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Vigils Held Worldwide To Protest Jailing Of Iranian Physicians Who Addressed HIV/AIDS
Health professionals on Tuesday held vigils in several cities worldwide to protest the imprisonment of Iranian brothers Kamiar and Arash Alaei -- physicians and leading HIV/AIDS advocates in the country -- following the release of Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, the Albany Times Union reports. Vigils were held in cities such as New York City and Washington, D.C., as a day of global protest against the brothers" imprisonment. Vigils also were held in cities across Africa, Asia, Europe and South America, according to the Times Union.Jonathan Hutson -- a spokesperson for Physicians for Human Rights, which is leading a campaign for the brothers" release -- said, "The release of Ms. Saberi has shifted the world"s attention to the plight of others who are likewise jailed in Iran on trumped-up charges." He added, "This is not an issue of politics, but of global health. The only battle they were engaged in is the public health battle to prevent and treat the deadly epidemic of AIDS. They need to be allowed to return to their lifesaving work" (Grondahl, Albany Times Union, 5/13). Related Editorials
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Strengthening The Foundation Of Social Security

The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging will hold a hearing on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm ET, to examine the current Social Security benefit structure, and how to strengthen and reform the program for future beneficiaries. The committee will hear from witnesses on reform ideas and how to meet our retiree and disabled citizens" needs. Today, one-third of Americans 65 years and older depend on Social Security benefits to supply 90 percent of their total income. What Hearing to discuss Social Security When Wednesday, June 17th at 2:00 p.m. Where 216 Hart Senate Office Building Witnesses Leon Burzynski, President, Wisconsin Alliance for Retired Americans Kenneth Apfel, Professor of the Practice, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Joan Entmacher, Vice President for Family Economic Security, National Women"s Law Center Melissa Favreault, Senior Research Associate, Income and Benefits Policy Center, Urban Institute John Irons, Research and Policy Director, Economic Policy Institute Andrew Biggs, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging


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