Hundreds of gunshot eye injuries found in one Iranian hospital amid brutal crackdown on protests
Amid ongoing anti-government protests in Iran, an ophthalmologist in Tehran has documented over 400 gunshot eye injuries at a single hospital. Doctors report that security forces are deliberately targeting protesters' heads and eyes, resulting in many patients requiring eye removal and suffering blindness.
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- Jan 9
- Jan 13
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Open questions and key claims
More than 2,000 people have been killed in the protests and over 16,700 people have been arrested.
The protests started on 28 December over a sudden dip in the value of the country’s currency.
Iran cuts internet as protesters plan more rallies.
Iranian authorities are enforcing an internet blackout after protests escalated in Tehran.
Hospital workers say protesters had been coming in with pellet injuries but now arrive with gunshot wounds and skull fractures.
An ophthalmologist in Tehran has documented more than 400 eye injuries from gunshots in a single hospital.
Government forces have begun opening fire on unarmed protesters, apparently with automatic weapons.
A senior Iranian health ministry official said about 3,000 people had been killed across the country.
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