Iraq releases around 28,000 inmates under amnesty law: Judiciary

"The total number of people released from prisons and detention centers under this law reached 27,974,” Iraq's judiciary said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Iran’s top court upholds death sentence against Kurdish activist

Iran's Supreme Court has rejected a second retrial appeal by Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi. Her lawyers argue that the charges are baseless, citing her peaceful humanitarian work, and highlighting serious procedural flaws.

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Baghdad court issues 75 death sentences for drug-related charges in 2024

Iraq’s Central Investigation Court announced the seizure of more than one ton of narcotics, including crystal meth, captagon pills, and hashish, during operations from January to mid-October.

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‘Heist of the century’: Baghdad court issues various prison sentences for suspects

Over two years after the massive embezzlement case was uncovered, Iraq has issued prison sentences for several suspects, including 10 years for the main culprit

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Iraqi PM dismisses Commission of Integrity chief ahead of bribery trial

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has removed Haider Hanoun as the head of Iraq’s Commission of Integrity on the same day Hanoun was scheduled to face trial for multiple corruption charges.

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