“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine condemned the harsh repression of the Iranian authorities against the participants of mass protests and called on the international community to increase pressure on Tehran”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
“We strongly condemn the repression of the Iranian authorities against its own people, the unprecedented increase in the number of dead and injured among the participants of protest actions. This is a gross violation of fundamental human rights and freedoms,” the statement said.
Kyiv also calls on the Iranian authorities to abandon forceful methods, to respect citizens’ right to freedom of peaceful assembly and freedom of speech.
“History convincingly shows that regimes that ignore the needs and suffering of their citizens inevitably bear political, legal and moral responsibility for their actions,” Ukrainian diplomats note.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs repeated the call to the international community to increase political, diplomatic and other types of pressure on Tehran in response to the violence.
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Mass protests in Iran began on December 28, 2025, amid an economic crisis, the collapse of the national currency and rising inflation. Before the Internet was shut down, it was reported that protests had reached about 120 cities. The authorities are trying to suppress the demonstrations harshly, using weapons.
Human rights groups say Iranian authorities are brutally suppressing the demonstrations, which have left more than 600 people dead. Reuters, citing an unnamed official, reported about 2,000 dead.
The number of those arrested is estimated at more than 10,000 people.