GENEVA, Jan 20 (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold an emergency session on Iran in the coming days, with proponents aiming to discuss “alarming violence” used against protesters, a document showed on Tuesday.
An Iranian official said authorities have verified at least 5,000 deaths in the protests which are the biggest demonstrations since 2022, prompting U.N. rights chief Volker Turk to condemn the violence.
(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin)
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