US EditionIran Crackdown Death Toll May Exceed 36,000, Leaked Documents Show
- An emergency session in Geneva on Jan 23 proposed extending a 2022 U.N. investigation and launching an urgent probe into unrest linked to violations that began on Dec 28.
- Rights groups say thousands of victims were killed, marking the biggest challenge to Iran's clerical government since 2022, while Payam Akhavan, former U.N. prosecutor, called the crimes unprecedented and evoked a `Nuremberg moment`.
- At least 50 countries backed the call for a special Human Rights Council session in a letter drafted by Iceland, while Iranian authorities blamed the unrest on `terrorists and rioters` and Iran's diplomatic mission did not immediately respond.
- Documenting alleged abuses aims to support potential future legal proceedings, with Payam Akhavan warning this evidence could set the stage for a "Nuremberg moment".
- Impact Iran said the session sends a strong message that the world is watching, amid a U.N. funding crisis that has stalled other probes.
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Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei promises this Sunday punishments "without any leniency" for the arrested demonstrators who will be found guilty. He promises "the utmost rigor" in the investigations.
The NGO Iran Human Rights states that the final number of deaths in the act may exceed 25,000
Non-governmental organizations based abroad have denounced bloody repression, while struggling to make a reliable assessment, because of the general shutdown of the Internet, which is still ongoing in the country.
An internet blockade is making it difficult to verify the violence in Iran. Nevertheless, new cases and figures are coming to light every day. News on the blog.
Human rights organisations have already claimed several thousand deaths in Iran, but according to one report, the number could be much higher.
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