…have written an open letter warning that they will go on hunger strike if the authorities continue to deny their requests for medical treatment. The letter, dated December 30, 2018,… ...
…an Iranian-Austrian dual national imprisoned in Iran since January 2016, is the latest in a long line of prisoners who have been denied medical treatment. Ghaderi has received no treatment… ...
Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has written an open letter calling on Jafari Dowlatabadi, the prosecutor general of Tehran, to stop denying her medical treatment. According to her letter, Mohammadi… ...
Iranian political prisoner Saeed Shirzad could lose a kidney if Iranian authorities continue to refuse to hospitalize him outside of Rajaee Shahr Prison where he has been held for the… ...
Civil rights activist Reza Khandan (left) has been detained since September 2018 while his wife, prominent attorney Nasrin Sotoudeh (right),… ...
The following open letter was written and signed by six families of dual and foreign nationals who have been imprisoned in Iran. December 3, 2018 An Open Letter to World… ...
…a “heart attack” at the age of 43, according to his sister. Peaceful Prisoner, Convicted Without Due Process, Has Been Denied Furlough for Past 10 Years October 26, 2018 –… ...
Denial of Medical Care to Political Prisoners Routine in Iran October 1, 2018 – Iranian authorities should immediately free political prisoner Arash Sadeghi so he can receive medical care for… ...
For the first time in more than three years, imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi was granted furlough for three days to visit her severely ill father, according to her… ...
Women’s rights advocate Maryam Azad was arrested by security agents at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport on September 25, 2018, after boarding a plane scheduled to fly to Istanbul, a… ...
Relatives of Ramin Hossein Panahi, a Kurdish man on death row in Iran, have raised concerns that his chances of imminent execution have increased since several soldiers of the Islamic… ...
From her cell in an infamous Iranian prison, imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has condemned Iran’s judiciary for preventing her sister from traveling to France to visit her children… ...
Iranian civil rights activist and political prisoner Arash Sadeghi is being denied medical leave to undergo testing for a bone tumor that could be cancerous. A source with knowledge of… ...
GENEVA, UN (18 June 2018) – UN human rights experts* have made a fresh call to Iran to annul the death sentence imposed on Iranian Kurd Ramin Hossein Panahi, amid… ...
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… ...
A photo of imprisoned Swedish resident and scientist Ahmadreza Djalali in which he appears thin and haggard has raised concerns for the health and medical condition of the Iranian-born death… ...
GENEVA (19 April 2018) – United Nations human rights experts* have called for Iran to annul the death sentence against an Iranian Kurdish prisoner, Ramin Hossein Panahi, amid serious concerns… ...
Dozens of prisoners in Iran held on politically motivated charges are being denied medical treatment and leave despite visible symptoms of their deteriorating health, the Center for Human Rights in… ...
Political prisoners Atena Daemi and Golrokh Iraee Ebrahimi were illegally transferred to a prison with inhumane living conditions in January 2018. Imprisoned civil rights… ...
JOINT PUBLIC STATEMENT 13 March 2018 The Iranian authorities should end their cruel campaign of harassment and intimidation against the families of detainees who have died in detention under suspicious… ...
Alireza Golipour requires a heart procedure at a hospital but judicial authorities have refused to grant him furlough for medical leave from Evin Prison in Tehran, his lawyer told the… ...
…while she was peacefully protesting against Iran’s compulsory hijab law has been denied post-surgery medical care and access to a lawyer. “Given her physical condition, Maryam Shariatmadari needs urgent medical… ...
…danger.” Kurdish-Iranian political activist Zeinab Jalalian, who has been imprisoned for nearly 10 years, continues to be denied specialist medical treatment despite suffering from serious health issues, her father Ali… ...
“Evin Prison officials are using medicine as a weapon” US permanent resident Nizar Zakka is being denied medical attention in Evin Prison despite being told by his doctor that he… ...
Branch 33 of the Supreme Court in Iran is reviewing the death sentence issued to Ahmadreza Djalali, an Iranian-born academic and Swedish resident accused of “espionage” charges. The judge has… ...
