UN Begins Investigation into Pressing Protesters by Iran's regime

The motion was approved by 25 votes per, 6 against and 16 abstentions at the UN Council for Human Rights. Activists and some diplomats celebrated with applause and applause as the result was being read by the president of the Council.

Tehran's representative at the Geneva meeting, Khadijah Kariri, in advance accused Western states of using this council to attack Iran, which she called the “terrible and shameful”.

China tried but failed to pass an amendment to this motion, which would have removed the main paragraph referring to the investigation into the crackdown on mass protests by Iran.

China's envoy, Jiang Yingfeng, told the Council that the German-led motion was “critical” against Iran.

“This will certainly not help resolve the problem”, he added, seeking to clear a key paragraph.

Representatives from dozens of countries supporting the motion, including the United States and Great Britain, criticised China's demand and demanded that the Geneva Council vote without that amendment.

“ (Anment) denies survivors, families and victims the right to register their suffering,” said British Ambassador to the UN Simon Manley.

US Human Rights Ambassador Michele Taylor said it was the terrified “” from China's request at the last minute.

Iran's representatives repeatedly criticised this motion, which they called “fully unilateral”.

Protests against Iran's clerical regime erupted two months ago, following the death of a 22-year-old woman who was arrested by moral police for, as it was said, violations of the hygiene rules.

Authorities say Mahsa Ammini lost her life from heart attack, but her family and other Iranians believe she died as a result of being beaten by police.

Protests have reportedly spread to Iran's 140 towns and towns and have turned into the biggest challenge for the Islamic Republic in the last ten years.