Video shows Iranian police beating, sexually humiliating teenage detainee
- On September 17, 2026, a 78-second video was widely shared on social media.
- The footage appears to have been recorded by a police officer present at the scene.
- The Observers team geolocated the video to the courtyard of a police station in Tabriz, capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, where most inhabitants speak a dialect of the Azeri language.
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- On September 17, 2026, a 78-second video was widely shared on social media.
- The footage appears to have been recorded by a police officer present at the scene.
- The Observers team geolocated the video to the courtyard of a police station in Tabriz, capital of Iran’s East Azerbaijan province, where most inhabitants speak a dialect of the Azeri language.
Sources: France 24