22nd June 2022 - The UN has released a report on the situation of human rights in Iran, stating concerns about the crackdown on the people including "members of workers’ unions and teachers arrested for protesting against their low salaries and poor working conditions." The report looks at the regime's crackdown on various protests since the May Day protests this year and since the sudden rise in the price of every-day goods caused by soaring inflation.
Parts of the report reads:
"Protests have spread across various cities and regions in Iran since the start of May following the government’s decision to cut subsidies on food items. At least five protesters have been killed as a result of excessive use of force by security forces. Separately, protests erupted in Khuzestan after a 10-story building collapsed in Abadan on 23 May, leaving over 40 dead and many missing. Protesters criticized the authorities for negligence and corruption in connection with permitting the construction of the building despite expert assessments advising against it."
"In the absence of meaningful channels of participation in Iran, peaceful protests are now the sole remaining means for individuals and groups to express themselves and share their grievances with the authorities,” the experts said. “We are deeply concerned that first response by the authorities is that of security, involving the excessive use of force against protestors, with what appears to be an active policy to shield perpetrators and prevent accountability."
The full report can be found here.
