Four Iranian environmental activists, who have been detained since 2017, have been pardoned as part of a mass amnesty approved by Iran's leadership to commemorate the observance of the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
Iran is facing what is being described as a suicide "crisis" among young doctors. By some estimates, one-third of younger doctors harbor suicidal thoughts. Meanwhile, thousands of doctors every year opt to leave Iran in search of better working conditions abroad.