A doctor inside Iran has told RFE/RLs Radio Farda that security forces have stormed hospitals and executed wounded protesters amid a brutal state crackdown on nationwide antiestablishment protests.
The doctor, who said she works in a hospital in southern Iran, said members of Irans security forces had finished off protesters who had been admitted to hospital for treatment.
They killed many [demonstrators], arrested many, and many are on the run, said the doctor, who spoke to Radio Farda on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. The situation is very bad.
RFE/RL could not independently verify the doctors claims.
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The authorities have shut down the Internet and blocked phone lines, but eyewitness accounts have emerged that suggest the state is waging one of its deadliest-ever crackdowns on street protesters.
At least 648 people, mostly protesters, have been killed since protests erupted on December 28, according to human rights groups, which fear the real death toll could be in the thousands.
