New reports emerging from Iran point to a deeply disturbing pattern of violence unfolding behind closed doors. According to a senior ophthalmologist with access to verified medical data, more than 6,000 people suffering eye injurieshave sought treatment at a major eye clinic in Tehran in just the past few days. The scale and speed of these cases suggest not isolated incidents, but a systematic use of force that deliberately targets sight.

What makes this crisis even more alarming is how little of it reaches the outside world. Internet shutdowns, intimidation, and fear have pushed many stories into silence. Victims are treated quietly, families are warned not to speak, and medical professionals operate under enormous pressure.

At Heart4Iran / Mohabat TV, our call center has received a small number of calls directly from inside Iran. The tone of these calls is telling. Callers do not describe details. They simply say they are alive, that they are “doing okay,” and ask for prayer. Fear shapes every word. Many are too afraid to say more.

One message, however, broke through the silence. One of our trusted contacts inside the country was shot during the first nights of the protests. He was taken for surgery in secret. Doctors were able to save his life but not his vision. He has permanently lost his sight.

These are not statistics. They are human lives marked forever.

Blinding protesters is not crowd control; it is a message—meant to terrorize, to punish, and to silence. Yet even in this darkness, people continue to reach out, even if only in whispers, asking the world not to forget them.

We share this not to shock, but to bear witness. Iran’s crisis is ongoing, largely unseen, and unbearably real. Silence helps the oppressor. Telling the truth carefully, faithfully, and persistently, is one way we stand with those who no longer feel safe to speak.