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UN mission alleges crimes against humanity in Iranian protest crackdown

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A UN fact-finding mission has determined that Iranian forces likely committed crimes against humanity while cracking down on recent protests, according to the mission's findings. The most severe instances of repression reportedly occurred in January, supporting eyewitness accounts of extreme violence used by authorities.

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A UN fact-finding mission has concluded that Iranian security forces committed crimes against humanity during their crackdown on recent protests, particularly emphasizing the period of January as the most repressive. This determination is based on witness reports of extreme and widespread violence used by Iranian authorities to suppress dissent.

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