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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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Tuesday, January 20, 2026
UN Human Rights Council to apparently hold emergency session on Iran’s deadly crackdown
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This frame grab from videos taken between January 9 and January 11, 2026, and circulating on social media purportedly shows images from a morgue with dozens of bodies and mourners after crackdown on the outskirts of Iran's capital, in Kahrizak, Tehran Province. (UGC via AP)
The UN Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran in the coming days, with proponents aiming to discuss “alarming violence” used against protesters, a document shows.
An Iranian official says authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in the protests, but activists say they believe the number of people killed to be much higher.
The scale of the crackdown has emerged piecemeal as Iran remains under an unprecedented internet shutdown for over 11 days.
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