By Jubin Katiraie
Even the state-run media outlets in Iran have begun to publically acknowledge that the authorities’ plan to send people back to work – those who have been able to stay home anyway – during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak will put many more Iranians at risk of catching and spreading the disease, which will, in turn, lead to more deaths.
By Pooya stone
The Iranian government is refusing to release prisoners, especially political prisoners, despite the Coronavirus pandemic and the real threat of it spreading easily through the overcrowded and unhygienic prisons.
By Jubin Katiraie
Definition of health
Health underlies the economic activities and social progress of a nation. The health of society depends on the observance of health principles.
By Pooya stone
An elderly Iranian political prisoner remains locked up in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj despite the supposed Persian New Year directive by the Judiciary to free all prisoners aged 70 or over because of the coronavirus threat.
By Jubin Katiraie
The coronavirus is killing increased numbers of Iranian healthcare workers who are working on the front lines in under-equipped hospitals with a lack of basic personal protective equipment.
By Pooya stone
According to a citizen familiar with hospitals’ conditions in Saqqez, in Kurdistan province, in western Iran, recently 40 nurses and medical staff of Khomeini hospital tested positive of the coronavirus.
By Jubin Katiraie
Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Hossein Sepehri has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19), according to his brother.
By Pooya stone
It is believed that over half a million people in Iran had contracted Coronavirus as of Monday, according to Hamid Souri, a member of Iran’s Coronavirus national task force.
By Jubin Katiraie
In 1975, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) adopted a plan for the establishment of a fund that was supposed to aid developing members of this organization.
By Pooya stone
March was one of the most horrific months for quite a while in terms of deaths alone.
