{"id":13040,"date":"2019-10-08T14:59:24","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T12:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=13040"},"modified":"2019-10-08T14:59:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T12:59:28","slug":"iranian-exiles-mek-supporters-demonstrate-in-support-of-lordegan-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/reports\/2019\/10\/iranian-exiles-mek-supporters-demonstrate-in-support-of-lordegan-protests\/13040\/","title":{"rendered":"Iranian exiles, MEK supporters, demonstrate in support of Lordegan protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Iranian exiles, MEK supporters,\ndemonstrate in support of Lordegan protests<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Saturday, October 7, Iranian exiles, MEK <\/a>supporters, held a demonstration in Oslo, Norway, in support of protesters in Lordegan county<\/a>, located in Iran\u2019s Charmahal & Bakhtiary province. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\" — Iranian exiles, MEK supporters, demonstrate in support of Lordegan protests <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In this\ndemonstration, organized by the Iranian exiles and MEK supporters, the demonstrators set\nup a book stand and hoisted\nflags and posters to show their support for protestors in Iran especially the\npeople of Lordegan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The demonstrators announced their support for Iran\u2019s\npeople protests and exposed the crimes of the regime\u2019s officials and supreme\nleader in Iran, Iraq and the Middle east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Iranian exiles, MEK supporters, demonstrate in support of Lordegan protests <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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MEK supporters, demonstrate in support of Lordegan protests <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
What you should know about protest in Lordegan<\/strong> <\/strong>**<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n**
At least 300 people, including children, are believed to have\nbeen infected with HIV in southwest province of Charmahal & Bakhtiary by\nhealth authorities using contaminated syringes, reports indicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
**People in the village of Chenar Mahmoudi in Lordegan have\npointed to medical negligence across the local health care system as the cause\nof the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n**
**According to locals, people contracted HIV from needles used by\nthe village\u2019s health organization to test for diabetes two months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n**
**The incident has also affected inhabitants of other neighboring\nvillages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n**
This week, a crowd of residents, mostly women, held a\ndemonstration in front of the governor\u2019s office and the health ministry\u2019s\noffice in Lordegan, protesting regime authorities\u2019 unhealthy practices\nresulting in the outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Protesters say the agent from the House of Health had used\ncontaminated syringes for multiple persons to take diabetes tests, leading to\nthe infection of a large number of residents of this village to HIV virus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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At least 300 people, including children, are believed to have been infected with HIV in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, SW #Iran<\/a> by health authorities using contaminated syringe. pic.twitter.com\/UvNvKhsNdH<\/a><\/p>\u2014 IRAN HRM (@IranHrm) October 3, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote>