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Introduction
After Western sanctions against Iran – including international sanctions as
well as unilateral sanctions by the United States and the European Union –
were intensified on account of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program, and
when their scope was expanded to include banking and trade exchanges,
especially from 2010 onward, there were many debates and discussions
about “imposing sanctions on supply of medicines” to Iran and its impact
on the life and health of Iranian citizens. At that time, many officials of the
Islamic Republic talked about “sanctions imposed on supply of medicines”
and the pressure they exerted on the Iranian people, declaring them as a
clear proof to the “oppressive nature of sanctions.” At the same time, Iranian
nongovernmental organizations upped their criticism of human rights
violation by the international community through imposing sanctions that
could directly affect ordinary people in Iran.
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On the other hand, a popular
campaign themed “popular protests to medicinal sanctions against Iran”
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