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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maya Oppenheim

Iranian security forces have ‘illegally killed, sexually assaulted and tortured children’

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Security forces in Iran clamping down on demonstrations have illegally killed, sexually assaulted, and tortured children, with some detained for weeks without their families being informed, campaigners have warned.

Human Rights Watch said this constitutes a “pattern of serious violations” as it warned that Iranian authorities had infringed human rights while arresting, interrogating, and prosecuting children.

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