All for Selling Kidneys - Urgent

I saw this white metal door on Valinejad Street near to the famous Daryani Hospital. It was covered with hundreds of adverts, someone who is prepared to sell one of his/her kidneys is posted on this door. It says the blood type and the phone number of the seller.

Iran is one the countries where the sale of human kidneys is legal and supported by the government. Once every ten minutes, a young person takes advantage of the practice by walking into an official kidney referral agency.

I called one of the phone numbers and asked for the selling price. Apparently the price of kidney is around 80,000,000 Rials to 100,000,000 Rials.

For your information the exchange rate is (for today) 13,000 Rials = $1.00

Hasheminejad Kidney Center (HKC)

Its a sobering thought that people are willing to sell thier own body parts, it speaks of a desperation that is almost unfathomable to many, me included. Your image conveys the message with a harsh grittiness that pulls no punches and tells the stroy as it is.

Very well done Kombizz.

Regards

Alf

A beautiful street-shot, Kombizz!

With best regards, 

Ruud.

Very nice

Nice and very pleasant composition!

Nice clean shot with a interesting story. Well done.

g

Though I could not read out those words except some phone nos but your brief description has made me curious to know where  is this ''market of human parts" & is it approved by the Govt. Thanks for sharing this storyteller.

My best regards.

Kallol

This is a very interesting picture. Better: this is the most interesting use of pictures! The picture itself, and I think that anyone can agree, is trivial, but what we learn by this picture is frightfully upsetting. If I weren't an atheist I would pray for this poor Nation.

Thank-you for this, Kombizz.

Mauro

A real shocker of a image ! What a troubled world we live in ! Bill

A technically good image with a sad story to it.

Best regards Tore

Progetto importante,duro come la vita,complimenti per far riflettere !

La foto effetto botte,meritava l'attenzione come il messaggio.saluti paul

Very interesting composition. The narration is shocking too. Great documentation. Like it.
All the best to you. Warm Regards.

Dramatic documentary, very interesting shot and  explanection! Regards Sergio

After the description makes you wonder the possible conditions the person was operated under.  Very powerful.

nice photo!

With your explanation it makes a powerful document about the world we have created...