…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… ...
Vahid Heydari (right) and Sina Ghanbari were killed in the detention center Detainees arrested during the protests that began in Iran in December 2017 have been told to… ...
Political prisoner Majid Assadi is being denied urgent hospitalization despite severe pain in his spine and digestive problems, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) has learned. “The doctor… ...
Political prisoner Ali Shariati is being denied specialist medical treatment by Evin Prison’s medical chief Abbas Khani despite exhibiting symptoms of severe dental issues. “Ali has a lot of pain… ...
…ailing trade unionist Reza Shahabi, who recently suffered a stroke in Rajaee Shahr Prison, and allow him to receive full medical attention, the Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI)… ...
…Shahr Prison in Iran have written a letter urging international rights groups to help fellow political prisoner Majid Assadi, who has been denied outside medical treatment despite severe health problems… ...
A photo of Mohammad Jarrahi visiting the grave of fellow labor activist Shahrokh Zamani,… ...
Nizar Zakka, a Lebanese-born US permanent resident imprisoned in Iran since September 2015, has been on hunger strike since September 29, 2017, due to severe and untreated dental problems, the… ...
Political prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared is being denied specialized medical care despite her worsening health, according to her husband, Hassan Jafari. “Thyroid disease is causing her a lot of suffering,” he… ...
The husband of imprisoned Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe speaks to CHRI about her case and their lives since she was arrested by the Revolutionary Guards in April 2016. Nazanin… ...
Imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been denied a major operation after demanding that the authorities fulfill their promise to allow her to receive the surgery without handcuffs and… ...
Four political prisoners in Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison are being denied medical care after refusing food for more than one month to peacefully demand that the Iranian judiciary respect their… ...
Iranian journalist Alireza Rajaee lost an eye and part of his face after his sinus cancer was left untreated as a political prisoner in Evin Prison…. ...
After nearly a decade behind bars, prisoner of conscience Zeinab Jalalian has developed intestinal problems, yet the authorities continue to deny her specialist treatment, her father told the Center for… ...
Abdolfattah Soltani’s daughter, Maede Soltani. Abdolfattah Soltani, who spent most of his legal career defending political prisoners before becoming one himself, continues to be denied parole and adequate medical treatment… ...
Former Political Prisoners Implore Judiciary To Consider Prisoners’ Demands Forty days after more than 15 political prisoners went on a mass hunger strike in Iran’s Rajaee Shahr Prison, the authorities… ...
Journalist Alireza Rajaee loses an eye due to denied medical treatment for cancer during imprisonment. Iran’s Systematic Denial of Medical Treatment to Prisoners Causes Yet Another Catastrophic Illness September 5,… ...
…judiciary to investigate reports about imprisoned reformist journalist Ehsan Mazandarani’s deteriorating health after his wife publicly stated that he has been denied medical treatment despite being unable to keep food… ...
Activist Denied Care Despite Medical Examiner’s Recommendation Already serving a seven-year prison sentence, imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi has been issued a new charge and is being denied medical… ...
A political prisoner held in Evin Prison since 2009 has harshly criticized a state-organized “dolled-up” tour of the facility by a group of foreign diplomats in July 2017 that was… ...
Despite worsening heart disease, Mohammad Ali Shamshirzan, an imprisoned dervish of Iran’s Sufi Gonabadi Order in Hormozgan Province, is being denied specialized treatment outside prison. “Prisoners are taken to the… ...
A member of the German embassy enters Evin Prison on a red carpet. Abusive Conditions and Political Prisoners Hidden from Visitors A state-choreographed visit by dozens of… ...
The chief physician of Evin Prison has refused to hospitalize imprisoned children’s rights activist Atena Daemi—currently serving a seven-year prison sentence for her peaceful activism—to receive urgent medical treatment for… ...
