Crime & Justice
Amnesty documents 'crimes against humanity' in Iran's protest crackdowns
September 16, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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Amnesty International has documented crimes against humanity in Iran's crackdowns on the 2022 women-led protests and the January 2026 nationwide protests.
- Amnesty International said Iranian authorities' 2022 crackdown on protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death amounts to "crimes against humanity," including killing, torture, rape and enforced disappearance.
- Amnesty verified the deaths of 377 protesters, including 56 children, and documented 16 cases of rape of arbitrarily detained protesters.
- Amnesty warned the crackdown on the January 2026 protests was "more bloody and atrocious," with thousands killed within 48 hours.
- Amnesty named 87 Iranian officials, including the late supreme leader Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commander Ahmad Vahidi, for investigation for crimes against humanity.