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VOA Persian: Families of Iran's 'Bloody Friday' victims call for justice 


Images from the Zahedan protests in 2022.
Images from the Zahedan protests in 2022.

A group of families of those killed and injured in the police crackdown on the 2022 "Bloody Friday" protests in Zahedan and Khash issued a statement rejecting Iranian court rulings that require the officers responsible for the shootings to pay compensation to the victims' families. In a statement, the families described the crackdown as "an example of brutal repression and widespread human rights violations."

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