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(CNN) -- Iranians wounded during protests are being seized at hospitals by members of an Islamic militia, an Amnesty International official told CNN.


Amnesty International has collected accounts from people who have left Iran and expatriates with relatives there who say the Basij has prohibited medical professionals from getting identification information from wounded demonstrators who check in, Akhlaghi said on Saturday. They are also not allowed to ask how the injuries happened, and relatives are hard pressed to find the wounded.


Once the patients are treated, the militia removes them from the hospital to an undisclosed location, she said.


However, CNN has received similar accounts, including that of a woman who arrived in the United States from Iran with a broken ankle and thumb. Video Watch reports of the crackdown on protesters at their homes ยป

The woman, who didn't want to be identified for fear of her safety, said she was injured in a rally, but was too scared to go to a hospital.