Architects of brutal women's rights crackdown consolidate their power in Iran
Security chiefs in Iran responsible for crimes against humanity during a violent crackdown on nationwide protests in 2022 continue to control a “deadly state machinery of repression”, Amnesty International has said. In a 1,000-page report, the rights organisation detailed how Iranian authorities used murder, torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment and rape to crush an uprising sparked in…
Amnesty International has accused Iran's security chiefs of a systematic campaign of repression and crimes against humanity following a violent crackdown on protests in 2022. The rights group's 1,000-page report detailed how Iranian authorities used murder, torture, enforced disappearance, imprisonment and rape to suppress an uprising sparked by the death of a Kurdish woman, Zhina Mahsa Amini, in police custody.
The uprising, known as the Women, Life, Freedom movement, challenged decades of curbs on women's freedoms and economic hardship. The anniversary of Ms Amini's death has prompted calls for general strikes in parts of Iran, despite the risks. The report identifies 87 officials who should be investigated for crimes against humanity, including former interior minister Ahmad Vahidi and supreme leader Ali Khamenei.
Amnesty calls for a global criminal justice mechanism to prosecute those responsible before another protest massacre occurs.
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