Iran Official Says Those Who Knowingly Spread Coronavirus Must Be Hanged
Radiofarda - A judicial official in Iran has threatened that knowingly spreading the coronavirus should be punishable by death, based…
Health and Hygiene
Iran reports 179 new coronavirus deaths, new lockdown measures
Al-Arabia - Iran on Tuesday reported 179 new deaths from the novel coronavirus as authorities announced a decision to once…
IRAN: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER’S LIFE AT RISK OF COVID-19: NARGES MOHAMMADI
Amnesty - Imprisoned Iranian human rights defender Narges Mohammadi, who suffers from serious pre-existing health conditions, is showing suspected COVID-19…
Official Says Cheap Drug Sold As Remdesivir In Iran At ‘Very High Prices’
Radiofarda - Iran’s deputy health minister issued a warning Saturday that a cheap medication is mislabeled and sold as remdesivir…
Rouhani: Despite Rise in Iran’s COVID-19 Cases, Economy Must Stay Open
VOA - Iran’s economy must stay open despite a rise in the number of coronavirus infections, President Hassan Rouhani said…
Frustrated Iran Health Minister Warns Of ‘Insurrection’ Amid Pandemic
Radiofarda - In highly charged comments the Islamic Republic health minister barraged top Iranian officials with criticism on Wednesday, July…
Imprisoned Rights Activist Narges Mohammadi May Have COVID-19 Virus, Husband Says
CHRI - Imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi and other cellmates have displayed symptoms of the coronavirus during the past week in…
Why Iranians, rattled by suicides, point a finger at leaders
csmonitor.com - First the wounded veteran, then the unpaid security guard, then the hungry child. The powerful images of hopelessness…
Public Enemy: Islamic Republic’s Coronavirus Disinformation
Radiofarda - Mark Dubowitz and Saeed Ghasseminajad of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies have done an investigation of the…
Two Inmates Die in Coronavirus Catastrophe in Karaj Central Prison
Iran-HRM - Two prisoners have died of the coronavirus in Karaj Central Prison, and at least 11 others were taken…