{
  "id": 7755633,
  "title": "Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in crackdown on 2022 protests",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/amnesty-says-iran-committed-crimes-against-humanity-in-crackdown-on",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T09:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
    "slug": "al-monitor",
    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/amnesty-says-iran-committed-crimes-against-humanity-crackdown-2022-protests"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in the crackdown on 2022 protests that left hundreds dead, Amnesty International said Wednesday, adding Tehran's suppression of new demonstrations this year bore the \"same hallmarks\" but on an even wider scale. The crackdown in 2022 amounted to \"crimes against humanity\" including murder, torture, rape and enforced disappearance, Amnesty said…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Amnesty report says Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in bloody 2022 protest crackdown",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/amnesty-report-says-iranian-authorities-committed-crimes-against",
        "published": "2026-09-16T09:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}