US EditionChemical and Pharmaceutical Weapons Used Against Protests in Iran?
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Chemical and Pharmaceutical Weapons Used Against Protests in Iran?
Witness reports and research records suggest Iran may have used incapacitating chemical and drug-based agents alongside live fire in January 2026 protests, though independent verification remains difficult. The crackdown and mass killing of protesters in January 2026 (Dey 1404) has been so extensive that a UN Special Rapporteur has warned of possible “crime against humanity,” and Amnesty International has called for the case to be referred to th…
In Iran, several doctors have been arrested for saving the lives of some of the tens of thousands injured during the brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests, the Guardian reports. At least one surgeon now faces the death penalty. The arrests and death sentences are part of a "revenge" campaign, according to human rights groups, after health workers and doctors refused to ignore the plight of seriously injured protesters, who were shot or stabbe…
"On Friday, January 30 at 7:00 PM, the Greek Section of Amnesty International and our activists will be at Syntagma Square (steps) to peacefully protest the massacre currently taking place in Iran," the organization says, emphasizing that "Iran's security forces have used unlawful lethal force, causing mass deaths and horrific injuries to crush the mostly peaceful demonstrations demanding the fall of the Islamic Republic system." The call: "Open…
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