Young Iranian Protester Blinded In One Eye Stranded In Turkey
Iranians launched a Twitter storm on Monday in support of Zanyar Tondro, an 18-year-old man who was has lost an eye in the anti-regime protests.
Iranians launched a Twitter storm on Monday in support of Zanyar Tondro, an 18-year-old man who was has lost an eye in the anti-regime protests.
Zanyar, along with his father, left Iran for treatment in Europe in the past weeks, but after their boat capsized, he was arrested by the Turkish police and taken to a refugee camp in the southwestern city of Mugla.
Social media users tweeted the hashtags #ZanyarTondro in Farsi and English asking for his treatment.
Informed sources have described Zanyar's condition as "unsuitable" to stay in Turkey due to lack of access to treatment and medicine.
On March 25, Kurdistan Press Agency published pictures of Zaniar who was on the way to Europe on a boat of refugees in Greek waters.
During the protests following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, Zanyar lost his right eye when he was shot by regime forces. Reports say there are still 11 birdshots left in Zanyar's head, which have endangered his left eye as well.
A large number of protesters have been shot in the face and have lost one or both eyes during the protests that are still underway after more than six months.
The Oslo-based Iran Human Rights Organization says the shootings in the face and eyes were "systematic", but the Iranian officials have denied it.
