NEWS CENTRE - It has been reported that the Iranian regime is forcing families to sign documents in order to quietly bury the bodies of those who lost their lives in protests during the night.

 

Protests continue in Iran and Rojhilat (East Kurdistan). Thousands of people have been detained as a result of the regime's attacks, hundreds have lost their lives, and many more have been injured. It has been reported that the regime is forcing families to sign a ‘conditional document’ in order to release the bodies of deceased protesters.

 

Forced “confession” videos released

 

Pro-regime media outlets have released videos of 145 protesters being forced to ‘confess’; it has been reported that these videos are being used to try to declare the protesters ‘guilty’.

 

Pressure and secrecy imposed on funerals

 

The statement noted that the bodies of many protesters were still being held in forensic medicine institutions and hospitals. It was stated that regime forces pressured families to bury the bodies quietly and at night. Families were made to sign a document indicating their acceptance of these conditions; families who signed the document were able to retrieve the bodies.