As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll. So many people were slaughtered by Iranian security services on that Thursday and Friday, it overwhelmed the state’s capacity to dispose of the dead. Stocks of body bags were exhausted, the officials said, and eighteen-wheel semi-trailers replaced ambulances.
The Health Ministry’s two-day figure roughly aligns with a count gathered by physicians and first responders, and also shared with TIME. That surreptitious tally of deaths recorded by hospitals stood at 30,304 as of Friday, according to Dr. Amir Parasta, a German-Iranian eye surgeon who prepared a report of the data.
HighlightWooden3164 on
This a humanitarian crisis beyond scale. Accountability cannot just be international condemnation and some temporary protests. The line needs to be drawn somewhere, otherwise, forget it…
notbeaux on
The authors of this article appear to be long time critics of the current regime. The way the 30,000 deaths number is stated gives me pause. It reads like they are extrapolating to that number, likely based on a random sampling of specific hospitals then assuming that ALL hospitals have similar numbers which would be wildly inaccurate. From less partisan authors I’ve read a majority of violent interactions have happened in Iranian Kurdistan which holds the most vehement anti regime sensitivities
acherlyte on
Truly, truly horrific.
AntiTrollSquad on
Still waiting to see how all those that condemned Israel so harshly, to start doing the same towards Iran. Clearly showing now where their loyalties, and financing comes from.Â
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As many as 30,000 people could have been killed in the streets of Iran on Jan. 8 and 9 alone, two senior officials of the country’s Ministry of Health told TIME—indicating a dramatic surge in the death toll. So many people were slaughtered by Iranian security services on that Thursday and Friday, it overwhelmed the state’s capacity to dispose of the dead. Stocks of body bags were exhausted, the officials said, and eighteen-wheel semi-trailers replaced ambulances.
The Health Ministry’s two-day figure roughly aligns with a count gathered by physicians and first responders, and also shared with TIME. That surreptitious tally of deaths recorded by hospitals stood at 30,304 as of Friday, according to Dr. Amir Parasta, a German-Iranian eye surgeon who prepared a report of the data.
This a humanitarian crisis beyond scale. Accountability cannot just be international condemnation and some temporary protests. The line needs to be drawn somewhere, otherwise, forget it…
The authors of this article appear to be long time critics of the current regime. The way the 30,000 deaths number is stated gives me pause. It reads like they are extrapolating to that number, likely based on a random sampling of specific hospitals then assuming that ALL hospitals have similar numbers which would be wildly inaccurate. From less partisan authors I’ve read a majority of violent interactions have happened in Iranian Kurdistan which holds the most vehement anti regime sensitivities
Truly, truly horrific.
Still waiting to see how all those that condemned Israel so harshly, to start doing the same towards Iran. Clearly showing now where their loyalties, and financing comes from.Â