Iran: Detained Activists Denied Medical Care

Click to expand Image Exterior view of Evin prison. © Wikipedia (Beirut) - Several recent cases confirm the continuation of Iran's longstanding policy of denying political prisoners medical care as a tool to silence dissent, Human Rights Watch said today.Thisworsens the health conditions of detainees who should not have been imprisoned in the first place, causes unnecessary suffering, and leads to preventable deaths. Human Rights Watch has interviewed two informed sources about the lack of acce...