• Database records atrocities in both democratic and autocratic nations worldwide. • Iranian security forces killed thousands during January 2026 protests. • Minneapolis police fatality: two protesters killed in January 2026. • U.S. fatal force incidents surpassed 1,300 deaths in 2025 alone. • Data underscores persistent state violence across democratic and autocratic regimes. • Calls for greater accountability and transparency in law enforcement practices.
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- Thousands of people were killed by Iranian security forces in days of protests in January 2026. Meanwhile, in the same month, the killing of two protesters in Minneapolis shone a light on the use of fatal force by American law enforcement-a phenomenon that in 2025 saw the deaths of more than 1,300 people in the U.S., according to data tracking such incidents.
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