74:, Iranian authorities were accused of stealing the bodies of protesters who were killed by security forces during the demonstrations. The protests erupted over various issues such as water shortages, power cuts, economic hardship and political repression. The authorities have also harassed and intimidated the families of the victims, and in some cases, refused to hand over their bodies or forced them to bury them in unmarked graves. The families have been denied the opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones and to hold funerals and mourning ceremonies, which could fuel more protests and public outrage. Human rights groups and activists have called for justice and accountability for the victims of the repression.
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Iranian authorities used excessive force to suppress the protests, which erupted over a fuel price hike and turned into a broader expression of dissent. The tribunal will also examine allegations that the
Iranian authorities stole the bodies of some of the protesters who were killed, in order to conceal the extent of the violence and prevent their families from holding funerals and mourning ceremonies.
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November protests in 2019 in Iran were a series of nationwide demonstrations that erupted after the government announced a sudden increase in fuel prices, which caused hundreds of casualties due to hard crackdowns, the authorities have interacted with the families of the victims in various
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By taking away the bodies of the slain protesters, the authorities are trying to prevent their families from holding funerals and mourning ceremonies, which could fuel more protests and public outrage. They are also trying to conceal the evidence of their crackdown and the true number of casualties.
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