Iran is responsible for the ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini, UN probe finds
IRAN is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 that sparked nationwide protests, a United Nations fact finding mission said today.
The stark pronouncement came in a wide-ranging initial report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran.
Ms Amini died on September 16 2022 in a hospital after she was arrested by the country’s morality police over allegedly not wearing her hijab to the liking of the authorities.
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