Iranian political prisoners

Qatar working towards release of Jewish prisoners in Iran to improve US relations - report

Tehran has released foreign prisoners before, with one recent release being an American prisoner detained in Iran since 2024, KAN reported.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A Qatar flag in front of the Doha skyline on September 20, 2025.
Family members with US flags wait to greet freed American detainees released in a prisoner swap deal between U.S and Iran upon arriving at Davison Army Airfield at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, US, September 19, 2023.

Iran judiciary denies Trump statement that American prisoner was freed

Trump announced the alleged release in a post on Truth Social, claiming that the unnamed detainee was “safely outside of Iran and in good condition.”

|ByREUTERS, GOLDIE KATZ
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 23, 2026.

US citizen detained, held by Iranian regime since 2024 released, Donald Trump announces

In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that the woman had been released as a gesture of goodwill on Iran's part, adding that the woman was safely outside the country and in good condition.

|ByTZVI JASPER
FILE PHOTO: Craig and Lindsay Foreman, a British couple who have been sentenced by Iran to 10 years in prison on charges of espionage, according to their family, pose for a selfie in an unknown location in this undated handout photograph taken in 2024 and obtained by Reuters on February 19, 2026.

Jailed British couple in Iran continue hunger strike, US-based rights org. HRANA says

Craig and Lindsay Foreman, jailed in Iran on espionage charges, have been denied adequate medical care and contact with their families, HRANA reported.

|ByREUTERS

Iranians arrested after celebrating ancient Persian king Cyrus the Great

Crowds of mostly young Iranians attended the march near the ancient city of Pasargadae in central province of Fars on Friday.

OCTOBER 31, 2016ByREUTERS
The tomb of Cyrus the Great, a revered King of the Persian Empire, is seen at Pasargadae outside Shiraz, south of Tehran, September 24, 2007

Defending human rights prisoners of Tehran

As part of Canada's Iran Accountability Week, Canadian politicians “adopt” political prisoners and engage in sustained public advocacy on their behalf.

MAY 11, 2015ByIRWIN COTLER
Iranian flag

Iran to loosen restrictions on women at sporting events

Women will soon be allowed at indoor sport matches, but be banned from all outdoor sporting events, such as soccer games.

APRIL 5, 2015ByJPOST.COM STAFF
A woman, cheering on Iran's team, smiles while attending a soccer match in Nuremberg, Germany