During the widespread unrest that followed the contested election result in June 2009, thousands of people were arbitrarily arrested, dozens were killed on the streets or died in detention, and many said they were tortured or otherwise ill-treated. This report includes cases and moving testimonies of individuals whose rights were abused. It shows that the willingness of the authorities to resort to violence and arbitrary measures to stifle protest and dissent has continued long after the post-election protests subsided.
Iran: Election contested, repression compounded
Topics
- Censorship and Freedom of Expression
- Death Penalty
- Detention
- Discrimination
- Human Rights Defenders and Activists
- Impunity
- Iran
- Justice Systems
- Killings and Disappearances
- Penal Institutions
- Press Freedom
- Racial Discrimination
- Religious Groups
- Report
- Research
- Sexual Violence
- Torture and other ill-treatment
- Unfair Trials
- Unlawful Detention
- Unlawful Killings
- Women and Girls
- Women's Rights