Two Injured in Iran’s November Protests Have Died

Reports from Iran indicate that Mohammad Maleki and Amir (Shahpour) Oujani, who were wounded by security forces’ gunfire during November protests this year, have died.

According to a report by the Human Rights Activists News Agency website, Mohammad Maleki, one of the injured in these protests, died on February 25 and his body was buried two days later at Emamzadeh Bagher in Baharestan city in Tehran province.

Mr. Maleki, a 23-year-old street vendor at Adran intersection on Saveh Road, was shot by security personnel in the spine and lung area. Iranian television had previously interviewed Mr. Maleki while claiming that “rioters” had shot him.

Amir (Shahpour) Oujani, 43, also died on December 10.

According to the report, a bullet struck the upper part of his foot, but fearing arrest, he only visited a clinic where his wound was dressed.

Mr. Oujani was eventually hospitalized at a private hospital after several days as his condition worsened, but on December 10 he died due to “infection from the foot wound and pulmonary embolism.”

Amnesty International previously reported on threats against physicians by law enforcement and stated that some medical centers in Iran refused to admit wounded protesters from November protests due to fear of their arrest.

During the November protests, reports were also published about the presence of security personnel in medical centers and the arrest of wounded protesters.

Three months after these protests, Islamic Republic officials have still not provided official statistics on the number of those killed, wounded, and arrested.

Reuters news agency reported that 1,500 people were killed in these protests, and Radio Farda investigations show that at least 8,600 people were arrested in 22 Iranian provinces.

Meanwhile, multiple reports have been published about the poor conditions of prisoners and their torture.

Among them, the human rights organization “Hengaw” announced that Kawe Wesani, from Khamsaneh village in Kamyaran and a resident of Sanandaj, died as a result of “torture” and his body was found on December 6.

In December, news was also reported about the discovery of bodies in some rivers in Kurdish-inhabited and southern Iranian regions, and some families of the deceased described these killings as related to the November protests.

One of these bodies belonged to a young man named Arshad Rahmanian who, according to his family, was arrested during the November protests.

Source: Radio Farda