Iran: In death’s waiting room: Deaths in custody following deliberate denial of medical care in Iran’s prisons
amnesty - This briefing documents how Iranian officials are committing shocking violations of the right to life by deliberately denying…
Health and Hygiene
“We Bathe Him Once a Week”: Being Elderly in Greater Tehran Penitentiary
Iranwire - Prison Narratives is a collection of reports based on the testimonies of current and former prisoners. The narrators are both…
Debate on Iranian women’s access to soccer games flares up again
Al-Monitor - The incidents of March 29 in the northeastern city of Mashhad rekindled a dormant debate on the right…
Iran lifts COVID-related travel bans
Al-Monitor - The Iranian government Wednesday removed coronavirus-related restrictions on citizens entering the country. The Civil Aviation Authority made the…
More Than 4,000 Iranian Doctors Applied for Emigration Paperwork Last Year
Iranwire - Close to 4,000 Iranian doctors applied for a Certificate of Good Standing in order to emigrate to and…
Iranian-Australian Grandfather Shokrollah Jebeli Dies in Evin Prison
Iranwire - An Iranian-Australian grandfather has died in Evin Prison after being denied adequate medical care by prison officials. Shokrollah…
Iran’s Ministry of Defense and IRGC Cash in on Covid-19 Vaccines
Iranwir - Iranian health and industry officials have long boasted about Iran’s vaccine production capabilities, claiming the country is making…
Iranian political prisoner with leukemia denied medical treatment
Iran-HRM - Kasra Bani Amerian, a political prisoner with cancer, has been deprived of medical care for about a year…
Kurdish political prisoner’s health in serious danger if not treated immediately
Iran-HRM - Kurdish political prisoner Naib Asgari held in Urmia Prison fainted on Thursday, March 10, and prison officials refused…
Unprecedented Lawsuit Filed Against Supreme Leader, Top Iranian Officials
CHRI - Two lawyers in Iran, Arash Keykhosravi and Mohammad Reza Faghihi, filed an official complaint against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei…