DOZENS OF DOCTORS AND NURSES HAVE BEEN ARRESTED IN IRAN

Based on information received, amid intensified repression and widespread arrests during the national uprising, dozens of doctors, nurses, and medical staff in various cities across Iran have been arrested by Islamic Republic security agencies.

Reports indicate that in recent days, IRGC intelligence agents and law enforcement forces have raided several hospitals and arrested a number of doctors and nurses. In addition, some physicians have been arrested following attacks by security forces on their homes or private clinics. Names reported among those detained include Ehsan Ahmadi, Sobhan Esmaildoust, Ghazal Omidi, Babak Pouramin, Saber Dehghan, Alireza Rezaei, Ameneh Soleimani, Abdolreza Hosseini, Fariba Hosseini, Shamsi Abbas-Alizadeh, Alireza Golchini, and Farhad Nadali.

According to these reports, the arrest of medical staff is directly linked to their role in treating injured protesters, many of whom were wounded by direct gunfire and violence carried out by repressive forces. Treating the wounded and documenting bullet wounds and injuries is viewed by security agencies as exposing the true scale of the killings and challenging the government’s official narrative.

The arrest of doctors and nurses is described as a clear attempt to instill fear, cut off independent medical aid, and prevent the documentation of crimes, an action that constitutes a blatant violation of human rights and the fundamental principles of medical ethics.