Iranian security forces used excessive force on protestors commemorating the anniversary of the brutal “Bloody Friday” government crackdown on large anti-government demonstrations in 2022.
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Click to expand Image People protest in Zahedan, Iran, on October 28, 2022. 2022 Private (Beirut) - Iranian security forces used excessive force on protesters commemorating the anniversary of the brutal "Bloody Friday" government crackdown on large anti-government demonstrations in 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. Security forces fired "birdshot" shotgun pellets, rubber bullets, and tear gas and beat and otherwise assaulted protesters on September 29, 2023, and again on October 20. The United Nations Independent Fact-Finding Mission on Iran should investigate the pattern of excessive force and arbitrary arrests at protests, particularly in areas with large ethnic and religious minorities such as the city of Zahedan in Sistan and Baluchistan province. "Iranian authorities are as committed as ever to brutally crushing protests of their own people who demand fundamental change," said Tara Sepehri Far, senior Iran researcher at Human Rights Watch. "S
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The Center for Human Rights in Iran (CHRI) is an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights in Iran. CHRI investigates and documents rights violations occurring throughout Iran, relying on first-hand accounts to expose abuses that would otherwise go unreported. We bring these violations to the attention of the international community through news articles, briefings, in-depth reports, podcasts, and videos, and work to build support for human rights inside Iran as well. CHRI engages in intensive outreach and international advocacy aimed at defending the fundamental rights and freedoms of the Iranian people and holding the Iranian government accountable to its human rights obligations.