{"id":90717,"date":"2026-09-17T11:47:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:47:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=90717"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:47:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T09:47:30","slug":"irans-2022-crackdown-constitutes-crimes-against-humanity-amnesty-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/human-rights\/2026\/09\/irans-2022-crackdown-constitutes-crimes-against-humanity-amnesty-says\/90717\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s 2022 Crackdown Constitutes Crimes Against Humanity, Amnesty Says"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_90719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90719\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90719\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AmnestyReport2022Uprising.jpg\" alt=\"Amnesty maps Iran\u2019s 2022 crackdown as crimes against humanity, naming 87 officials for investigation.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"542\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AmnestyReport2022Uprising.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AmnestyReport2022Uprising-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/AmnestyReport2022Uprising-768x416.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-90719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amnesty maps Iran\u2019s 2022 crackdown as crimes against humanity, naming 87 officials for investigation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Amnesty International has concluded that Iranian authorities committed crimes against humanity during the suppression of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/tag\/iran-protests-2022\/page\/12\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2022 nationwide uprising<\/a>, mapping the state machinery behind the repression and identifying 87 officials who should face criminal investigation.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-coordinated-state-apparatus\" class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [[data-has-inline-images]_&amp;]:clear-end text-lg first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">A Coordinated State Apparatus<\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">The organization\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more than 1,000-page report<\/a>, <em>Architects of Atrocities: State Machinery Orchestrating Crimes Against Humanity in Iran\u2019s 2022 Woman Life Freedom Uprising<\/em>, finds that the crackdown was not the result of isolated actions but a coordinated system involving national, provincial and local security bodies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Amnesty identifies the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/irans-regime-irgc-a-state-sponsored-terrorist-organization\/44858\/\" rel=\"\">IRGC<\/a>) and Iran\u2019s Police Command (FARAJA) as the two principal forces that carried out lethal protest dispersals under a broader structure that included the Supreme National Security Council and provincial and county security councils.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">amnesty<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span class=\"opacity-50\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">The investigation documents the use of military-grade firearms and shotguns loaded with metal pellets against protesters and bystanders, resulting in hundreds of unlawful killings, including of children, alongside arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance, torture and other ill-treatment.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">amnesty<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span class=\"opacity-50\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Amnesty categorizes the abuses as seven crimes against humanity: murder, torture, rape, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, imprisonment, and persecution on political, gender, ethnic and religious grounds.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"377-documented-deaths\" class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [[data-has-inline-images]_&amp;]:clear-end text-lg first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">377 Documented Deaths<\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Alongside the main report, Amnesty published a separate document, <em>Lives Cut Brutally Short<\/em>, recording the deaths of 377 protesters and bystanders during the 2022 uprising, including 56 children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">The organization stresses that the real death toll cannot be established with certainty, but its documented cases reveal clear patterns in the use of lethal force, with 326 of the 377 victims killed by security forces using firearms or other lethal methods, mostly during attempts to disperse protests.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">amnesty<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span class=\"opacity-50\">+1<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">The report also details the persecution of victims\u2019 families, who faced intimidation and other forms of pressure as part of a systematic campaign to prevent accountability.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"87-officials-named-for-investigation\" class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [[data-has-inline-images]_&amp;]:clear-end text-lg first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">87 Officials Named for Investigation<\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">A central finding is the identification of 87 officials whom Amnesty says merit criminal investigation for crimes against humanity.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">amnesty<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span class=\"opacity-50\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">The list includes 10 national-level officials and 77 at regional, provincial and county levels, selected based on their positions in the security hierarchy, authority over subordinates, evidence of coordination of operations, public statements supporting security-force actions, leaked orders and other links to documented crimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Amnesty applies a \u201creasonable grounds to believe\u201d standard, meaning the evidence warrants criminal investigation but does not amount to a judicial finding of guilt.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"calls-for-international-justice\" class=\"font-semibold leading-tight text-pretty mb-2 mt-4 [[data-has-inline-images]_&amp;]:clear-end text-lg first:mt-0 md:text-lg [hr+&amp;]:mt-4\">Calls for International Justice<\/h2>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">Amnesty links the lack of accountability for the 2022 crackdown to subsequent waves of repression, including mass killings during the January 8\u20139, 2026 protests, which it says followed the same patterns on an even greater scale.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">amnesty<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span class=\"opacity-50\">+2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"my-2 [&amp;+p]:mt-4 [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:inline-block [&amp;_strong:has(+br)]:align-top\">The organization calls on the UN General Assembly to establish an international criminal justice mechanism focused on crimes against humanity in Iran and urges UN Security Council members to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court.<span class=\"citation inline\" data-pplx-citation=\"\" data-pplx-citation-url=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2026\/09\/iran-architects-of-crimes-against-humanity-to-suppress-protests-must-face-justice\/\"><span class=\"group\/trigger inline-flex min-w-0\" data-state=\"closed\"><span class=\"relative -mt-px max-w-full min-w-0 whitespace-nowrap -top-px font-sans text-base text-primary select-none selection:bg-super-selection selection:text-primary dark:selection:text-super-primary\"><span class=\"text-3xs rounded-md group min-w-4 max-w-full cursor-pointer align-middle font-mono tabular-nums font-normal transition-colors duration-150 inline-flex items-center gap-0 py-[0.1875rem] leading-snug px-[0.3rem] [@media(hover:hover)]:hover:bg-subtle group-data-[state=open]\/trigger:bg-subtle border-subtlest ring-subtlest divide-subtlest bg-soft\"><span class=\"inline-block relative !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset] max-w-[25ch] overflow-hidden\">amnesty<\/span><span class=\"inline-block ml-1 mr-px !mt-0 ![vertical-align:unset]\"><span 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