Iran war: UN rights chief 'appalled' by arrests, executions

UN rights chief condemns mass arrests and executions in Iran as currency collapses to record low amid ongoing war. | Contesto: cronaca

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• Iran war: UN rights chief 'appalled' by arrests, executions

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The United Nations human rights chief has expressed profound alarm over a wave of executions, mass arrests, and a sweeping crackdown in Iran during the ongoing war, with thousands of people reportedly detained. The UN rights office released a statement detailing the scale of the repression, which comes as the Iranian rial plunges to a record low against foreign currencies, compounding the country's economic crisis. According to the UN report, the crackdown has intensified since the outbreak of hostilities, targeting not only political dissidents but also ordinary citizens perceived as threats to state security. The rights office documented numerous executions carried out after what it described as summary trials, raising concerns about due process and the rule of law. The exact number of those executed remains unclear, but the statement emphasized that the pace of state-sanctioned killings has accelerated sharply. The mass arrests have swept across multiple cities, with security forces detaining activists, journalists, lawyers, and members of ethnic and religious minorities. The UN rights chief urged the Iranian government to immediately halt the arrests and executions, warning that the crackdown risks further destabilizing a country already reeling from the war's devastation. The statement called for independent international monitoring of the human rights situation, a demand that Tehran has consistently rejected. Meanwhile, the economic toll of the conflict is starkly visible in the currency markets. The Iranian rial has hit an all-time low, eroding the purchasing power of ordinary Iranians and fueling inflation that has already pushed basic goods out of reach for many. The currency collapse is widely attributed to a combination of war-related disruptions, international sanctions, and the government's diversion of resources to military efforts. Analysts say the economic freefall could deepen social unrest, even as the regime cracks down on dissent. The dual crises—human rights abuses and economic collapse—pose a mounting challenge for Iran's leadership. The UN statement noted that the crackdown appears designed to suppress any opposition to the war effort,...

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