Als zuverlässige Quelle geben wir hier die gerade verschickte Erklärung der Internationalen Föderation für Menschenrechte (FIDH) und ihrer iranischen Teilorganisation League for the Defence of Human Rights in Iran (LDDHI) wieder. Der Text spricht für sich:
Paris, 13 January 2026. The protests have been met by deadly and disproportionate force by the authorities, including the use of live ammunition aimed at the head, neck, and eyes of the protesters and even truck-mounted machine guns. On 8 January, Iranian authorities implemented a 99% Internet shutdown and cut off landline and mobile phone connections.
The exact number of individuals killed and injured in the crackdown is unknown. While on 13 January an Iranian official set the protest death toll at about 2,000, independent sources estimated that as many as 6,000 people may have been killed. LDDHI was able to verify and confirm that at least eight minors were killed. At least 500 people have been referred to one hospital in Tehran for eye injuries.
As of 10 January 2026, at least 10,000 people had been arrested and detained by the authorities, who have repeatedly accused the protesters of rioting, vandalism, and terrorism, as well as cooperating with the United States and Israel. According to a statement on 10 January by the Prosecutor-General, detained protesters would be charged with moharabeh ("waging war against God"), an offense that could be punished by death. One protester arrested on 8 January at Fardis, Alborz Province, has already been sentenced to death and is scheduled to be executed on 14 January.
"The government’s brutal response to legitimate socio-economic grievances once again shows Tehran’s complete lack of respect for human rights and disregard for human dignity. The authorities are using the Internet and communications shutdown to cover up the massacre of the protesters and suppress the unprecedented widespread movement of the Iranian people for freedom and fundamental change", said LDDHI President Karim Lahidji.
FIDH and LDDHI call on states to express their unequivocal support for the Iranian people and their democratic aspirations. The two organisations also urge states to condemn all human rights violations committed in response to the protests, undertake diplomatic action, impose emergency targeted sanctions on commanders and officials in the security forces and the judiciary who are linked to violations in the context of the crackdown, and push for the release of protesters and all political prisoners.
"The Iranian authorities are responding to peaceful demonstrations by committing widespread and systematic human rights violations that may amount to serious international crimes. The ongoing repression warrants a robust international response, which must be accompanied by concrete accountability measures that ensure justice for the victims", said FIDH President Alexis Deswaef.
The Iranian authorities have a long history of responding with disproportionate use of force and serious human rights violations to peaceful protests. In November 2022, following the "Woman, Life, Freedom" widespread protest movement in September 2022, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC) established the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Iran (FFMI), with a one-year mandate to investigate allegations of human rights violations in the context of those protests. Since then, the FFMI’s mandate has been renewed and expanded, most recently in April 2025. FIDH and LDDHI urge states to convene a Special Session of the HRC that addresses the situation in Iran, to extend the FFMI’s mandate to address and investigate violations committed during the ongoing repression of protests, to ensure full political and budgetary support to the FFMI, and to consider prosecutions of the alleged perpetrators of crimes under universal jurisdiction laws where applicable.
Soweit die Erklärung der FIDH vom Dienstagabend
Anmerkung: Bisher hat die EU die Iranischen Revolutionswächter (Pasdaran) nicht auf die Liste der Terrororganisationen gesetzt, obwohl das wegen der wirtschaftlichen Aktivitäten der Pasdaran für diese durchaus Konsequenten hätte. Auch die Bundesregierung begnügt sich damit (Stand Dienstag), die gewaltsame Niederschlagung der Proteste als "inakzeptabel" zu bezeichnen (Wadephul), was nett aber nicht besonders hilfreich ist.
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