05-07-2025
IRGC kills one woman, wounds 12 in Iran while looking for 'Israeli spies,' human rights group says
The report from the Islamic Republic-backed news source claims that the five spies were foreign nationals and "directly affiliated with the Zionist regime's intelligence services."
One woman was killed and 12 others wounded by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to Haalvsh, a human rights group based in Sistan and Baluchestan region, which uploaded documentation of the incident on X/Twitter on Wednesday.
The attacks took place in the village of Gonich, which is located in southeastern Iran, and targeted Baloch women and children.
The human rights organization also referred to a report published by the IRGC-owned Tasnim News Agency claiming to have pursued five Israeli spies in the area, which the organization describes as "false" and "lacks names, images, accurate details, and credibility."
The report from the Islamic Republic-backed news source claims that the five spies were foreign nationals and "directly affiliated with the Zionist regime's intelligence services." They added that the suspects "managed to escape and are currently on the run." Haalvsh said the report was a "clear attempt to cover up the repression of ordinary citizens and justify this crime against Baloch civilians."
The human rights organization then cited eyewitnesses and other sources saying that Gonich was attacked with drones and military vehicles. The one person killed in the attack was a 40-year-old woman, while another woman, 21, lost her fetus due to being kicked by IRGC forces.
The other wounded are all between the ages of 16 and 50, all of whom were Gonich residents, according to Haalvsh.
The report by Tasnim and other IRGC-backed media is unreliable and used as propaganda to erase the crimes of the Islamic Republic, the human rights organization said, and called on other human rights organizations abroad to investigate the IRGC attack in Gunich and to further look into the death and injuries of civilians in the area.
