Jailed protester contracts COVID-19, fellow inmates also suspected
Iran-HRM - It has been reported that Amir Hossein Moradi, detained in Ward 2 of the Greater Tehran Penitentiary, has…
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Iran prisons lack minimum medical resources to deal with prisoners contracting the Coronavirus
Iran-HRM - The number of people contracting the Coronavirus and those suspected of it is on the rise in all the…
Coronavirus spreading in Iran while Disaster Medicine expert Dr Ahmadreza Djalali imprisoned in Evin
Reports of increasing coronavirus cases outside China are emerging and its global spread is now a reality that has to…
Grave Concerns for Prisoners in Iran Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
iranhumanrights - February 28, 2020 – The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is extremely concerned by reports that…
Family Of Imprisoned British-Iranian Concerned About Coronavirus Infection
radiofarda - The husband of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe who has been in prison in Iran since April 2016 says she is…
Iran: Three Prisoners At Risk of Execution
amnesty - Amirhossein Moradi, Mohammad Rajabi and Saeed Tamjidi have been sentenced to death in connection with acts of arson…
Alarming Situation of Iranian Prisons Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
iran-hrm - Despite claims of taking action, the regime officials have not adopted any effective measures to prevent the COVID-19…
Iran Executions: At Least Four People Hanged in Zahedan
Iran Human Right (IHR) - At least four people were hanged in Zahedan city, capital of Sistan and Baluchestan province,…
Coronavirus: Citing Crowded Prisons, Renowned Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband Calls for Release of Political Prisoners
CHRI - Reza Khandan, a women’s rights activist and the husband of prominent imprisoned human rights attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, has called…
Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Political Prisoners Should be Granted Furlough, Say Relatives
CHRI - Grave Concerns About the Spread of COVID-19 in Iranian Prisons Hashem Khastar (left) and Mohammad Nourizad (right). Relatives…