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Tag : denial of medical care

February 22, 2021

Iran’s Political Prisoners Are Dying Due to Denial of Medical Care

Death of Behnam Mahjoubi Will Be Followed by Others without Urgent Action February 22, 2021—The death of prisoner of conscience Behnam Mahjoubi, who died on February 21, 2021, after untreated medical conditions that included serious neurological issues, reflects ...

September 25, 2019

Authorities Deny Prisoner of Conscience Saeed Shirzad Eye Operation, Access to Mother’s Funeral

Prisoner of conscience Saeed Shirzad has been imprisoned for over five years for attempting to help the children of political prisoners ...

September 6, 2019

Female Political Prisoners To Serve Additional Two Years For “Insulting” Supreme Leader

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August 21, 2019

Political Prisoner Arash Sadeghi Denied Hospitalization Despite Loss of Arm Motion

The authorities of Evin Prison are denying political prisoner Arash Sadeghi hospitalization for a serious medical problem. Political ...

July 22, 2019

Kurdish-Iranian Political Prisoner Denied Hospitalization for Stomach Tumor 

Mohammad Nazari Has Been Imprisoned Since 1994 Imprisoned for more than 25 years, Kurdish-Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Nazari has been denied hospitalization ...

May 20, 2019

Iran: Release Political Prisoner Maryam Akbari-Monfared

Behind Bars Unjustly Since 2009, Eligible for Release in 2017 May 20, 2019—Iran must end the cruel and unlawful imprisonment of ...

December 20, 2018

Open Letter From Evin Prison: Narges Mohammadi Calls on Tehran Prosecutor to Stop Denying Her Medical Treatment

Iranian political prisoner Narges Mohammadi has written an open letter calling on Jafari Dowlatabadi, the prosecutor ...

October 1, 2018

Iran Should Immediately Free Political Prisoner Arash Sadeghi on Medical Grounds

Denial of Medical Care to Political Prisoners Routine in Iran  October 1, 2018 – Iranian authorities should immediately free political prisoner Arash Sadeghi so he ...

September 27, 2018

For the First Time in Three Years, Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi Has Gone On Furlough

For the first time in more than three years, imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi...

July 21, 2018

Political Prisoner Narges Mohammadi’s Sister Banned From Travel as State Continues to Harass Her Family

From her cell in an infamous Iranian prison, imprisoned human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has condemned Iran’s judiciary ...

June 29, 2018

Political Prisoner “Wasting Away” as Iran Refuses to Provide Medical Tests For Potentially Cancerous Bone Tumor

Iranian civil rights activist and political prisoner Arash Sadeghi is being denied medical leave to undergo testing for a bone ...

October 9, 2017

Labor Activist Dies From Cancer Left Untreated in Iranian Prison

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September 27, 2017

Political Prisoner Atena Daemi Denied Major Surgery After Authorities Insist on Keeping Her Cuffed

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 ...

September 14, 2017

Iranian-Kurdish Political Prisoner’s Health Suffers Amid Ongoing Denial of Medical Treatment

After nearly a decade behind bars, prisoner of conscience Zeinab Jalalian has developed intestinal problems, yet the authorities continue ...

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