The incident took place amid the widespread protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian woman who died in the hospital after being arrested by the country’s morality police.
The European Parliament recently decided to grant a prestigious human rights award to Mahsa Amini and Iranian protesters.
Amnesty International documented 45 cases of rape and sexual assault endured by anti-regime protesters in Iran.
Iranian students said that violence and intimidation by security forces have driven some students to suicidal ideation.
In the Sept. 30 crackdown, security forces killed at least 66 people, according to Amnesty International.
American policy should be pro-Iranian, meaning supporting the Iranian people, not enabling the regime with sanctions relief for a time-limited nuclear deal.
Over 500 people were killed by Iranian forces during the protests which erupted across Iran in September 2022.
The Kurdistan Human Rights Network had said earlier that special forces beat up the imprisoned women before gaining control of the fire.
Iran is insisting that the Iraqi government disarm and remove Kurdish opposition groups
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