Iranian security forces use gunfire and tear gas to stop hundreds of Iranians in the village of Chenar Mahmoudi in Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province who continue to protest over a shocking case of using HIV-infected syringes by the villages’ health clinic to inject patients.
The case was revealed after several patients form this village were tested for other reasons in Shiraz and Esfahan hospitals. The result of their tests proved that they were HIV positive. According to the information received by Avatoday from the villagers, a doctor informed the patients and government officials of the case, but security forces and members of Iranian Revolutionary Guards threatened the doctor to stop leaking the information to the media.
Video footages received by Avatoday show protesters running as security forces use gunfire and tear gas to end the demonstration.
The protesters however continued to shout anti-regime slogans to show their disapproval to the officials’ lack of interest to investigate the case.
Sources inside the village told Avatoday that the tragic incident happened after nurses from the local clinic have been sharing infected-needles and syringes to inject patients.
Iran is suffering from lack of medical equipment and facilities. There have been unofficial reports in the past about the lack of enough syringes in medical clinics. Some of these reports claimed that authorities were encouraging local clinics to share syringes and needles.
