Amnesty International says Iranian authorities commit “crimes against humanity” during the 2022 crackdown on nationwide protests, which Amnesty links to the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement sparked after Mahsa Amini’s death. In a report released Wednesday, the rights group says the crackdown involves acts such as murder, torture, rape, and enforced disappearance, and that these actions are addressed as crimes against humanity.
Amnesty also argues that Iran’s suppression of demonstrations in 2023 carries “the same hallmarks” as 2022, but occurs on a “more” or “even” wider scale. Both outlets describe Amnesty’s assessment as marking four years since the 2022 protests and as a warning that subsequent authorities’ actions are “deadlier” and more extensive. Neither source attributes specific legal findings to a court, but both present Amnesty’s characterization of the pattern of abuses by Iranian authorities.
