spying’
An Iranian court has sentenced Golamreza “Robin” Shahini, a dual American-Iranian citizen from San Diego, to 18 years in prison for allegedly “collaborating with a foreign government” and for Facebook posts.
Iran Takes More U.S. Hostages, Wants More Ransom Money
Iran’s state-controlled media are talking up the possibility of extorting “many billions of dollars” in further ransom payments from the United States, and they have been stocking up on American hostages to get the money.
Iran Indicts Three Dual Nationals, Including an American, on Mystery Charges
Iran’s penchant for indicting foreign prisoners on unspecified charges continues, as Iranian news agencies announced the indictment of three dual nationals, including one American, Monday.
Iran Arrests 80-Year-Old Father of Imprisoned American Citizen
Eighty-year-old Baquer Namazi was arrested on Monday in Tehran and will be taken to the notorious Evin Prison, where his son Siamak Namazi is already being held without charges. Both Namazis hold dual American and Iranian citizenship.
Day Against ‘Global Arrogance’: Iran Celebrates Anniversary of American Hostage Crisis
On November 4, 1979, Muslim student revolutionaries in the Islamic Republic of Iran took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and with it claimed 52 American citizens as hostages in what became a 444-day ordeal that would go on to grip America and the world.
Iran: Newly-Arrested Californian Is ‘Treasure Trove’
Iran has taken another American citizen captive. On Tuesday, Iran’s state-owned IRIB news network announced that the regime had arrested Nizar Ahmad Zakka, a Lebanese-American from Riverside, California with alleged “deep ties” to the U.S. military and intelligence services on suspicion of espionage.
Iran Arrests American Founder of Pro-Regime Lobby
Siamak Namazi, an Iranian-American citizen who helped establish a pro-Tehran lobbying group in America, has been arrested in Iran and imprisoned indefinitely.
