By M.A. Saki

Release of Grace 1 marks a suicide for Bolton 

When Britain impounded the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 on July 4, John Bolton, Donald Trump’s ultra-hawkish national security adviser, tweeted: “Excellent news”. 

Road accidents, top cause of death among youth: official 

TEHRAN- Road accidents is the leading cause of death in Iranian youth, accounting for 30% of deaths among them, said the head of community, family and schools health department in the Ministry of Health. 

Austria: Six men, Iranian included, attempt suicide in face of deportation

TEHRAN - Six men who were scheduled to be deported from Austria were brought to local hospitals in critical condition late on Friday night after apparently setting fire to their cells in a Vienna detention center. 

350 emergency social services center operating nationwide

TEHRAN – Some 350 centers providing emergency social services have been launched and developed across the country, which have reduced social harms to a great extent, Anoushirvan Mohseni-Bandpey, labor ministry’s caretaker has said.

Suicides in prison not due to pressure: Judiciary

TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i said on Monday that those who have committed suicide in prisons may have done so in order to avoid disclosing information.

Suicides harmed Iran’s security apparatus: human rights official

TEHRAN – A few cases of suicides in prisons harmed Iran’s security apparatus, the deputy chief of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights said, rejecting claims that the suicides were committed due to pressure on the detainees in the prisons.

MPs visit Evin prison, view footage of inmate’s suicide

TEHRAN – Ten Iranian lawmakers visited the Evin prison for three hours on Tuesday afternoon to visit those detained in the recent unrest.