The head of Iran’s Hepatitis Research Network reported on Saturday December 14 that 1.6 million people in Iran carry the hepatitis virus. ILNA reports that according to the statistics presented, 1.4 million suffer from hepatitis B and fewer than 200,000 have hepatitis C. The reports indicate that 30 years ago, over seven percent of […]
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Student Activist Develops Stuttering, Stomach Bleeding, and Hepatitis After 5 Months In Prison
Ashkan Zahabian, a student activist who was released on 21 September 2011 after spending five months in prison, is suffering from stomach bleeding, serious liver damage, and stuttering as a result of his conditions in prison.