Health and Hygiene

Amnesty – Ministry of Intelligence agents are torturing Iranian Kurdish woman Zeynab Jalalian by deliberately denying her health care to coerce her into providing a videotaped “confession”. This intentional denial of health care is causing her severe pain and suffering, particularly as she has serious medical conditions, including post-Covid-19 breathing difficulty. https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1336052021ENGLISH.pdf

RFL/RE – COVID-19 vaccination programs in Ukraine, Georgia, and Iran were given a boost over the weekend as health officials announced progress in getting their populations inoculated.Ukraine’s deputy health minister, Viktor Lyashko, said on January 30 that his country will receive 117,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech shot in February via COVAX, a facility coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) …

Iranwire – One of Iran’s leading health experts has warned against the Russian vaccine for coronavirus, which Iran is due to receive in a matter of days. Iranian government officials announced that the first shipment of the vaccine will be imported to Iran before February 11. But Minoo Mohrez, a leading member of the Coronavirus Taskforce’s scientific committee, has said she …

Iranwire – An old building sits in Mostafa Khomeini Street, near the Sirus crossroads. Outside, a large sign indicates a medical center is housed there. Several cars are parked in the yard and a guard and several men talk to each other, standing next to one of the cars. Often in the past, the old building has attracted the attention of …

iranwire – Vaccinations in Iran will start in February with imported vaccines, President Hassan Rouhani announced at the weekly meeting of the National Coronavirus Taskforce. “Foreign vaccines are a necessity until local vaccines are available,” he said in televised remarks, without giving details. Earlier this month Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei banned the government from importing vaccines from the United States …

Iranwire – After nearly two months of denial, a senior official in Khuzestan has admitted the province has been hit by an outbreak of Hepatitis A. Mohammad Nejatipour, the governor of Baghmalek county in the northern part of the province, confirmed 17 positive cases among residents of the village of Lalab in Mangesht district, as well as in other areas. Prior …

HRW – In light of thestatement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 8, 2021, that the Islamic Republic will not import any COVID-19 vaccines made in the United States or the United Kingdom, we the undersigned organizations call upon the Supreme Leader to rescind this order and allow Iranians to purchase any safe and effective vaccines as soon …

CHRI — In light of the statement by Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on January 8, 2021, that the Islamic Republic will not import any COVID-19 vaccines made in the United States or the United Kingdom, we the undersigned organizations call upon the Supreme Leader to rescind this order and allow Iranians to purchase any safe and effective vaccines …

Iranwire – Iranian health officials have continued to warn against travel during the holidays, but religious ceremonies to mark Fatimiyya, the days when Muslims and especially Shias mourn the martyrdom of Fatimiyya al-Zahra, the youngest daughter of Prophet Mohammad, have continued despite the ban on gatherings. Alireza Raeesi, spokesman for the National Coronavirus Taskforce, said that travel is a very important factor in …

Iran-HRM – Iranian political prisoner Masoumeh Senobari has been denied medical leave and hospital transfers despite being suspected of cancer. The authorities of Tabriz Prison where Masoumeh Senobari is held, have rejected the poitical prisoner’s requests for medical leave or hospital rtansfer. Masoumeh Senobari’s family have been following up on her treatment and medical tests and have accepted to pay …