Protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini
According to NGO reports, hundreds of young Iranians were shot in the eye with metal bullets and lost their sight as a result: they demonstrated against the ayatollahs’ regime after the death of Mahsa Amini. “It could be a crime against humanity.”
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Protests in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini
They continue unabated protests in Iran against the regime of the ayatollahs, which erupted more than four months ago after the death of the 22-year-old Kurd Mahsa Amini.
And the police are finding new ways to quell it protesters. To date, more than 500 people have lost their lives as a result of the brutal repression and at least 200 have suffered Severe injury Eyes after being caught by the Revolutionary Guards or by the basij militia, charged with maintaining order and the status quo of the ruling Shia theocracy in the Islamic Republic since 1979.
This is according to investigations by the New York Times and IranWire, which came into the possession of numerous people medical records, There are dozens of young and very young people who have reported cases of eye trauma, broken globes, severed optic nerves e retinas damagedActions that some say “may constitute crimes against humanity”.
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Most of these injuries were caused by shotguns and paintball guns. Many demonstrators had pieces of metal or rubber stuck in their heads. Other studies have shown how the bullets aimed primarily at the face and hey Genitals.
Most of these incidents occurred in the Western Province kurdistan, where protests and state repression were particularly intense.
120 now ophthalmologists signed a letter urging the head of the Iranian Ophthalmology Association to warn relevant authorities about the consequences of injuries from hunting rifles and paintball guns.
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Many of the victims posted pictures of their injuries on social media, drawing renewed attention from the international community to what is happening in Iran.
He is one of the last to tell his own experiences Ali Mohammadi, hit by a bullet three weeks ago Hamadansoutheast of Tehran in a Kurdish-majority area.
“Freedom is more important than the light of the eyes,” wrote activist Arin Bakhtiari, reporting on the events of the day Ali was injured. Also regarded by his friends as a “hero of Iran”, he posted another photo of himself two days ago, feeling the longing for his left eye destroyed just because he demonstrated in the streets.
There are also gods among those hit by the metal bullets children. IranWire covered the story benita a 5 ½ year old girl Afsaneh that he “must see the world with one eye for the rest of his life,” as a close relative who wishes to remain anonymous puts it. She was affected by approx 20 metal balls fired by the police.
According to human rights NGOs, the repression during the months of protests has not only been eye-opening, but has caused another 5,000 injuries, 20,000 arrests and 500 victims, including 70 children.