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Iran's government; UN fact-finding found state forces unlawfully killed Mahsa Amini & up to 551 protesters in 2022; crimes against humanity
Agency· Iran · in the record since Mar 2024
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In September 2026 the UN fact-finding mission found Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity suppressing the January 2026 protests, saying real casualties were likely far above the government's official count of 3,038 killed and 25,000 injured.
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- Iran International — UN fact-finding mission report on January 2026 crackdown
committed crimes against humanity in suppressing nationwide protests in January
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The UN fact-finding mission cited credible figures that as many as 551 protesters, including at least 49 women and 68 children, were killed by security forces in the 2022 protests, and found Iran arbitrarily executed at least nine young men.
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- Al Jazeera — Iran committed crimes against humanity during protest crackdown, UN says
as many as 551 protesters were killed by the security forces