Iranian Authorities Arrest Science Olympiad Winners, Rights Group Says
By Azadeh Karimi
On April 10, plainclothes security police arrested two Science Olympiad medal winners, Amir Hossein Moradi and Ali Younesi, at their homes in Tehran on unspecified charges, the human rights group, Campaign to...
Nearly Two-Thirds of Iranians Worry About Contracting Coronavirus, Survey Shows
By Azadeh Karimi
A national opinion poll conducted by the Tehran-based Research Center for Culture, Arts, and Communications in mid-April showed that 61.3 percent of people surveyed feared that they or a family member would...
Iranian Parliament Research Center’s COVID-19 Figures Exceed Government’s
By Azadeh Karimi
On April 12, the Research Center of the Majlis (Iranian Parliament) released a report suggesting that the number of coronavirus cases in Iran was much higher than official government figures.
The report was...
Tehran’s Kahrizak Nursing Home Among Worst Hit by COVID-19, Official Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The Kahrizak nursing home for the elderly, physically disabled and mentally challenged in Greater Tehran is the worst hit among the 28 care homes affected by the Novel COVID-19 Coronavirus in 13...
Iranian Official Warns Against Closing Addict Shelters, Says It Will Worsen Epidemic
By Azadeh Karimi
A recent move by the Iranian government to release thousands of drug addicts from state-run shelters will worsen the COVID-19 epidemic in the country, Zahra Nejad-Bahram, a member of Tehran City Council,...
Coronavirus Infection Began in Late January in Iran, Health Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
Although Iran was slow to detect the spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus in late January, authorities have led an ongoing battle against the epidemic since discovering the first cases of infection, according...
COVID-19 Quarantine Has Exacerbated Marital Problems in Iran, Health Expert Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The number of reported marital problems has tripled since the COVID-19 Coronavirus quarantine went into effect in Iran recently, according to Behzad Vahidniya, a cognitive psychologist and an adviser to Iran’s Welfare...
Iran’s Coronavirus Outbreak Worsens After Nowruz Holiday Travel
By Azadeh Karimi
Health workers, using thermometer guns to measure the temperatures of car passengers at various highway checkpoints across Iran, have identified 6,500 possible new cases of coronavirus infections among those traveling since just...
Iranian State TV is Urged by Guild to Allow Broadcasts of Musical Performances
By Azadeh Karimi
The Iranian Musicians Union has written to the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), Abdolali Ali-Asgari, urging him to lift the decades-old ban on showing musical instruments and performances...
Iran Cannot Impose Martial Law to Curb Coronavirus Epidemic, Official Says
By Azadeh Karimi
The Iranian government believes that the Level-3 quarantine, which has been in effect across the country in the past two weeks, will ultimately help contain the spread of coronavirus, according to Kiyanoush...
