Health and Hygiene

Iranwire – An Iranian Christian couple have been told to expect an imminent prison summons for belonging to a house-church. Convert Homayoun Zhaveh, 62, and Sara Ahmadi, 42, were arrested by intelligence agents in June 2019 while on holiday with several other Christian families in Amol, Mazandaran province. The pair were first held in Amol before being taken to Evin …

Iran Human Rights (IHR) – In a statement issued earlier today, UN Human Rights experts demanded the immediate release of Iranian-Swedish scientist Ahmadreza Djalali.  Full text below: GENEVA (18 March 2021) — UN human rights experts today demanded that Iranian authorities immediately release arbitrarily detained Iranian-Swedish academic Ahmadreza Djalali who is reportedly in a critical condition and near death after months of …

Iranwire – Women’s rights activist Saba Kord Afshari has tested positive for coronavirus and has been transferred to the quarantine ward of Qarchak Prison. She had developed symptoms of Covid-19, including fever, chest pain and a dry cough, six days earlier. In the past week a number of prisoners in Cell Block Six of the notorious women’s penitentiary have presented with …

Iranwire – Three years ago in Tabriz, Masoumeh Jalilpour, then 26 years old, was sprayed with acid on her face and body by a man known as Muhammad N after she rejected his marriage proposal. The burns severely disfigured Jalilpour and changed her life forever. Following media coverage of the incident, many officials and agencies promised to pay for her …

Iranwire – The repeated advice of the Islamic Republic’s health officials in the past two weeks has been “Do not travel”. The ban on traveling to and from cities on red or orange alert has been unequivocally stated by the National Coronavirus Taskforce. But these cities number just 50, a considerable number of which are within Khuzestan, and vast swathes …

Iranwire – Mehdi Narimani, a young man imprisoned in Greater Tehran Penitentiary for not being able to pay his wife’s dowry, had his 30th birthday on Wednesday, March 3. Three days later he died due to medical neglect. The young inmate was unwell and had been given the wrong medication by prison staff. When he lost consciousness, the lack of resuscitation …

Iranwire – Coronavirus vaccination in Iran started late and is progressing at a slow pace. The start of the new Iranian calendar year, a time when Iranians traditionally travel on a massive scale, is just around the corner. But would-be vacationers must wait for the National Coronavirus Taskforce to determine which destinations are open to travelers, and under which restrictions. …

Iran-HRM – Political prisoner Akbar Bagheri was harassed and tortured after undergoing surgery in a hospital with handcuffs.Since being returned to the Greater Tehran Penitentiary, he has been kept in a filthy place called ‘quarantine’. After two years of enduring pain and being denied medical treatment in prison, Akbar Bagheri was transferred to Loghman Hospital in Tehran on February 20, …

Al-Arabia – Iran’s health ministry said the country’s coronavirus fatalities broke the 60,000 mark on Sunday, as the Islamic republic battles the Middle East’s worst outbreak of the illness. For the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. The grim milestone comes after several Iranian officials, including President Hassan Rouhani, warned of a COVID-19 “fourth …

Iranwire – Sisakht is a deprived city in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. The people of the city are known for their hard work; they are people who have struggled with poverty and unemployment for years. Life was difficult even before the earthquake that shook the foundations of their homes on Wednesday, February 17, 2021. At 22:05, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake shook the city, and now, in …