US EditionUN rights council steps up scrutiny of Iran crackdown as NGO puts death toll past 5,000
The UN Council extended the mandate of independent investigators amid reports of over 5,000 deaths in Iran's protest crackdown, with concerns over ongoing repression and accountability.
- 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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The Iranian regime has become fully militarized to keep the population under control, according to Wies De Graeve of Amnesty International Flanders. Heavily armed soldiers are being deployed to keep the population in check. Gatherings are being prevented, and Iranians are being forced to observe a curfew.
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Independent EspañolBy JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s bloodiest crackdown since the 1979 Islamic Revolution is slowly coming to light, even as authorities have cut the country off from the internet and much of the outside world. Cities and towns smell of smoke as fire-damaged mosques and government offices line the streets. Banks have been set ablaze and their ATMs smashed. The damage, officials estimate, amounts to at least $125 million, ac…
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vijesti.meThe United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, today called on the Iranian authorities to "end their brutal repression" of protesters and suspend the death penalty, the Office of the High Commissioner announced.
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Amid persistent demands for Iran to end its "brutal repression," the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council decided on Friday to expand its investigation into Tehran's crackdown on protesters that has killed thousands of people, including children.
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