⭕️A Doctor’s Testimony from Iran, Recorded One Week After the Internet Shutdown and the Issuance of Kill Orders: Video translation: Greetings to the honourable people of Iran. My name is Dr Yaser Rahmani-Rad. I am a resident in Internal Medicine. As I explained in my previous video, which I uploaded to Instagram before the internet shutdown, I raised several key points. I stated that attacks on hospitals, attacks on medical centres, attacks on protesters and injured individuals receiving treatment in hospitals, and the abduction of those patients are, according to medical conventions and conventions governing the conduct of medical services during conflict, equivalent to crimes against humanity and war crimes. This is exactly what we are witnessing in Iran at present. During this past week, in which the internet has been almost entirely cut off, the reports provided to me by my team and the figures we have received regarding those killed are far, far higher than what you might imagine. Our initial estimate placed the number somewhere between 20,000 and 30,000 people. After that initial assessment, we effectively lost nationwide communication. As I mentioned before, I have a response team, but unfortunately, due to the internet shutdown, our communications were severely disrupted, and we were unable to provide assistance in the way that was needed. Nevertheless, within our limited capacity and through individuals who had previously saved our contact details, we attempted to help as much as possible via phone calls and whatever means were available to us. However, the situation has now worsened because security forces have taken control of hospitals. Every injured person who enters a hospital is identified and registered, and after being discharged, they are tracked using hospital CCTV footage, which is under the control of security forces. These individuals are then arrested at their homes. As they themselves have acknowledged, this constitutes both a war crime and a crime against humanity. The second issue is that by cutting off the internet, medical and emergency assistance to many protesters has been halted entirely. In numerous cases, even with the limited telephone communications we still have, we have tried to assist protesters to the best of our ability, but we have faced extremely serious obstacles. For example, one of our mobile emergency response teams was attacked. All of their equipment was confiscated in Tehran by plainclothes security forces and Basij units. This has significantly reduced our level of preparedness. Even our medical supplies, including antibiotics and other treatment equipment, were seized. This has occurred in at least two documented cases: one in Tehran and one in Shiraz. I want to emphasise once again that hospitals are under the control of security forces. I will try to speak calmly, but in closing I must repeat this clearly: hospitals are unfortunately under security control, and this is one of our most serious challenges. Injured protesters are afraid to go to hospitals due to the risk of arrest, especially public hospitals. However, private hospitals are not safe either; they are also under pressure, and many private hospitals have likewise been taken over by security forces. We have access to only a very limited number of private hospitals, and only for absolutely emergency cases where immediate intervention is required. Even so, the scale of repression being carried out is vastly greater than the medical assistance that people like myself are able to provide. Our capacity is extremely limited. Finally, I want to address the security forces directly. History moves forward. These days will also pass. You were meant to be accountable to the people of Iran, yet you failed in that responsibility. Not only did you fail, but you consciously acted in direct opposition to your duty. I say this frankly and directly: your names will remain as a mark of shame in the history of Iran. 1/2