IranWire, a news website run by professional Iranian journalists in the diaspora and citizen journalists inside Iran, today released a special report detailing the use of blinding as a weapon of suppression by the Islamic Republic of Iran since mostly peaceful anti-government demonstrations began in September 2022. The report, “Blinding as a Weapon of Suppression in Iran,” documents dozens of serious eye injuries sustained by protestors and bystanders. It also shares anecdotal evidence of there being thousands more victims who are reluctant or unable to access care because of the presence of security forces in hospitals and clinics across Iran. The authors, Aida Ghajar, Katherine Hignett and Omid Shams, reviewed medical records and consulted with medical and legal experts to draw conclusions in the report.
IranWire, a news website run by professional Iranian journalists in the diaspora and citizen journalists inside Iran, today released a special report detailing the use of blinding as a weapon of suppression by the Islamic Republic of Iran since mostly peaceful anti-government demonstrations began in September 2022. The report, “Blinding as a Weapon of Suppression in Iran,” documents dozens of serious eye injuries sustained by protestors and bystanders. It also shares anecdotal evidence of there being thousands more victims who are reluctant or unable to access care because of the presence of security forces in hospitals and clinics across Iran. The authors, Aida Ghajar, Katherine Hignett and Omid Shams, reviewed medical records and consulted with medical and legal experts to draw conclusions in the report.