Thursday , 28 March 2024

Health and Hygiene

IOPHR’s Statement Regarding Recent Threats Against the Life of the Director and Members of the International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights

shabtabnews – In a statement IOPHR drew attention on “the latest round of these threats, the elements of the Iranian regime living abroad, who wish to exercise Iranian government control over the Sufis, are once again publishing threatening content in cyberspace via anonymous and real social media accounts. All in an attempt to intensify the atmosphere of terror and intimidation, …

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Hunger strikes only way for Iranian prisoners to achieve their rights

Iran-HRM – According to sources and human rights activists in Iran, several prisoners are currently on hunger strikes in various prisons across the country. Despite the many health problems caused by hunger strikes for prisoners, many prisoners in Iran have no other choice but to go on hunger strikes as the last way to achieve their legitimate demands. At least …

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Iranian political prisoner with cancer denied medical treatment

Iran-HRM – The health of a political prisoner with cancer is rapidly deteriorating as the authorities have stopped his lifesaving treatment. The treatment of Kasra Bani Amerian, a political prisoner with has been stopped in Evin Prison. The authorities have deprived him of access to physiotherapy and other urgent medical treatment. Kasra Bani Amerian suffered from a muscle problem in …

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Imprisoned Iranian Activist Taken To Hospital Following Hunger Strike, Lawyer Says

RFL/RE – Iranian activist Farhad Meysami has been taken to the hospital following a two-week hunger strike protesting the threatened execution of Swedish-Iranian doctor Ahmedreza Djalali, according to Meysami’s lawyer. Lawyer Mohammad Moghimi wrote on Twitter on May 21 that Meysami’s condition was worsening and that his life was in danger.SEE ALSO:Amnesty Says Swedish-Iranian ‘Hostage’ At Risk Of Retaliatory Execution By Tehran …

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Iranian political prisoner denied urgent treatment and furlough

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Mohammad Ali (Pirooz) Mansouri has been deprived of necessary medical care and sick leave. He has been serving his 15th year in Raja’i Shahr Prison in the city of Karaj, near the capital, Tehran. Mansouri’s daughter, Iran Mansouri, wrote a letter to Javid Rahman, the Special Rapporteur on human rights in Iran, expressing concern about her …

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Political Prisoner could become paralyzed from lack of proper medical care

Iran-HRM – Iranian political prisoner Leila Chegini could become paralyzed if Iranian authorities continue to refuse to deprive her of access to essential medicines prescribed by doctors. She has been detained in Nowshahr Prison in uncertain status. She has been on hunger strike since April 27, 2022, to protest her lengthy uncertain status and the inhumane pressures and restrictions imposed …

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Annual Report on the Death Penalty – 2021

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – The 14th Annual Report on the Death Penalty Iran by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) and Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort (ECPM) provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2021 in the Islamic Republic of Iran. It sets out the number of executions verified by Iran Human Rights, the trend compared to …

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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 ailing prisoners lifesaving healthcare and refusing to investigate and ensure accountability for unlawful deaths in custody. The briefing details the circumstances surrounding the deaths in custody of 92 men and four women in 30 prisons in 18 provinces across Iran …

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Female political prisoner denied medical care in northwest Iran prison

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Khadijeh Mehdipour has been denied medical treatment despite severe digestive problems. She suffers from severe nausea when eating food and drinking water and has lost 8 kg in the last two months. According to an informed source, the prosecutor forbids her transfer to Tehran to treat her digestive disease and the black spot in her eye …

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Iranians Express Alarm As Drug Prices Skyrocket Amid Plan To Cut Major Subsidy

RFL/RE – Prices of pharmaceutical drugs have skyrocketed in Iran amid plans by the cash-strapped government to cut a major subsidy. Since the government of ultraconservative President Ebrahim Raisi first announced its plans in September, the cost of some essential drugs has more than quadrupled. Prices are likely to surge further when the government officially cuts the subsidy, a prospect …

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