Friday , 29 March 2024

Health and Hygiene

Health of Iranian Teen in Coma Worsens, Media Report

VOA – The health of a 16-year-old Iranian girl who has been in coma since an alleged assault on the Tehran Metro has “deteriorated” at the hospital, local media reported Wednesday. According to the state news agency IRNA, Armita Garavand fainted because of low blood pressure. But a Kurdish-focused rights group has alleged that she was hurt in a clash …

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International Volunteers Probe Iran School Poisonings – But No Answers Yet

Iranwire – More than 10 months after the start of what UN experts described as “targeted chemical attacks” against girls’ schools across Iran, the cause of the sudden illness of thousands of pupils still remains a mystery. In an attempt to shed light on the reasons for the chain poisonings, which broke out last year amid nationwide protests led by …

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Iranian Political Prisoner Sepehri Sent Back to Prison after Heart Surgery

Iranwire – Prominent Iranian political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri spent a week in a hospital intensive care unit after heart surgery on October 1, according to one of her brother. Asghar Sepehri said on social media platform X that his sister was discharged from the hospital on October 7 without her family’s knowledge or consent. The activist is incarcerated in Vakil …

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Two Eyewitnesses Reveal Details of Armita Gravand Falling into Coma

Iran-HRM Detention of Shahin Ahmadi, Mother of Armita Gravand, by Security Forces Five days after Armita Goravand fell into a coma on the October 4, Shahin Ahmadi, Armita Goravand’s mother, was detained by the security forces of the Iranian regime on Wednesday afternoon, October 4 ,2023. She was taken to an undisclosed location after her arrest in the vicinity of …

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Teenager in Coma: Hijab Enforcers Disappear from Tehran Subway

Iranwire – The incident involving Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old Iranian girl who fell into a coma on October 1, remains a top headline in Iran. Amid widespread reactions on social media to reports that the teenager fell victim of the brutal enforcement of Iran’s mandatory headscarf law, there has been a conspicuous absence of “morality” officers in Tehran’s metro network. The human rights organization …

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NEWS Teenager In Coma: Tehran Hospital under Tight Security

Iranwire – Security forces have tightened security in and around Tehran’s Fajr Air Force Hospital, where 16-year-old Armita Geravand is in a coma after a reported assault on the subway. According to information obtained by IranWire, Armita was admitted to the hospital on October 1 with a “head trauma.” The incident has led to allegations that the teenager was beaten …

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Iranian Political Prisoner Hospitalized with Hands and Feet Tied to Bed

Iranwire – Younes Azadbar, a labor activist incarcerated in the northern city of Rasht, has described his recent hospitalization following an epileptic episode, saying that both his legs and one hand were tied to his bed with “handcuffs and chains.” “I’m Younes Azadbar, a political prisoner in Rasht’s Lakan prison who previously spent 11 years in the prisons of the …

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Jailed Iranian Activist Sepehri Needs Urgent Heart Surgery

Iranwire – Prominent Iranian political prisoner Fatemeh Sepehri urgently needs to undergo an open valve surgery, her brother said, after she reportedly suffered a heart attack while in prison.  Mohammad Hossein Sepehri, who is a political activist, recorded a video message in front of Qaim Hospital in the northeastern city of Mashhad, where he said his sister was transferred on …

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Iranian-American dies in Tehran’s Evin Prison due to ‘lack of medical care’

Al-Monitor – An American-Iranian dual national died in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison on Saturday due to lack of medical attention, according to reports. An anonymous source told BBC Persian that Faramarz Javidzad, 60, was taken to hospital after he suffered stomach bleeding, but he was later returned to the prison in the Iranian capital where he later died due to lack of …

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Iran’s new hijab bill promises severe penalties for women

Al-Monitor – Iran’s parliament approved a bill Wednesday that would toughen penalties for women found to be violating the Islamic Republic’s dress code for a trial period of three years. The so-called “Bill to Support the Family by Promoting the Culture of Chastity and Hijab” passed with 152 votes in favor, 34 against and seven abstentions, according to the country’s judiciary. The …

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