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Tehran

Name: Tehran, Iran
Address: Tehran, IR

22 documented cases of state violence recorded in Tehran, Iran (1979–2024).

Documented cases: 22
Period: 1979–2024

This page collects every case documented on iranholocaust.org that took place in Tehran. Each entry links to a full record with the date, the circumstances and the primary source. The cases span 1979, 1980, 1988, 2003, 2009, 2012, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024.

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Where does this information come from?: Every record is compiled from published reporting by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Iran Human Rights (IHR), HRANA, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the Boroumand Center. Each entry links to its source where one is public.
Can I reuse or cite this page?: Yes. All content on iranholocaust.org is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Cite the page URL and attribute iranholocaust.org.