Iran is the only country in the world where it is legal to sell a kidney. Donors get money from the buyer and from the state, a system which eradicated waiting lists but, detractors say, exploits the poor and vulnerable. Here, we follow one terrible story
A strong hot wind blows from the desert and, around the Iranian city of Ahvaz, flames from the chimneys of the oil refineries all bend in the direction of the Persian Gulf. On the road, a festive crowd advances though the dust raised by the wind, to the sound of drums. Shiites are celebrating Ashura. Ghaffar goes to his window to watch: he would like to be with them, but he is in a hospital waiting for a kidney transplant.
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