Iran responsible for ‘physical violence’ that killed Mahsa Amini, UN report says

A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini Picture: Markus Schreiber/AP

Iran is responsible for the “physical violence” that led to the death of Mahsa Amini in September 2022 and sparked nationwide protests against the country’s ruling theocracy, a United Nations fact-finding mission has said.

The stark pronouncement came in a wide-ranging initial report submitted to the UN Human Rights Council by the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran.