Information related to the protests after the death of Mahsa Amini
On 13 September 2022, Mahsa Amini was arrested by the Guidance Patrol (Gasht-e-Ershad) on charges of not properly wearing the hijab. She was reportedly beaten while in police custody and hospitalized. Her death on 16 September 2022 sparked nationwide protests.
A regularly updated map on protest locations:
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Situation map: Map on the protests ongoing since 16 September 2022
Mapping the Protests in Iran (Special or Analytical Report, English)
Data analysis on the protests:
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Analysis of the geographic prevalence of protests and strikes after the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody
Data Analysis of the Mahsa Amini Protest Movement (Special or Analytical Report, English)
The most recent documents on the issue
These are the most recent documents from a search for terms related to the protests: (You can find more, and customise your search under this search link.)
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Mandates of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran extended by the UN Human Rights Council; the mission was established in 2022 and has been documenting human rights violations committed by authorities in their response to the Woman Life Freedom protests
Iran: UN extends Fact-Finding Mission's mandate in landmark development (Appeal or News Release, English)
- Mandates of the Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran extended by the UN Human Rights Council; the mission was established in 2022 and has been documenting human rights violations committed by authorities in their response to the Woman Life Freedom protests
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Country information and protection guidelines for British asylum authorities on social media, surveillance and sur place activities (legal context; cyber surveillance; social media usage; surveillance abroad) (supersedes ID 2070000)
Country Policy and Information Note Iran: Social media, surveillance and sur place activities [Version 2.0] (Expert Opinion or Position, English)
- Amini death, 14 September 2023 57 Reuters, Iran steps up internet crackdown one year after Mahsa Amini death, 14 September 2023 58 USSD, 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (pages 44 to 45), 22 April 2024 59 CPJ, Madeline Earp, no date https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/2064888.html [https://www.ecoi.net/en/document/2064888.html] https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-protests/feature-iran-steps-up-internet-crackdown-one-year-after-mahsa-amini-death-idINL8N3AJ203 […] / [https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-protests/feature-iran-steps-up-internet-crackdown-one-year-after-mahsa-amini-death-idINL8N3AJ203/] https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-protests/feature-iran-steps-up-internet-crackdown-one-year-after-mahsa-amini-death-idINL8N3AJ203/ [https://www.reuters.com/article/iran-protests/feature-iran-steps-up-internet-crackdown-one-year-after-mahsa-amini-death-idINL8N3AJ203 […] at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/15/niloofar-hamedi-elaheh-mohammadi-iran-hijab-mahsa-amini-bail-release [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/15/niloofar-hamedi-elaheh-mohammadi-iran-hijab-mahsa-amini-bail-release] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/15/niloofar-hamedi-elaheh-mohammadi-iran-hijab-mahsa-amini-bail-release […] Accessed: 3 March 2025 Iran frees Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi, jailed for covering Mahsa Amini death, 14 January 2024. Accessed: 18 February 2025 Iranian rapper freed after death sentence overturned, 2 December 2024. […] Accessed: 28 February 2025 https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/15/niloofar-hamedi-elaheh-mohammadi-iran-hijab-mahsa-amini-bail-release [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/jan/15/niloofar-hamedi-elaheh-mohammadi-iran-hijab-mahsa-amini-bail-release] https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/dec/18/we-live-with-a-gun-to-our-heads-how-iran-is-targeting-protesters-in-britain
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Article on findings of the UN fact-finding mission and the UN special rapporteur on human rights, which were presented on March 18, 2025
UN Investigations on Iran Should Continue (Appeal or News Release, English)
- The fact-finding mission was established in November 2022 amid a brutal state crackdown on the protests that started following the death in morality police custody [https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/09/16/woman-dies-custody-irans-morality-police] of Jina Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman arbitrarily detained in connection with compulsory and degrading compulsory veiling laws.
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Article on findings of the UN fact-finding mission and the UN special rapporteur on human rights, which were presented on March 18, 2025
ONU : Poursuivre les enquêtes sur l'Iran (Appeal or News Release, French)
- La Mission d'établissement des faits a été créée en novembre 2022 [https://docs.un.org/fr/A/HRC/RES/S-35/1] dans un contexte de répression brutale des manifestations déclenchées en Iran par lamort de Jina Mahsa Amini [https://www.hrw.org/fr/news/2022/09/16/en-iran-une-femme-meurt-sous-la-garde-de-la-police-des-moeurs] ; cette jeune femme kurde avait été détenue arbitrairement, dans le contexte des
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According to UN, government uses drones and intrusive digital technology to monitor dress code of women
Iran using drones and apps to enforce women's dress code (Media Report, English)
- The findings [https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/documents/hrbodies/hrcouncil/sessions-regular/session58/advance-version/a-hrc-58-63-AV.pdf] of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Islamic Republic of Iran come after it determined last year that the country's theocracywas responsible for the "physical violence" that led to the death in custody of Mahsa Amini in 2022
Background information
The following documents provide background information on the protests:
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Number of participants in ongoing protests has decreased following a series of public executions of individuals sentenced to death in connection with the protests
Analysis: Iran executions quash protests, push dissent underground (Media Report, English)
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Report on anti-government protests and response by Iranian authorities and the international community (women’s rights; situation of ethnic minorities; timeline and participants of the 2022-protests and authorities’ crackdown; other topics)
Iran protest 2022: Human rights and international response (Special or Analytical Report, English)
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More than 500 people, including 69 children, have been killed in connection with nationwide protests since September 2022; numerous protesters arrested and tortured in detention; 2 protesters executed and 26 others at risk of being executed
Iran protests: 'No going back' as unrest hits 100 days (Media Report, English)
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Article on ongoing nationwide protests and authorities' response
Iran protests: What caused them? Are they different this time? Will the regime fall? (Media Report, English)
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Brief analysis of the government's response to the recent protests
Iran-Proteste 2022: Das Regime hat den Wandel der Gesellschaft verpasst (Media Report, German)
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Article on ongoing protests against the government and concessions the latter has made towards protesters' demands
Iran Is Conceding Much Less Than It Seems (Media Report, English)
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Article on nationwide protests continuing despite violent crackdown by authorities
Iran’s regime at an impasse as protest movement defies crackdown (Media Report, English)
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Nationwide protests continue despite disruption of internet access and deployment of riot troops; according to state media, at least 41 people have been killed in connection with the protests as of 24 September 2022
Analysis: Iran protests persist, becoming threat for Tehran (Media Report, English)
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Brief background article on the protests after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was arrested by the morality police
Landesweite Proteste nach Tod von Mahsa Amini (Media Report, German)
Further (older) background articles are available under this search link.
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