Iranian Doctor Alleges Regime Executes Wounded Protesters in Hospital Beds
An Iranian doctor has made shocking allegations that the Islamic regime is executing injured protesters while they lie in hospital beds, shooting them directly in the head. Dr. R, a member of the Aida Health Alliance, provided detailed testimony about this systematic brutality occurring within medical facilities.
Chilling Evidence of Hospital Executions
Dr. R explained that numerous wounded civilians have been discovered in their treatment beds, still connected to medical machines, with fatal bullet wounds to their heads. "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 told The Jerusalem Post. "So it means they went into the hospital and they killed them on the treatment bed."
The doctor shared disturbing images with the newspaper showing bodies in black bags with head bullet wounds, surrounded by blood, and still attached to medical tubes and catheters. While these photographs have not been independently verified, they present a horrifying visual account of the alleged atrocities.
Systematic Violation of Medical Principles
Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, director of Iran Human Rights, stated: "The testimonies of doctors show that the Islamic Republic has trampled even the most basic human and medical principles and has systematically used hospitals as instruments of repression and killing."
He continued: "The deliberate shutdown of ventilators, the prevention of treatment for the injured, and the arrest of patients from hospital beds constitute crimes against humanity and demonstrate the complete collapse of any ethical or legal standards in this government."
Amiry-Moghaddam emphasized that when states weaponize hospitals for repression, it creates not merely a human rights crisis but a global public-health emergency. He called on the World Health Organisation to investigate reports of hospitals being converted into instruments of repression, denial of medical care to patients, and obstruction of medical staff from performing their professional duties.
Medical Staff Targeted and Civilian Collateral Damage
Dr. R further claimed that medical professionals have faced severe persecution, with many doctors arrested, tortured, and even sentenced to death 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 explained, noting that medical students have also suffered under the regime's brutality.
The violence has extended beyond protesters to civilians uninvolved with demonstrations. Dr. R described how during communications blackouts imposed by the regime, 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," the doctor said. "Some people were dead just like that because of not having access to call paramedics."
Home Treatment Tragedies and Presidential Response
Fear has driven many injured individuals to avoid hospitals entirely. Dr. R recounted treating numerous patients at home who were too terrified to seek proper medical care. "You cannot believe how many patients we receive every single day that are at home. 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," the doctor said.
In one particularly tragic case, a teenager shot in the genitals during protests was treated at home after his widowed father deemed hospitals too dangerous. The young man later died from his untreated wounds.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian offered an apology to "all those affected" by the nationwide protests and subsequent crackdown, acknowledging the "great sorrow" felt by people without directly admitting security force involvement in the bloodshed. "We are ashamed before the people, and we are obligated to assist all those who were harmed in these incidents," Pezeshkian stated.
Broader Context and International Pressure
The allegations emerge as Iran faces mounting international pressure. According to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 6,961 deaths have been verified since protests began in late December, with another 11,630 cases under investigation and more than 51,000 arrests documented.
Iranian medics suggest the true death toll could exceed 30,000, though internet blackouts have made accurate documentation extremely difficult. The country remains engaged in nuclear negotiations with the United States while facing criticism from both Western powers and its own citizens during the 47th anniversary of its Islamic Revolution.
