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UN Probe: Repression in Iran Worsened after 12-Day War with Israel
(AFP) The Independent International Fact Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran, a body established by the UN Human Rights Council in 2022, on Thursday denounced Iran's intensification of oppression since the country's 12-day war with Israel in June, with more than 21,000 arrests. Sara Hossain, who heads the body, said the Islamic Republic targeted "lawyers, human rights defenders, journalists, and even social media users who simply published content relating to the hostilities." Iran has also ramped up executions, with more than 1,200 to date in 2025. The investigation also found that the repression of ethnic and religious minorities has "intensified" with "over 330 Kurds and large numbers of Arabs" arrested and "hundreds of thousands of Afghans" deported. Iran has accused members of the Baha'i faith of being "Zionist spies," targeting them in house raids and confiscating their property. "We have received information indicating that over 45 journalists face credible threats in seven countries for reporting on events in Iran," Hossain added.