Iran: Deadly Repression of Khuzestan Protests

Click to expand Image © Human Rights Watch (Beirut) – The rising death toll and mass arrests raise grave concerns about the Iranian authorities’ response to recent protests in Khuzestan and other provinces, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should immediately and unconditionally release peaceful protesters, provide information about deaths, and allow an independent international investigation into security agencies’ alleged use of lethal force. All those responsible for abuses should be held to account. “The Iranian political leaders’ primary response to widespread demands…

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