Health and Hygiene

Iranwire – The brother of a prominent political activist imprisoned in Iran for calling for the resignation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has raised alarm about his sister’s deteriorating health. Fatemeh Sepehri has lost approximately 15 kilograms since her arrest eight months ago, her brother Asghar tweeted on May 16. Over the past 48 hours, Sepehri has experienced intestinal bleeding, further compounding her suffering following a …

Iranwire – In a quiet corner of north-eastern Iran, a concerned mother shares the challenges her daughter faces as she grapples with sleep problems and profound anxiety that prevents her from using lifts. This mother’s testimony offers a glimpse of the ongoing mental health issues that many Iranian girls and women are going through, due to  societal pressures and the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody eight …

Iranwire – A Iranian man who lost an eye in the security forces’ brutal clampdown on nationwide protests last year says the authorities are not allowing him to get treatment.   Hossein Hosseinpour is among hundreds of protesters who sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on …

RFL/RE – Tehran’s prosecutor has filed charges against the Jahan Sanat newspaper after it published a report on the increasing trade of body parts in Iran due to the deteriorating economic conditions hitting households across the country. The Judiciary Media Center on May 9 cited the reason for the charges as the newspaper’s failure to provide evidence and documentation regarding the “fabricated …

Iranwire – The number of suicide deaths has grown by more than 40 percent in Iran over a decade, according to officials statistics, as the Iranian people faced deepening economic, political and social upheaval. The 2022 report on “Social Justice Indicators” shows that law enforcement agencies recorded 5,085 suicide cases in 2021, compared to 3,559 in 2011, the collaborative initiative Iran …

Iranwire – The Iranian Ministry of Health has established a “cultural council” to supervise the observance of “appropriate clothing and religious values” in hospitals and other medical centers, according to local media, as more women flout the Islamic Republic’s mandatory headscarf rules. The council’s duties also include organizing “workshops on chastity and hijab training,” KhabarOnline reported on May 10.  The report said that from now on, …

RFL/RE – An Iranian newspaper has reported that an increasing number of poverty-stricken Iranians are selling their organs to make ends meet. The daily Jahan-e Sanat said in a May 4 report that kidneys, bone marrow, parts of livers, and “anything else that can be transplanted is being bought and sold on the black market” in Iran. The newspaper said …

Iranwire – Iranian families have to pay out of their own pockets for the treatment of their children who have been affected by chemical attacks on girls’ schools, IranWire has learned. Some victims of the attacks are not covered by social security or any health insurance, and their families are required to pay up to several million tomans (hundreds of …

Iranwire – Two and a half years after the passage of the “Rejuvenation of the Population and Protection of the Family” law and a multitude of directives issued by various department of the executive branch, efforts to carry out the wishes of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, who for years has been obsessed with increasing Iran’s population, has continued. In recent …

Iranwire – As IranWire has reported, hundreds of Iranians have sustained severe eye injuries after being hit by pellets, tear gas canisters, paintball bullets or other projectiles used by security forces amid a bloody crackdown on mainly peaceful demonstrations. Doctors say that, as of now, at least 580 protesters have lost one or both eyes in Tehran and in Kurdistan alone. …