Protests continue in Iran, despite the regime's brutal attempts to stop them.
According to human rights organizations, around 300 people have been killed during two months of demonstrations.
Now the UN demands an end to the bloody violence.
On Thursday, the UN Human Rights Council decided that an independent inquiry should be set up to investigate Iran's actions during the nationwide protests, in which at least 14,000 people have been arrested.
- Injured protesters do not dare to seek medical care due to fear of being arrested, says UN Commissioner Volker Türk.
The extraordinary meeting of the Human Rights Council was held at the request of Germany and Iceland.
The council consisted of delegates from 47 countries, with 25 countries voting for an investigation.
Six countries – Armenia, Cuba, China, Eritrea, Pakistan and Venezuela – voted against and 16 countries abstained.
- On several occasions we have called on Iran to respect human rights and stop violent attacks on protesters, stop this bloodbath and indiscriminate killing, mass arrests and capital punishment, says German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock according to TT.
No signs of cooperation
How successful the investigation will be is unclear as the Iranian regime has shown no signs of wanting to cooperate.
Iran calls the decision shameful and believes that the violence in Iran was caused by foreign interference.
Khadijeh Karimi, Iran's representative at the meeting, called the council's decision "a politically motivated attempt by Germany to distort the human rights situation in Iran."