Coronavirus in Iran: Health Experts Question Officially Reported Infection Numbers

Grave Concerns Mounting Amid Rising Death Toll, Fears of Regional Outbreak February 26, 2020 — Amid a rising death toll in Iran from the COVID-19 coronavirus strain, public health experts… ...

February 26, 2020

Coronavirus: Citing Crowded Prisons, Renowned Attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh’s Husband Calls for Release of Political Prisoners

…attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh, has called on Iranian authorities to release his wife and other prisoners to the extent possible to protect them from contracting the potentially deadly COVID-19 coronavirus in… ...

February 25, 2020

Amid Coronavirus Outbreak Political Prisoners Should be Granted Furlough, Say Relatives

Hashem Khastar (left) and Mohammad Nourizad (right). Grave Concerns About the Spread of COVID-19 in Iranian Prisons Relatives of prisoners of conscience who were imprisoned in Iran after publicly calling… ...

May 24, 2018

Who Are the Dual and Foreign Nationals Imprisoned in Iran? (Updated)

At least 21 (15 dual nationals, five foreign nationals and one foreign permanent resident) were known to be held in Iran (imprisoned, under house arrest, or prohibited from leaving the… ...

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