Health and Hygiene

Shabtabnews – IOPHR has issued a Statement regarding the continued illegal Detention of Ms. Narges Mohammadi . In the statement IOPHR stated that: “Ms. Narges Mohammadi was arrested during the commemoration of the second anniversary of the assassination of Mr. Ebrahim Ketabdar. Mr. Ketabdar, was one of the innocent victims of the November 2018 protests, who was shot dead by …

Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO) – More protesters were transferred to Isfahan Central Prison this afternoon after being arrested at the farmers’ peaceful protests against the mismanagement of the water crisis. At least 30 protesters have sustained injuries to their eyes and are being at the Alzahra and Amin Hospitals. Homes of suspected protesters are being raided and yet more detained. …

Iranwire – Recently US pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced it had succeeded in developing an anti-viral Covid-19 pill that reduced the risk of hospitalization or death from the disese by 89 percent. The company has applied to the American Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization. Pfizer also signed a licensing agreement with Medicines Patent Pool (MPP), a United Nations-backed public health …

gatestoneinstitute.org – The disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai this month has led many around the world to question the holding of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The Games are scheduled to begin February 4. It is now time for the world to face the reality of the Communist Party of China and the horrific system it has constructed. …

Iranwire — After three semesters with classes held online, universities in Iran are set to reopen for in-person classes imminently. The decision was met with widespread opposition but Iranian officials have insisted reopenings proceed according to plan. For now at least, unvaccinated students at many institutions have been told to stay at home. Islamic Azad University, one of the biggest …

Iranwire – At a time when the officially-recorded death toll from Covid-19 in Iran is still at more than 100 a day, a group of Qom seminary students staged a protest against vaccination in the holy city. On Thursday, November 11, pictures of the gathering in front of the Qom Seminary Teachers Association building were posted online. The group reportedly then moved …

Iranwire – At the time of writing, Richard Ratcliffe, husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, had been on a wet hunger strike outside the British Foreign Office in London for 17 days. His body has begun to reach now, worrying his family. But there has been close to zero response from UK government officials – he had a single meeting with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss …

VOA – Human Rights Watch warned Wednesday that a new Iranian law aimed at raising the birth rate would put women’s lives at risk by denying them access to reproductive health care. The bill, which is expected to become law later this month, provides various additional benefits to families with children and outlaws sterilization and free distribution of contraceptives in …

Iran-HRM – Female worker dies as a spinning machine pulls in her head The scarf of a woman got caught up in the machinery in a spinning factory in Semnan, NE Iran, and pulled her head inside the machine. Marzieh Taherian, 21, was working with a spinning machine when her scarf caught in a ring spinning machine, leading to her …

Iranwire – Schools and universities across Iran have begun reopening in a staggered manner, on a schedule first announced last month. By November 21, all classes are due to be being held in person again. Earlier officials said that once back, all students would have to take a coronavirus test every week. but now the Ministry of Education has said …