{"id":266209,"date":"2022-11-02T13:59:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T11:59:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=266209"},"modified":"2023-02-07T10:17:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T09:17:08","slug":"why-the-regime-targets-physicians-amidst-a-bloody-crackdown-on-irans-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/why-the-regime-targets-physicians-amidst-a-bloody-crackdown-on-irans-revolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Why the Regime Targets Physicians Amidst a Bloody Crackdown on Iran\u2019s Revolution\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Medical-school-Sannadaj\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-266223 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Medical-school-Sannadaj.jpg\" alt=\"Medical-school-Sannadaj\" width=\"1000\" height=\"546\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Medical-school-Sannadaj.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Medical-school-Sannadaj-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Medical-school-Sannadaj-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Medical-school-Sannadaj-150x82.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Medical-school-Sannadaj-696x380.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/10\/18\/middleeast\/doctors-helping-treat-iran-protesters-intl-hnk\/index.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Iranian doctors<\/a> and health professionals rallied in Tehran and several other cities, protesting the regime\u2019s denial of medical care to wounded individuals during the nationwide Iran protests and authorities\u2019 deliberate negligence in curing wounded arrestees.\u00a0 The clerical regime responded more violently, attacking doctors and nurses and killing Dr. Parisa Bahmani.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_266226\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-266226\" style=\"width: 280px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Parisa-Bahmani\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-266226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Parisa-Bahmani-280x300.jpg\" alt=\"Parisa-Bahmani\" width=\"280\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Parisa-Bahmani-280x300.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Parisa-Bahmani-150x161.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Parisa-Bahmani-300x322.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Parisa-Bahmani.jpg 328w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-266226\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Parisa Bahmani<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The murder triggered outrage among Iranians at home and abroad. The President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, Mrs. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, strongly condemned this crime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I extend my condolences to the family of Dr. Parisa Bahmani &amp; the medical community<br \/>The regime leaders&#39; heinous crimes will soon be answered by the freedom of the Iranian people, especially by the brave women who have become their nightmare<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WomenForce4Change?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WomenForce4Change<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1586420052370542593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">On Wednesday, October 26, security forces attacked the medical professionals\u2019 protest in Tehran, beating protesters, including Dr. Moyed Aalawian, head of Tehran\u2019s Medical System Organization. Dr. Alawian and his deputy resigned shortly after in protest of the security force&#8217;s brutality.\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Doctors and medical professionals were also beaten, and some were arrested in other cities. Since the protests erupted in Iran, Iranian physicians have issued several statements protesting the presence of security agents in hospitals and clinics, violating the rights of wounded protesters.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 29 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>The regime&#39;s oppressive security forces began opening fire on students of the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yOxpOuBUnG\">pic.twitter.com\/yOxpOuBUnG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586360958489751557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Protests have been continuing in Iran for the past seven weeks. Initially sparked due to the tragic death of a young girl in police custody, demonstrations soon morphed into a nationwide uprising, and many spectators consider there is a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-protests\/irans-revolution-and-its-characteristics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">revolution in the making<\/a> in Iran.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime has inflicted violence on unarmed civilians to quash widespread protests. According to reports tallied by the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), over 450 protesters have been killed so far, and more than twenty-five thousand have been arrested.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Systemically resorting to lies and smear campaigns, state officials have painted protesters as deceived youth who merely act on emotions rather than reason. But the expansion of the nationwide uprising to other social criteria, e.g., medical <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2022\/10\/07\/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-arrests\/\" rel=\"noopener\">practitioners and lawyers<\/a> who are risking their lives to demand freedom, is outrightly disparaging the regime\u2019s propaganda machine.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Videos and reports from Iran indicate that the security forces use ambulances to transfer arrested protesters or deploy reinforcements to quash demonstrations. In many cases, people freed the arrestees by attacking <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/world\/1682523\/iran-protests-repressive-regime-ali-khamenei-video-pictures\" rel=\"noopener\">the ambulances<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Locals wounded by the regime&#39;s security forces are in grave danger as authorities are not allowing them to receive medical care. People are doing whatever they can with minimum supplies.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qEINDkhADI\">pic.twitter.com\/qEINDkhADI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586754803480174592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Authorities also search hospitals to find those wounded during protests and take them to prisons. Therefore, many wounded protesters are forced to stay at home as going to a hospital is a risk.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Abdollah Mohammadpour, a 16-year-old boy from Urmia, was wounded by a bullet in protests and transferred to his home. Security forces later found Abdollah and abducted him, handing his dead body a few days later.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), also expressed his concerns about the Iranian people\u2019s lack of access to medical care.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cVery worried about rising fatalities and injuries to protesters and other civilians in Iran. It\u2019s essential that unfettered access to health care is provided to those in need, including the appropriate use of medical vehicles, facilities, and the ability of health workers to help patients,\u201d he wrote on his Twitter account.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Very worried about rising fatalities &amp; injuries to protesters &amp; other civilians in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>. It\u2019s essential that unfettered access to health care is provided to those in need, incl. the appropriate use of medical vehicles, facilities &amp; the ability of health workers to help patients.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrTedros\/status\/1586066486413647873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 28, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Iranian regime has resorted to maximum violence in a bid to quash the nationwide uprising. Brave Iranians are continuing their protests with the aim of regime change. While the clerical regime clings to anything to save its ominous rule, the world community should not neglect its moral and legal duties to help Iranians. Based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Iranian people are entitled to the right of self-defense and self-determination of their future. The international community should recognize these rights.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">November 2 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of the Shiraz University of Medical Sciences are on strike and continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 48th day of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bgyVDWkNpW\">pic.twitter.com\/bgyVDWkNpW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587723690883444737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">November 1 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Medical interns at Namazi Hospital are seen continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 47th day of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qF2SFfoMJY\">pic.twitter.com\/qF2SFfoMJY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587480837288779779?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">November 1 &#8211; Zanjan, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of Zanjan University of Medical Sciences were continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 47th day of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sdSuFJ9mbI\">pic.twitter.com\/sdSuFJ9mbI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587478320769212416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 31 &#8211; Zahedan, southeast <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences chanting:<br \/>&quot;Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EkBGJuvW7J\">pic.twitter.com\/EkBGJuvW7J<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587127260938571776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 31 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of various universities continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 46th day of the uprising.<\/p>\n<p>Bushehr University of Medical Sciences<br \/>Payame Noor University &#8211; Sanandaj<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QdCR4RKr5N\">pic.twitter.com\/QdCR4RKr5N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587104608198893569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 31 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 46th day of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/APTbwauRe5\">pic.twitter.com\/APTbwauRe5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587103350075580417?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 31 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences -School of Dentistry chanting:<br \/>&quot;Mullahs must get lost!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JQxHFhQCOA\">pic.twitter.com\/JQxHFhQCOA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587089510323654659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 31 &#8211; Rasht, northern <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of Rasht University &#8211; Faculty of Pharmacy are continuing the nationwide protests against the regime on the 46th day of the uprising.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0nxhQmL6CH\">pic.twitter.com\/0nxhQmL6CH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587078185002405891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 31 &#8211; Tabriz, northwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of Tabriz University of Medical Sciences chanting:<br \/>&quot;We shall fight and take back Iran!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DHjx8nJGQ9\">pic.twitter.com\/DHjx8nJGQ9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1587059312978952193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 30 &#8211; Shiraz, south-central <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of the School of Pharmacy, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, chanting:<br \/>&quot;Mullahs must get lost!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IlPrDErwBu\">pic.twitter.com\/IlPrDErwBu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586647848485019650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 29 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of Ahvaz Jondi Shapour University of Medical Sciences chanting:<br \/>&quot;This is the last message: The entire regime is the target!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uP41wvgfao\">pic.twitter.com\/uP41wvgfao<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586392415992270850?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 29 &#8211; Ahvaz, southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Students of the Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences chanting: <br \/>&quot;Jailed college students must be released!&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4FdYL8Pw0\">pic.twitter.com\/W4FdYL8Pw0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586355925086093312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">October 29 &#8211; Sanandaj, western <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a> <br \/>Authorities began opening fire and using tear gas against students of the Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevolution2022?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevolution2022<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D8%A2%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc_\u0622\u0632\u0627\u062f\u06cc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2ShMHTRT1K\">pic.twitter.com\/2ShMHTRT1K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586363475135266816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/1586430164132470784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 29, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iranian doctors and health professionals rallied in Tehran and several other cities, protesting the regime&rsquo;s denial of medical care to wounded individuals during the nationwide Iran protests and authorities&rsquo; deliberate 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