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Amnesty report says Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in bloody 2022 protest crackdown

16 Sep 2026, 09:00 GMT By Sara Jabakhanji
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Article Amnesty report says Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity in bloody 2022 protest crackdown
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Four years after the death of a young woman whose name became synonymous with the fight for women's rights and freedom in Iran, Amnesty International says the resulting government crackdown was a systemic campaign whose perpetrators continue to evade accountability.