You see the security forces who are just shooting.

The protests were triggered

by a massive rise in the fuel price.

And within hours of the protests

starting, the authorities resorted

to the use of firearms to crush down these voices.

The Iranian authorities shut down the internet.

It happened extremely quickly. Between 24 hours people

were no longer online and seeing our messages.

However, many people courageously

sent these videos.

And as the internet has been restored slowly

Amnesty International has been able to look in

to dozens of videos that have emerged. The Iranian

authorities have a history of using excessive force

against peaceful protesters.

What we’ve seen this time though is an unprecedented use

of lethal force against unarmed protesters.

Now I can show you some of the footage

that the Iranian authorities clearly did not

want the world to see.

This is a video from Tehran that emerged

on 17th November onwards.

It is this moment, especially that

shows security forces shooting directly

at the people at the end of the street.

This is what shows us that the authorities have

been unlawfully using firearms

against unarmed protesters.

This sign on the building indicates

that this building belongs to the Department of Justice.

The people on the rooftop who

are shooting into crowds of people are wearing uniforms

which indicates that they are from security forces.

Based on our research,

the majority of the deaths have resulted almost entirely

from the use of firearms.

If I pause here, you can see a man who holds a gun

and is shooting at the protesters

he’s not wearing a uniform and people who

are not familiar may mistakenly

think that he’s a protester. But he is a plain clothes

official. And you can gather this information

because as you can see, all the security

forces are standing on this side of the street.

So in general, it doesn’t seem that the authorities

want to hide the identities of these people.

And that adds an additional layer of illegality

to the situation.

This is the footage from the city

of Shiraz in Fars Province.

You clearly hear people chanting slogans

against the current supreme leader.

While the protests were

triggered by the sudden rise in fuel prices,

they have expanded to include grievances

against political repression and

political authoritarianism.

Many protesters have certainly suffered from injuries caused

by beatings. People who have been injured

are not going to the hospitals

because they are afraid that they will be

arrested by the authorities.

There is at least one report that the intelligence

authorities have forced the management of a hospital

to submit to them the list of newly admitted patients.

There are also some horrific reports

that we are still investigating

that the authorities are forcing the families to pay

in order to receive the bodies of their loved one.

In some cases, families have been told that they need

to pay for the price of the bullet that was used

to kill their loved one.

If these reports are true,

this is an additional layer of cruelty

against families who’ve already suffered unspeakably.

On 20th November the forced confessions of one woman who

had been reportedly arrested was aired on state T.V.

We can expect that in the coming days or weeks

there will be a wave of televised confessions

that have been extracted under torture and other

ill treatment.

This pattern of unlawful killing

will continue unless the Iranian authorities

are held to account.

And for that to happen,

it’s essential that international experts

from the U.N. are allowed to enter their country, interview

the families of those killed,

visit detention centers and hospitals and cemeteries

and build a fair picture of the horrific events that

took place in the country.