Medical conditions of two political prisoners locked up in Ward 350 of Evin Prison are reported critical. Payman Karimi suffers from diabetes and is in danger of losing his sight entirely; Hassan Faraji has suffered a heart attack resulting in speech impediment and physical and mobility impairment.
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Arrest of student activists Khatereh Danesh Tavakol and Melina Bakhtiarnejad
Khatereh Danesh Tavakol and Melina Bakhtiarnejad, student activists from Tehran University and Azad University were arrested last week.
Sniffer dogs detect lung cancer
Sniffer dogs can be used to reliably detect lung cancer, according to researchers in Germany.Writing in the European Respiratory Journal, they found that trained dogs could detect a tumour in 71% of patients.
Anna Hazare, Indian Social Activist, Starts Hunger Strike In Custody
Police ordered the release of an activist arrested for planning a public hunger strike, but the elderly anti-corruption advocate refused to leave prison until he was allowed to continue with his protest, his aide said.
Anna Hazare: India’s pioneering social activist
This frail 72-year-old, dressed in white and with a Gandhi cap, has become an icon for India’s middle classes, now expressing their anger against a series of corruption scandals.
The Little Black Fish That Created Big Waves
Journalist Negar Esfandiary looks inside the covers of one of her favourite childhood books from Iran and discovers that the delightful tale of a little fish that leaves its little pond to swim to the sea is actually a powerful political allegory – one which caused major ripples which still reverberate to this day.
Verdict imminent in Kahrizak deadly torture case
The head of the Tehran Justice Department, Alireza Avayi, said the final verdict in the Kahrizak Detention Centre case will soon be announced, two years after political prisoners were fatally tortured there.
Letter From Ward 350 Political Prisoners To Tehran Prosecutor General: History Will Judge Both of Us
In a letter to Tehran Prosecutor General (the District Attorney), a number of Evin ward 350 political prisoners have spoken out regarding infringement on the legal rights of the political prisoners. Prisoners that apparently have a very different sets of made up and illegal rules imposed upon them.
Archaeologists excavating Arastu Tepe for signs of Kura-Aras culture
A team of Archaeologists is currently working on the Arastu Tepe in order to find signs of the Kura-Aras culture in the mound located near the town of Malard in the southwest of Tehran.
Iran human rights situation deplorable; Regime must improve press freedom
GVF — In a letter to Ahmad Shaheed, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, the Committee to Protect Journalists has urged action with respect to the “deplorable state of journalists” in the country, highlighting the continued violation of human rights perpetrated by Iranian authorities.