Iranian Regime Accused of Executing Protesters in Hospital Beds
Shocking allegations have emerged from Iran, where a doctor claims the Islamic regime is executing injured protesters directly in their hospital beds. According to Dr. R, a member of the Aida Health Alliance, wounded civilians are being shot in the head while still attached to medical machines like ventilators and catheters.
Chilling Testimonies and Unverified Images
Dr. R provided detailed accounts to The Jerusalem Post, stating that many patients were found with fatal gunshot wounds to the head, lying in treatment beds with medical tubes still in place. "If the patient already had the shot in the head when they arrived at the hospital, nobody would put the tube or catheter in because they're already dead," the doctor explained. "So it means they went into the hospital and they killed them on the treatment bed."
The doctor also shared disturbing images with the newspaper, showing bodies in black bags with visible bullet wounds to the head, surrounded by blood, and still connected to medical equipment. These photographs have not been independently verified by external sources.
Systematic Use of Hospitals for Repression
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Iran Human Rights, condemned these actions as representing a complete collapse of ethical and legal standards. "The testimonies of doctors show that the Islamic Republic has trampled even the most basic human and medical principles," he stated. "The deliberate shutdown of ventilators, the prevention of treatment for the injured, and the arrest of patients from hospital beds constitute crimes against humanity."
Amiry-Moghaddam emphasized that when states weaponize healthcare facilities, it creates not just a human rights crisis but a global public-health emergency. He called on the World Health Organization to investigate reports of hospitals being converted into instruments of repression, denial of medical care to patients, and obstruction of medical professionals from performing their duties.
Collateral Damage and Communication Blackouts
The doctor further revealed that civilians completely uninvolved with protests have also died as collateral damage. During a communications blackout on January 8, when the regime cut off internet access and severely restricted landlines, people facing medical emergencies were unable to call for help.
"Some people, the old people having heart attacks and the women going into labor, they couldn't call the ambulance to come and just help them," Dr. R explained. "Some people were dead just like that because of not having access to call paramedics."
Targeting of Medical Professionals
Healthcare workers have not been spared from the regime's brutality. According to Dr. R, many doctors have been arrested, tortured, and even sentenced to death simply for treating wounded protesters. "They're still tracing the doctors. They're still trying to convict them for helping the enemy's country, or accusing them of espionage," the doctor continued, noting that medical students have also faced persecution.
Following hospital shifts, medical staff are reportedly followed home by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces to monitor whether they make any home visits to demonstrators. This surveillance has created an atmosphere of extreme fear among healthcare providers.
Patients Forced to Seek Treatment at Home
The medic recounted one particularly tragic incident involving a teenager who was shot in the genitals during protests. His widowed father deemed it too dangerous to take him to a hospital, so the youth was treated at home and later died from his wounds.
"You cannot believe how many patients we receive every single day that are at home," Dr. R said. "They didn't go to any doctors. They didn't even have a chance to go and get the X-ray to just address those bullets. Sometimes we just see that the bullet is still inside and is infected."
These allegations emerge as Iran's president has reportedly apologized to "all those affected" by the nationwide protests and the violent crackdown that followed. The situation continues to draw international concern about human rights violations and the weaponization of medical facilities against civilian populations.
