'New level of brutality': Iran doctors put death toll in suppressed uprising at over 16,500
The Times of Israel • • world
Key Points:
- A British Sunday report, citing Iranian doctors, estimates the death toll from suppressed demonstrations in Iran at over 16,500, significantly higher than previous figures, with most victims under 30 and including children and pregnant women.
- The report highlights severe injuries, especially eye injuries caused by shotgun pellets, with an estimated 700 to 1,000 people losing eyes and possibly over 8,000 blinded nationwide, based on data from multiple hospitals.
- Doctors involved communicated via banned Starlink internet terminals and reported extreme brutality, including the use of military-grade weapons and denial of life-saving treatments by security forces.
- Iranian authorities acknowledge several thousand deaths and blame "terrorists and armed rioters," while also accusing foreign actors like Israel and the US of
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