Amnesty links lack of justice for 2022 to mass killings in January 2026

Amnesty International says lack of punishment for Iran's 2022 Woman Life Freedom crackdown allowed security forces to kill thousands of protesters on 8-9 January 2026. Its September 2026 report documents killings, torture and sexual abuse in 2022. Amnesty argues that without foreign trials or stronger sanctions — economic penalties — future abuses are unlikely to be deterred.