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UN chief calls on Iran to refrain from using ‘disproportionate force’ against protesters

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi not to use “disproportionate force” against protesters. “We are increasingly concerned about reports of rising fatalities, including women and children, related to the protests,” Dujarric said.

He said Guterres “calls on the security forces to refrain from using unnecessary or disproportionate force and appeals to all to exercise utmost restraint to avoid further escalation.”