Iran’s security forces are raiding hospitals and arresting wounded suspected protesters — including actors and athletes — in the nation’s latest crackdown on the anti-government movement.
Security forces have stormed hospitals as they carry out mass arrests across multiple cities, detaining patients receiving treatment for suspected protest-related injuries, according to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Those swept up in the ruthless clampdown include actors, athletes, business owners, lawyers, human rights activists and more — all accused of protesting the regime amid a collapsing economy.
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The United Nations Human Rights council held an emergency session Friday in Geneva to discuss Iran. AFP via Getty Images
“We have indications that the security forces made mass arrests in several cities, even pursing injured people into
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