Amini, a 22-year-old woman, died in the capital Tehran last month after being arrested by the country’s police for allegedly dressing in her hijab that exposed her hair.
Local protests spread immediately and like wildfire across the country.
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“Countless Iranians and women have died in their struggle for fundamental human rights,” said former U. N. Ambassador Nikki Haley.
This week, giant crowds gathered to mark 40 days since her death. The 40th day after someone’s funeral, known as “chehelom,” is cultural and important in Iran.
The relentless protests are one of the biggest threats to the country’s theocratic rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
As in previous Iranian mass protests (2009 and 2019), brutal police forces took to the streets in an attempt to censor protesters.
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Weeks after the recent protests began, an estimated 270 more people were killed and nearly 14,000 arrested, according to the organization of human rights activists in Iran.
As the protests continue, attention is turning to doctors and nurses concerned for the injured.
Iranians are finding that giving and receiving medical care for protest-related injuries can be harmful to both sides. Protesters worry that fitness will report them to authorities, while doctors and others threaten their own protection and freedom to treat them.
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Many of the injured are not seeking medical attention for fear of arrest due to heavy police presence at medical centers for injured protesters.
I am amazed by the committed medical corps of workers in Iran and elsewhere who do everything they can to treat the wounded and ensure that fundamental human rights are preserved.
Doctors are arrested for fulfilling their Hippocratic oath; the sick and keep their remedies secret. As I watch in terror as existing events unfold, I still can’t reflect on why I chose to be part of this healing profession.
The answer is clear: take care of those who want help.
Although doctors are used to death and injury due to our work, the concept of being bullied for helping other people is inconceivable.
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This week, Iranian doctors who opposed the presence of police in hospitals where protesters are being treated were attacked with police and tear gas in Tehran.
Much of the unfolding brutality and chaos is played out on social media, with the internet limited by the oppressive regime.
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“As a doctor and Iranian, seeing those doctors simply fulfill their Hippocratic oath to treat other people who are injured, nonviolent protests, and doctors beaten and arrested makes me feel ill in my stomach. . . I think more media policies are needed. “in order to bring global awareness and tension against the Islamic Republic of Iran. “Dr. Nima Sana, Iranian-American physician in Arizona.
Dr. Kayvan Mirhadi, an Iranian-American doctor living in New York, tweeted: “Doctors were beaten, shot and arrested in a ‘peaceful’ protest in front of medical advice in Iran. They tried to support the people, the injured protesters. Incumbents and teachers, young or old, all with injuries and injuries.
I am amazed by the committed medical corps of workers in Iran and elsewhere who do everything they can to treat the wounded and ensure that fundamental human rights are preserved.
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My center is with them and with those they care for.
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