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Activists say Iran has aired nearly 100 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture
Iranian state media aired 97 confessions from detainees in two weeks, many coerced under torture, linked to charges including the death penalty, rights groups report.
- Since Dec. 28, Iranian state media has aired at least 97 confessions from protesters, rights groups say the broadcasts came at an unprecedented clip over two weeks.
- Iranian officials frame the clips as proof of foreign plots, blaming the United States and Israel and calling the unrest 'riots', while Human Rights Activists News Agency says confessions follow torture and justify death penalty prosecutions.
- State television edits confessions with dramatic music and footage of alleged attacks, while detainees shown in footage have blurred faces; many trials last only minutes, according to the United Nations Special Rapporteur .
- United Nations data shows Iran executed 975 people in 2024, with security-related offenses like espionage accounting for 3%, and IRNA said the executed man confessed last week.
- The practice dates to the 1979 Islamic Revolution, with around 350 forced confessions from 2010–2020, 40 to 60 aired in 2025, and the European Parliament condemning it in January 2023.
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At least 97 demonstrators have had to "confessions" since the protests began on Iranian state television. Human rights organizations report on torture – with fatal consequences: Many of the statements could end in death sentences.
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Activists say Iran has aired nearly 100 coerced confessions from protesters, often after torture
Iranian state media has aired at least 97 confessions from protesters since Dec. 28, according to the Human Rights Activists News Agency. The U.S.
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