UN calls for end to repression in Iran and opens investigation; deaths exceed 5 thousand, says NGO

Understand the escalation of protests in Iran The United Nations Human Rights Council approved this Friday (23) the opening of an investigation into the violent repression by Iranian authorities against protesters who took to the country’s streets since the end of last year. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Trump threatens Iran again and says that ‘great force’ is on the way to the Middle East During the meeting in Geneva, 25 countries voted in favor of opening the investigation, 7 voted against – including Cuba, Pakistan, Egypt and China – and 14 abstained. UN human rights chief High Commissioner Volker Turk criticized Iran. He said thousands of people, including children, had been killed in the “brutal crackdown” on protests, and called on the country’s religious authorities to end the crackdown. “I call on the Iranian authorities to reconsider, step back and put an end to their brutal repression, a pattern of subjugation and use of disproportionate force that can never address the complaints and frustrations of the population,” he declared at an emergency session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. According to a report released this Friday by the NGO Human Rights Activist News Agency (HRANA), based in the United States, more than 5,000 people died during the protests in Iran, the majority of them civilians who were victims of repression. Funeral of Iranian security forces agent Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS The organization also states that another 9,787 possible deaths are under investigation and that at least 26,852 people have been detained. Of the total number of fatal victims, the organization states that: 4,714 were protesters 207 were members of the security forces 29 were innocent bystanders who passed by 42 were minors The only balance released by the Iranian authorities to date speaks of 3,117 deaths, of which 2,427 were “martyrs” – members of the security forces or innocent bystanders – and the rest “rioters” supported by the United States. In its statement, HRANA accused the body that provided the information of trying to “support the government’s official narrative regarding the killings.” ‘We don’t know if they are alive or dead’: the despair of those who have relatives in Iran Photos of the faces of hundreds of dead people leaked to the BBC amid the brutal repression of protests in Iran Trump again made threats What is the future of Iran amid protests against the regime? The President of the United States, Donald Trump, threatened Iran again this Thursday (22). During an interview aboard Air Force One, the Republican stated that a large force is on its way to the Middle East to monitor the country “very closely”. “We have a lot of ships heading in that direction, just in case. We have a large flotilla heading that way. Let’s see what happens,” he said. “I would prefer nothing to happen, but we are watching the country very closely.” Trump may be referring to the deployment of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and escort ships, which left the South China Sea last week for the Middle East. The movement was reported by the American press based on reports from authorities. Still during the interview, Trump confirmed his intention to tax all countries that do business with Iran. According to him, a 25% tariff will come into force “very soon”. The measure was announced by the president for the first time on January 12th. Brazil could be impacted. In 2025, Brazilian companies imported US$84.5 million from Iran, mainly urea, pistachios and dried grapes. Exports totaled US$2.9 billion, with emphasis on corn, soybeans and sugar. The new threats come days after the US president reduced his tone against Iran. In recent weeks, Trump suggested that he could intervene in the country because of the Iranian regime’s repression of the wave of protests that was spreading across the territory. On January 13, Trump stated that he would take “tough measures” if the regime executed protesters by hanging. The following day, he said that Tehran had canceled all executions and signaled that, given this scenario, it would not attack the country. VIDEOS: trending on g1 See videos that are trending on g1

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