Amnesty International has accused Iranian authorities of committing crimes against humanity during the crackdown on protests in 2022, according to France 24. The demonstrations left hundreds of people dead, the report said.
The rights organisation also said that Iran’s suppression of new demonstrations this year displayed the “same hallmarks” as the earlier crackdown, but on an even wider scale. The supplied report does not provide further details about the newer protests or the number of people affected.
Raha Bahreini, Amnesty International’s Iran researcher, discussed the allegations with France 24 journalist Mark Owen. She called for the creation of an international criminal justice mechanism to investigate and prosecute those responsible for the alleged crimes.
The allegations concern the conduct of Iranian authorities during the protests and the subsequent suppression of dissent, as described by Amnesty International. The report does not include a response from Iranian officials to the accusations, nor does it provide additional information about any existing investigations or prosecutions.
France 24’s report said the content was presented in an interview with Bahreini. It also noted that the associated video was unavailable, leaving the published account and the quoted Amnesty position as the available material.