Paris, France, Jan 26, 2026 (AFP) - Iran broadcasting forced 'confessions' to deter dissent: activists

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The man faces the camera with his face blurred as dramatic music pounds in the background. "I made a mistake," he says, his voice trembling as an unseen interrogator presses him about the deaths of members of Iran's security forces. "If I'd known, I would not have done it." According to one rights group, at least 240 such "forced confessions" have been broadcast by Iranian state television in recent weeks -- an "unprecedented" quantity -- after a......

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