Amnesty calls for arrest of 87 Iran officials over 'crimes against humanity' during protests
Amnesty calls for arrest of 87 Iran officials over 'crimes against humanity' during protests Submitted by Alex MacDonald on Wed, 09/16/2026 - 10:08 Report warns US-Israel war fuelling spiralling repression four years after Woman Life Freedom protests Women hold a placard reading "Woman, Life, Freedom" during a march marking the International Women's Day near Taksim Square in Istanbul on 8 March…
Amnesty International has called for the arrest of 87 Iranian officials responsible for crimes against humanity during the 2022 "Woman, Life, Freedom" protests. The rights group's extensive 1,000-page report, titled "Architects of Atrocities: State Machinery Orchestrating Crimes Against Humanity in Iran’s 2022 Woman Life Freedom Uprising," documented the widespread repression of anti-government protesters.
The uprising began after the death of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody after being arrested for wearing her hijab improperly. During the demonstrations and subsequent executions, hundreds of people were killed, with the report verifying the deaths of 377 protesters and bystanders, including 56 children. These individuals were disproportionately members of Iran's Kurdish and Balochi minorities.
Iranian authorities are accused of committing crimes against humanity, including murder, torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment, rape, and political persecution. Agnes Callamard, secretary general of Amnesty International, emphasized that the crackdown was carried out to suppress the uprising and demanded an international criminal justice mechanism to ensure accountability.
Callamard also warned that the ongoing US-Israeli war on Iran is undermining efforts to seek justice for the victims of the 2022 protests.
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