Iranian rioters set for trial
French language teaching assistant Clotilde Reiss is seen in a courtroom during a trial on charges of rioting following the disputed presidential vote in Tehran, Iran on August 8, 2009. UPI/Hanif Shoaee/ILNA
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PARIS, May 18 (UPI) -- France Tuesday released from prison the killer of Iran's last prime minister, only two days after Iranian authorities freed a French teacher accused of spying, fueling speculation that both governments conducted a behind-the-scenes prisoner swap.
PARIS, May 18 (UPI) -- France Tuesday released an Iranian agent serving a life sentence for killing the last prime minister to serve under Shah Reza Pahlavi, an official said.
PARIS, May 16 (UPI) -- Clotilde Reiss, a French researcher held in Iran since the 2009 presidential elections, was released Sunday and returned home to Paris, officials said.
PARIS, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- A French court delayed until March a parole hearing for an Iranian national serving a life sentence for the murder of a former Iranian prime minister.
TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The trial of a French academic charged with acting against Iran's national interests ended Saturday after a closed-door session, officials said.
TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (UPI) -- An Iranian diplomatic official says Tehran has not offered a prisoner swap in exchange for French teaching assistant Clotilde Reiss.
TEHRAN, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Iran's judiciary issued verdicts, including several death sentences, for more than 80 people arrested during post-election protests, officials said.
TEHRAN, Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says France should consider a prisoner exchange to gain the freedom of a French teaching assistant accused of spying.
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad met with his Iranian counterpart to discuss regional challenges, including Iraq and the Arab-Israeli issue.
BRUSSELS, Aug. 17 (UPI) -- The European Union is increasingly ready to back harsher sanctions against Iran.
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