Thursday , 28 March 2024

Health and Hygiene

Air Pollution in Tehran: How Did This Happen?

Iranwire – Tehran was logged as the most polluted city in the world on Friday, with a “very unhealthy” average real-time air quality index (AQI) of 236 reported by the Swiss monitoring company IQAir. At one point, according to local estimates, the index even exceeded 500, the maximum level on the index. In recent years, the number of days Tehran has …

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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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“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 prisoners of conscience and people who have been detained for “ordinary,” non-political crimes. This report is from Greater Tehran Penitentiary, otherwise known as Fashafuyeh, where tens of thousands of older people are locked up alongside younger, more able-bodied inmates. *** …

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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 of Iranian women to attend soccer matches as spectators.  Iran’s national football team, which previously qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, was slated to play Lebanon in its final World Cup qualifier showdown last Tuesday. Nearly 2,000 women purchased tickets to …

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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 decision following a meeting with the Islamic Republic’s COVID-19 task force. There are no more travel bans from any country related to the virus. Travelers can enter Iran provided they have received at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine …

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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 work in other countries last year, a spokesman for the Iranian Medical System Association has said. Dr. Reza Laripour, a clinician, vice-chancellor at the military’s AJA University of Medical Sciences and the Association’s head of PR, told reporters on Monday …

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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 Jebeli, 82, who had multiple serious health conditions, was jailed in Iran in January 2020 over a financial dispute. His son Peyman tweeted the news on Sunday, adding: “I couldn’t save him.” Jebeli’s death came barely a week after Amnesty International issued …

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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 six brands of Covid-19 jab. Several of these are owned and being developed by security bodies, in line with the “securitization” of public health observed in Iran since the beginning of the pandemic.  In recent weeks and to great fanfare, the Noora …

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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 and a half in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison. Kasra Bani Amerian can not withstand incarceration due to his health condition. The 26-year-old political prisoner has previously undergone chemotherapy. He currently has symptoms of leukemia and should be monitored by a …

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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 to provide him medical care. The political prisoner, who has been suffering from a kidney disease for the past few months, has been experiencing seizures and anesthesia due to the pressures caused by his hunger strike and long-term detention in …

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