March 28, 2018

Three Cases Provide Glimpse Into Ongoing Denial of Medical Care to Political Prisoners in Iran

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 ...

March 6, 2018

Attorney: Iran’s Judiciary is Denying Alireza Golipour Urgent Medical Care

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 ...

December 24, 2017

Epileptic Inmate Alireza Golipour to Resume Life-Endangering Hunger Strike in Evin Prison

Prisoner Alireza Golipour, who suffers from epilepsy, has threatened to go on a life-threatening hunger strike again if judicial authorities do not carry out their promise to review his case ...

November 16, 2017

Seven Doctors Disagree With Prison Authorities’ Decision to Keep Alireza Golipour Incarcerated

Medical Staff Refuse to Treat Golipour, Saying He’s Close to Falling Into a Coma Alireza Golipour has been deemed unfit to stay in Evin Prison by seven doctors more than a month into ...

October 30, 2017

Man Imprisoned on Nuclear Program Related Espionage Charges on Hunger Strike

Alireza Golipour has been imprisoned since 2012 for allegedly passing on information about Iran's Natanz nuclear site to US officials. Refusing food in Tehran’s Evin Prison since October 12, ...

May 26, 2016

Ailing Political Prisoner, Denied Legal Counsel and Medical Care, Sentenced to 39 Years in Prison

Alireza Golipour, imprisoned in Iran since 2012 on national security charges and denied access to a lawyer until May 2016, has been sentenced to more than 39 years in prison. Golipour has also ...