Global Pressure Urged as Iran Cracks Down on Protests
TL;DR
Iranian security forces have violently cracked down on largely peaceful protests since December 28, 2025, killing and injuring demonstrators while cutting internet access from January 8 to conceal abuses; with arrests, disappearances, and threats of torture or death sentences, rights groups are calling for urgent UN action (including UNHRC/UNSC sessions) and a referral to the International Criminal Court, and activists urge international pressure via a petition.
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- 'It's horrifying': Videos of body bags and machine guns give rare glimpse of Iran's bloody crackdown NBC News
- Iran Update, January 15, 2026 Institute for the Study of War
- Opinion | Iran’s Murderous Regime Is Irredeemable The New York Times
- What is HRANA, the US-based group behind Iran’s death toll figures? Al Jazeera
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