Tehran's hospitals and morgues are grappling with a staggering influx of bodies, as the Iranian regime struggles to cope with the aftermath of its violent crackdown on anti-regime protests. The unrest began on December 28, following the collapse of the national currency, and has since claimed dozens of lives.
According to medical sources, hundreds of bodies are currently piling up in morgues across northern Iran, with many more feared to be unaccounted for. A nurse at one hospital reported receiving around 50 bodies, with most showing signs of fatal gunshot wounds to the head. The hospital is struggling to care for all those injured, and surgeons are unable to reach them due to a complete breakdown in communication networks.
Eyewitness accounts paint a grim picture of the violence unleashed by security forces on unarmed protesters. One resident described seeing "blood everywhere" on the streets as people fled from riot police. A friend was even put to death at point-blunt range, and only managed to escape with his life after being spared.
Human rights activists estimate that at least 538 lives have been lost so far, but many more are feared to have perished in the chaos. The exact number of fatalities is impossible to verify due to a complete internet blackout and restrictions on cellphone communications imposed by the regime.
According to medical sources, hundreds of bodies are currently piling up in morgues across northern Iran, with many more feared to be unaccounted for. A nurse at one hospital reported receiving around 50 bodies, with most showing signs of fatal gunshot wounds to the head. The hospital is struggling to care for all those injured, and surgeons are unable to reach them due to a complete breakdown in communication networks.
Eyewitness accounts paint a grim picture of the violence unleashed by security forces on unarmed protesters. One resident described seeing "blood everywhere" on the streets as people fled from riot police. A friend was even put to death at point-blunt range, and only managed to escape with his life after being spared.
Human rights activists estimate that at least 538 lives have been lost so far, but many more are feared to have perished in the chaos. The exact number of fatalities is impossible to verify due to a complete internet blackout and restrictions on cellphone communications imposed by the regime.