GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today urged Iranian authorities to fully disclose the fate and whereabouts of individuals detained, forcibly disappeared or missing in the aftermath of the nationwide protests, and to halt all death sentences and executions related to the demonstrations. “The true scale of the violent crackdown on Iranian protesters remains impossible to determine at this point,” the experts said. “The discrepancy between official figures and grassroots estimates only deepens the anguish of families searching for their loved ones and displays a profound disregard for human rights…
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Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Originally published 20 February 2026. This page reproduces only a short excerpt; the complete text remains on the official source website.
