The families of 10 Iranian Jews jailed on charges of spying for Israel met a senior judicial official to request better conditions for the prisoners. The relatives said they asked the official to double the number of kosher meals the prisoners receive to two a week, to return the prisoners’ property, which was seized after their arrest, and to unfreeze their bank accounts.
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