Iran rejects UN probe into protests
Iran will reject a newly-appointed independent UN investigation into the country's repression of anti-government protests, the foreign ministry said yesterday, as demonstrations showed no sign of abating.
"Iran will have no cooperation with the political committee formed by the UN Rights Council," ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani said.
The UN Rights Council voted on Thursday to appoint a probe into Iran's deadly crackdown on protests.
Volker Turk, the UN rights commissioner, had earlier demanded that Iran end its "disproportionate" use of force in quashing protests that erupted after the death in custody of 22-year old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini on September 16, reports Reuters.
Meanwhile, a prominent Iranian actor has been released on bail more than a week after her arrest for having supported nationwide protests, local media reported.
Hengameh Ghaziani "was released today based on an order from judicial authorities," IRNA reported late Sunday.
The protests have particularly focused on women's rights - Amini was detained by morality police for attire deemed inappropriate under Iran's Islamic dress code - but have also called for the fall of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
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