Crackdown on Health Personnel and Volunteers for Treating Injured Protesters in Iran

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According to various reports received by Iran Human Rights (IHRNGO), security forces have been cracking down on health personnel and volunteers who have fulfilled their humanitarian duty by helping treat wounded protesters. Security agencies appear to be aiming to intimidate the public and obstruct treatment for injured protesters by arresting doctors and raiding makeshift medical shelters.

An informed source told IHRNGO: “A doctor in Ardabil has been arrested in recent days for treating individuals injured during the Ardabil protests.”

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IHRNGO also reports on arrests, incommunicado detention and unknown fate of disappeared:

Weeks after the violent crackdown on nationwide protests which resulted in thousands of people being killed, injured or detained, Iran remains under internet restrictions and a heavy security presence in major cities. There is serious concern regarding the condition of thousands of protesters who are incommunicado following arrest or have been reported missing.

Detained protesters have been denied access to their lawyers of their choice, with many held in undisclosed locations.

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