"His health troubles culminated in near total blockages in his right ICA last October, putting him at high risk of having a potentially fatal stroke," it said. "Iranian authorities ignored international pleas to lift Baquer's travel ban and forced him to undergo the necessary carotid endarterectomy in Iran, despite the heightened risk to his life posed by the stressful environment, poor aftercare, and rampant Covid-19 infections in the country." Baquer survived a surgery to treat blockag...