UN probe finds Iran committed crimes against humanity in crackdown, cites US and Israel for strikes
The mission concluded that the suppression “went beyond a simple continuation of familiar patterns and represented a marked escalation in the use of lethal force and mass arrests.”
The UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran has concluded that the Islamic Republic is responsible for committing crimes against humanity during the crackdown on protests in January. The report, published on Monday, also blamed the United States and Israel for attacks against the regime. Despite Iran's failure to fully cooperate with the investigation, the mission gathered testimonies from 73 individuals, satellite imagery, video, photographic material, and information from credible human rights organizations and forensic and military experts.
The crackdown resulted in at least three and a half times as many injuries and five and a half times as many deaths as the 2022 Woman, Life, Freedom protests, demonstrating an escalation in the use of lethal force and mass arrests.
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