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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Article on Ahmad Vahidi, the new commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)
Who is Ahmad Vahidi, the IRGC’s new commander? (Media Report, English)
- The US and the European Union sanctioned him over Iran’s deadly crackdown on nationwide protests following thekilling [] of Mahsa Amini in 2022. Amini died in police custody after she was arrested for not fully covering her hair.
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Annual report on religious freedom (covering 2025)
United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 2026 Annual Report (Periodical Report, English)
- GOVERNMENT ■ Redesignate Iran as a “country of particular concern,” or CPC, for engaging in system- atic, ongoing, and egregious violations of religious freedom, as defined by the Inter- national Religious Freedom Act (IRFA); ■ Enforce the Mahsa Amini Human Rights and Security Accountability Act (MAHSA Act) by imposing sanctions on top Iranian officials responsible for human rights abuses,
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Update on developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)
Iran Update Evening Special Report, March 4, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)
- The Basij has historically played a key role in the regime’s crackdown on protests, including in the December-January 2026 and 2022 Mahsa Amini protest movements.[15] * The IRGC Quds Force Headquarters. […] protests in Marivan City, which has been a hotspot for anti-regime unrest in the past decade.[41] Combined force airstrikes also targeted local LEC sites in Marivan City on March 3.[42] OSINT analysts published footage of airstrikes targeting an unspecified IRGC base and Artesh barracks in Baneh, Kurdistan, which was also a battleground between security forces and protesters during the 2022 Mahsa […] Amini Protest Movement.[43] Combined forces airstrikes separately destroyed a local LEC Station in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province, on March 3.[44] Security forces cracked down on protesters in the 2022 Mahsa Amini Protest Movement and in January 2026.[45] An OSINT analyst also reported on March 3 that an airstrike targeted the IRGC Ground Forces Farj Division headquarters’ heliport in Shiraz […] https://x.com/IAFsite/status/2029254458064912476 [11] https://www.iranintl.com/en/202206243080 [12] https://www.timesofisrael dot com/shin-bet-says-it-seized-advanced-iranian-arms-destined-for-west-bank-terrorists/ [13] https://x.com/IDF/status/2029246755921871302 [14] https://www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/explainer-the-iranian-armed-forces [15] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/iran-protests-mahsa-amini-death-basij-militia-schoolgirls-rcna53121 […] .pdf [23] https://understandingwar.org/map/basij-headquarters-in-tehran-city-march-4-2026-at-800-am-et; [24] https://www.criticalthreats.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20200121-Report-Iran%E2%80%99s-Reserve-of-Last-Resort.pdf [25] https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2016/02/irgc-saberin-special-forces-at-work-in-syria.php ; https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/08/world/middleeast/iran-protest-mahsa-amini-un-report.html
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Interview with Iranianist Robert Steele on the role of the Iranian protest movement and the political options of the regime after the death of Ali Khamenei
Iran nach Khamenei: Wie geht es weiter? (Special or Analytical Report, German)
- Interview with Iranianist Robert Steele on the role of the Iranian protest movement and the political options of the regime after the death of Ali Khamenei
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Update on developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)
Iran Update Morning Special Report, March 3, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)
- The attacks on internal security institutions in Kurdistan Province are notable given that significant protest activity took place in this province during the 2022-2023 Mahsa Amini protest movement. * The IDF confirmed that Iran launched a ballistic missile with a cluster munition warhead at Israel on March 1. […] after the combined force struck the Kurdistan Province LEC Headquarters in Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province, on March 2.[7] The LEC is the regime’s premier internal security service and first line of defense against protests.[8] The attacks on internal security institutions in Kurdistan Province are notable given that significant protest activity took place in this province during the 2022-2023 Mahsa […] Amini protest movement.[9] Geolocated imagery published on March 3 shows that the combined force destroyed the LEC Intelligence Organization headquarters in Tehran on March 1.[10] Open-source intelligence (OSINT) accounts also published videos of an explosion at an unspecified provincial intelligence headquarters in Ilam City, Ilam Province.[11] The combined force continued to target Iranian […] x97961 [9] https://understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/data-analysis-of-mahsa-amini-protest/ [10] https://x.com/Vahid/status/2028824814064947617 [11] https://x.com/Vahid/status/2028616268190740702?s=20 ; https://x.com/hey_itsmyturn/status/2028624313796952136 [12] https://x.com/Vahid/status/2028740049454706932?
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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