{"id":313570,"date":"2026-01-29T12:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rate-of-killing-in-iran-is-four-times-worse-than-srebrenica-says-former-un-prosecutor\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T12:00:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T12:00:47","slug":"rate-of-killing-in-iran-is-four-times-worse-than-srebrenica-says-former-un-prosecutor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/rate-of-killing-in-iran-is-four-times-worse-than-srebrenica-says-former-un-prosecutor\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Rate of killing in Iran is four times worse than Srebrenica&#8217;, says former UN prosecutor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/wVVukme0mBw\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Rate of killing in Iran is four times worse than Srebrenica', says former UN prosecutor\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wVVukme0mBw\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>At least 33,000 people have been killed by security forces in Iran in recent days in violence on a scale that is &quot;unprecedented&quot;, according to a former UN prosecutor and human rights lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>Payam Akhavan described &quot;accounts of black body bags piling up in morgues and refrigerator trucks dumping bodies in mass graves&quot; and says &quot;Iranians today are deeply traumatised.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>He told Sky&#8217;s Yalda Hakim &quot;the rate of killing in Iran is four times worse than Srebrenica,&quot; one of the worst atrocities from the Yugoslav war, which he previously worked on as a UN prosecutor.<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #donaldtrump #iran <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nThe World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/the-world-with-richard-and-yalda<br \/>\nWatch more Richard and Yalda videos here: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheWorldwithRichardandYalda<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<br \/>\nTo enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 33,000 people have been killed by security forces in Iran in recent days in violence on a scale that is &quot;unprecedented&quot;, according to a former UN prosecutor and human rights lawyer. 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