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UNICEF Urges Immediate Release of Children Detained After Iran Unrest
UNICEF calls for immediate release and independent monitoring of detained children, highlighting the lasting harm detention causes and Iran's obligations under international law.
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© Unsplash/Arman TaherianTehran, the capital of Iran. This article is published in association with United Nations. The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the immediate release of all children detained during the recent public unrest in Iran, expressing deep concern that minors arrested in connection with the protests remain behind bars. The unrest erupted in late December 2025 in cities across Iran over soaring inflation, rising food pr…
"UNICEF is deeply concerned about reports that children who have been arrested in connection with the recent riots in Iran continue to be detained..."
UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder, expressed his "deep concern at the information that indicates that juveniles are still detained". Therefore, "we call for the immediate detention of children in all their forms and for the immediate release of children detained in Iran after recent public disturbances. The Islamic Republic of Iran is part of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and has the obl…
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UNICEF calls for release of children detained during Iran protests
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for the immediate release of all children detained during the recent public unrest in Iran, expressing deep concern that minors arrested in connection with the protests remain behind bars.
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