Paris, France, Sept 16, 2026 (AFP) - Amnesty says Iran committed 'crimes against humanity' in crackdown on 2022 protests

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2026-09-16

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 in a report marking four years since those protests,......

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