Medical staff in Iran kiss religious relic for coronavirus protection: Report
Al-Arabia - Medical personnel in a hospital in Iran were seen kissing a religious piece of cloth to protect them…
Month: April 2020
50 political prisoners infected with coronavirus in northwest Iran prison
Iran-HRM - A number of prisoners including 50 political prisoners held at Urmia Central Prison have been infected with the…
Pompeo Touts U.S. Foreign Help Against Pandemic As Trump Threatens WHO Funding
RFL/RE - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States will lead the world in providing foreign assistance to…
Iran: Prisoners killed by security forces during COVID-19 pandemic protests
Amnesty - Around 36 prisoners in Iran are feared to have been killed by security forces after the use of…
Political Prisoner with COVID-19 Symptoms Denied Treatment, Transferred to Solitary Confinement
CHRI - Peaceful prisoner of conscience Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, who was imprisoned in the Iranian city of Mashhad after signing an open…
Persian Translation: WHO Guidance on Protecting Prison Populations from COVID-19
CHRI – The Center for Human Rights in Iran today published its unofficial Persian translation of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) interim guidance on…
Executions for Drug Related Charges In 2019
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - The 12th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM…
Spanish Prime Minister Quotes Persian Poet in Inspirational Speech to His Nation About Coronavirus
kodoom.com - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose own spouse is infected with coronavirus, while announcing the extension of coronavirus-related…
World Health Day: Dedicated medics on front line fighting the invisible enemy
PayvandNews - This time, medical professionals have gone far to help patients afflicted by the coronavirus, so the least we…
COVID-19: Iran Urges IMF To Move On Emergency Loan
Radiofarda -- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has urged the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to provide Tehran a multibillion-dollar emergency loan…