Iranian doctors put death toll in suppressed uprising at over 16,500 — report

The death toll in the suppressed demonstrations in Iran is more than 16,500, the UK’s Sunday Times reports, citing a report put together by Iranian doctors.

The report says that most of the dead are young people under 30 and that a further 330,000 people were injured, with much of the killing coming over a two-day period.

“This is a whole new level of brutality,” Professor Amir Parasta, an Iranian-German eye surgeon, who helped put together the network of doctors, tells the Times. “This time they are using military-grade weapons and what we are seeing are gunshot and shrapnel wounds in the head, neck and chest.”

The report says the figures were compiled from staff in eight major eye hospitals and 16 emergency departments across Iran. It says the doctors were able to communicate using banned Starlink technology during the internet shutdown.

The report also notes a high amount of eye injuries, with security forces also reportedly using shotguns, with at least 700 people losing eyes.