Iranians selling kidneys, liver, testicles in Tehran
Question asked:
“Iranian citizens are selling their kidneys, liver, and testicles in Tehran because of the economic crisis.”
Summary
Iranian citizens in Tehran are indeed offering kidneys, liver tissue, bone marrow and even testicles for sale, with advertisements appearing on streets and walls. This surge in organ sales is driven by severe economic hardship, soaring inflation and debt pressures caused by the ongoing economic crisis.
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- Can Tehran survive a ‘zero oil’ budget, if US blockade on Iran persists? | US-Israel war on Iran News | Al Jazeera
Year-on-year inflation was at nearly 89 percent in the Iranian calendar month ending October 22, according to the Statistical Center of Iran. Saidian pointed out that no amount of austerity measures or budget reforms can fully replace sustainable ...
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An ILNA report published on November 11 was among the most striking items of the two days. Reporters documented advertisements on Tehran’s streets offering kidneys, liver and bone marrow for sale. Interviewees described debts, housing insecurity and the need to raise money for rental deposits.
- گزارشی از رواج پدیده فروش اعضای بدن در سایه افزایش فقر
خبرگزاری هرانا – در پی تشدید مشکلات اقتصادی، افزایش هزینه‌های زندگی و گسترش فقر، شمار آگهی‌های فروش اعضای بدن در برخی خیابان‌های تهران افزایش یافته است.
- فرودستان کلیه و مغز استخوان می‌فروشند/ آگهی فروش اعضای حساس بدن از فرط ناچاری!
فرودستان کلیه و مغز استخوان می‌فروشند/ آگهی فروش اعضای حساس بدن از فرط ناچاری! | سایت خبری تحلیلی ملیون ایران
- Economy of Iran - Wikipedia
The election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ... influx of revenues and foreign exchange. The rise of Asia as a commercial counterweight to Iran's historic trade partners in Europe, enabled Tehran to blunt the impact of sanctions....
- Iran’s Economic Breakdown Is Becoming a Security Problem for the Regime - NCRI
New data from the regime’s Statistical Center showed that industrial producer prices in summer 2026 were 147.3 percent higher than a year earlier, up from 109 percent in the previous quarter.
- شهادات مؤلمة من شوارع طهران.. الفقر يدفع مواطنين إلى عرض الكلى ونخاع العظم للبيع
شهادات مؤلمة من شوارع طهران.. الفقر يدفع مواطنين إلى عرض الكلى ونخاع العظم للبيع لتأمين لقمة العيش كشف تقرير ميداني نشرته وكالة أنباء
- Iranians resort to selling organs such as livers or testicles as country is crippled by economic crisis - with flyers lining entire street | Daily Mail Online
Iranians are being offered cash for their kidneys, liver tissue and bone marrow. One worker has even offered his testicles for sale after getting into financial difficulty. Farhang Hosseini Street, in Tehran, has become known as 'Kidney Street' ...
- People in Iran selling liver tissue, kidney, testicles amid economic crisis: Report
Rising living costs in Iran have forced people to sell their liver tissue, kidneys, bone marrow and testicles, ILNA news agency reported. Walls and doors in Iran are reportedly covered with advertisements offering organs for money.
- Iranian's Reportedly Selling Organs to Pay Debts and Survive Rising Living Costs
Iranian workers facing mounting debts and rising living costs are reportedly offering kidneys, liver tissue and bone marrow for sale as financial hardship deepe...
- الفقر يطارد العمال في إيران.. بيع الأعضاء وسيلة لسداد الديون وتكاليف المعيشة | إرم نيوز
تدهور الأوضاع الاقتصادية وارتفاع تكاليف المعيشة يدفعان عمالاً إيرانيين إلى عرض كُلاهم وأنسجة أكبادهم ونخاع عظامهم للبيع.
- التايمز: ضغوط العقوبات تدفع إيرانيين إلى عرض أعضائهم البشرية للبيع بسبب الأوضاع الاقتصادية - Observer Iraq
عواصم/مُتابعة عراق ... بظهور إعلانات في محيط أحد المستشفيات بالعاصمة الإيرانية طهران، يعرض فيها مواطنون بيع كُلاهم مقابل مبالغ مالية، نتيجة تفاقم الديون وتدهور أوضاعهم المعيشية...
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