Reports of Torture, Unfair Trials in Iran Trigger Fresh Alarm Over Fate of Protesters

The latest twist in months-long protests led by women, youth
Amnesty says detainees have been flogged, hung upside down

Iran has been torn by the biggest wave of social unrest in almost three years.(Photo by AFP via Getty Images)

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By Golnar Motevalli

January 29, 2023 at 1:23 PM UTC

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Rights groups warned that several young people, including teenagers who’ve been jailed by Iran for their involvement in anti-government protests, are at risk of being executed, and have been tortured.

In a statement, London-based Amnesty International urged Iran to immediately quash death sentences for three protesters — ages 18, 19 and 31 — charged with at least two capital offenses each after court hearings that lasted less than an hour.