Rescue of Protester from Kahrizak: A Family's Search for Their Child

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Rescue of Protester from Kahrizak: A Family's Search for Their Child

A family searched for three days during the nationwide protests for their son who had gone out to protest and did not return. Among the corpses, they found him alive, but severely injured and without food or water.

According to a narrative received by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, a family spent three full days searching for their son who had left home to protest and had not returned. Initially, the family searched hospitals, then went to Behesht Zahra, and ultimately their search led them to Kahrizak; a place where shocking images of the numerous corpses of protesters killed during the protests circulated on social media and in the media.

In Kahrizak, the family was forced to search among a mass of corpses for their child; a place where hope and terror were intertwined. Eventually, against all fears, they found their son alive. He had been severely injured by a bullet and, according to this account, had remained motionless for three full days without food or water, fearing a finishing shot from the authorities, hidden within a plastic cover designated for the deceased.

According to this report, the family eventually managed to transfer him to a hospital for treatment. This narrative, while bitter, illustrates a rare moment of survival amidst death and simultaneously provides a shocking image of the conditions surrounding the suppression of protests, the treatment of the injured, and the pressures faced by families to access medical care; families who have become lost between hospitals, morgues, and security centers in search of their loved ones.

It is worth mentioning that due to severe internet disruptions and restrictions in Iran, independent verification of this narrative is not possible.

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