To Weep Or Not To Weep: Iran Debates Holding Muharram During Pandemic
RFL/RE - Despite an upsurge in coronavirus infections in Iran and a ban on weddings and large funerals, the country's…
Health and Hygiene
UAE, Iran Foreign Ministers Discuss COVID Challenge
VOA - The foreign ministers of longstanding regional foes Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed on Sunday that they…
Health Official In Iran Says ‘Exciting Slogans’ Will Not Defeat Coronavirus
Radiofarda - The coordinator of anti-coronavirus operations in Iran’s capital says “exciting slogans” are not an answer to the pandemic…
Inmates in Alarming Conditions in Iran Prisons Amid COVID-19 Pandemic: “we can’t even buy disinfectants”
Iran Human Rights (IHR) - Prisoners in many prisons do not have access to disinfectant products and masks. Overcrowding, malnutrition,…
Iran Coronavirus Deaths Three Times More Than Official Figures – BBC Documents
Radiofarda - A source inside the Iranian government has provided documents to BBC Persian that put Iran's real coronavirus death…
Sistani To Followers: Partake In Muharram Ceremonies Through Safe ‘Alternatives’
Radiofarda - In response to questions from his followers about participation in the ceremonies traditionally held during the month of…
Leaked Iran Judiciary Letters Claim Government Ignored Requests For Coronavirus Aid To Prisons
Radiofarda - Amnesty International on Friday released the text of four letters from the hardliner-dominated Judiciary's Prisons Organization written to…
Iran To Recruit 10,000 Health Workers To Fill In For 6,000 Infected With Coronavirus
Radiofarda -As the number of health care professionals falling victim to COVID-19 is soaring in Iran, the government will be…
Iran: Leaked official letters reveal state denial of COVID-19 crisis in prisons
Amnesty - Leaked official letters newly obtained by Amnesty International reveal that the Iranian government has ignored repeated pleas by senior…
Iran Health Ministry says COVID-19 deaths are higher than reported
Al-Monitor - As the country struggles to bring down the high number of coronavirus-related deaths, Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Iraj…