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UN rights chief warns of escalating crackdown in Iran amid conflict

UN rights chief warns of escalating crackdown in Iran amid conflict

The UN’s top human rights official warned on Wednesday that Iranians’ rights are being eroded in “harsh and brutal ways,” citing a surge in executions, mass arrests and alleged abuses amid a widening crackdown on dissent during the ongoing conflict.

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