Yaser Rahmani Rad

Yaser Rahmani Rad, born on September 21, 1988, is a general practitioner residing in Khorramabad. On November 30, 2022, he, along with two other doctors from Tehran, traveled to Kurdish regions to treat injured and wounded protesters during the demonstrations. However, on December 4, 2022, these three doctors were arrested by security agencies and spent more than forty days in detention, undergoing interrogation and various forms of torture.

The arrest of these three doctors received significant attention among the people in Kurdish regions, especially in Mahabad; many mistakenly believed they were members of "Doctors Without Borders."

Rahmani Rad stated to Mehrab Pourakbar, the prosecutor of Mahabad, that he does not accept the charges and that everything he did was solely based on his medical oath: "The prosecutor said, 'No, I know your intention. You come to treat the rioters so they can recover and riot again.'"

Yaser Rahmani Rad and his two colleagues were eventually released on bail of 600 million tomans after 46 days of detention, pending the court hearing.

Previously, Yaser Rahmani Rad had also voluntarily and freely provided medical services to those affected by floods in Lorestan and Khuzestan and the earthquake in Sarpol-e Zahab.

Born in 1988 in Kuhdasht, Lorestan Province, he achieved a rank of 56 in the national entrance exam in 2006 and received his general medical degree from Shiraz University.

Due to his student activities, he faced multiple suspensions from the university and was exiled to other cities, which prolonged the completion of his general medical degree to ten years.

In an interview with Deutsche Welle Persian on February 15, 2023, Yaser Rahmani Rad detailed the events and his observations in Kurdistan, as well as the process of his arrest and trial.

On Saturday, August 5, 2023, Yaser Rahmani Rad, a doctor residing in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan Province, was charged after attending an interrogation session held at Branch 3 of the Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office in Khorramabad.

On Thursday, September 21, 2023, Yaser Rahmani Rad, residing in Khorramabad, the capital of Lorestan Province, was arrested by security agents in that city and transferred to an unknown location.