Tehran hospital overwhelmed by hundreds of gunshot eye injuries amid Iran protest crackdown
TL;DR
Doctors in Tehran say a single hospital has treated more than 400 eye injuries from gunshots amid a widening crackdown on nationwide protests, with many patients losing eyes or requiring removal and authorities accused of deliberately targeting the eyes and head. The crackdown has been accompanied by a government internet blackout and mass arrests, as the death toll climbs past 2,000, underscoring the scale of the violence against demonstrators.
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- The death toll from a crackdown on protests in Iran jumps to at least 2,571, activists say AP News
- Why Arab states are silent about Iran’s unrest The Economist
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