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:
-
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:
-
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.)
-
Kish: 2 organizers of marathon arrested after some women participated in the race without mandatory headscarf
Iran Arrests Marathon Organizers After Women Compete Without Mandatory Hijab (Media Report, English)
- . == Death Of Mahsa Amini == In recent years, a growing number of women and girls have stopped covering up in public, especially in large cities, in direct defiance of the conservative Islamic country's clerical rulers. […] A key turning point [https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hijab-amini-death-challenge-clerical-rule-analysis/32046695.html] came in 2022, following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested for allegedly violating the hijab law, prompting women-led antiestablishment protests that rocked the country.
-
2 organisers of a marathon arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part
Iran arrests marathon organisers over women not wearing hijab (Media Report, English)
- 2 organisers of a marathon arrested for allowing women who were not wearing hijabs to take part
- The mass protests that rocked Iran for months three years ago were triggered by the death of the young Kurdish Iranian woman,Mahsa Amini, who died in custody [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68511112]after being detained over an alleged breach of the dress code. Since the protests were quelled through force and mass arrests, some Iranian women have continued to defy the rules.
-
Analysis of foreign and domestic political developments of the day in Iran as well as in Lebanon, Iraq and Syria (regarding conflicts with the Israeli armed forces)
Iran Update, November 28, 2025 (Periodical Report, English)
- The report presumably highlighted that Iranian women are increasingly flouting the mandatory hijab law, a trend that has become more prevalent since the Mahsa Amini movement in late 2022 and early 2023.[42] Iranian hardliners, including Judiciary Chief Gholam Hossein Mohseni Ejei, support stricter enforcement of the mandatory hijab law.[43] A large group of individuals, most of whom were women […] Propaganda Organization in support of hijab enforcement at Tehran University on November 28.[44] The Islamic Propaganda Council is responsible for spreading and implementing the Iranian regime’s religious propaganda.[45] Moderates, including current President Masoud Pezeshkian, have been reluctant to enforce the mandatory hijab law out of concern that it may spark social unrest similar to the Mahsa […] Amini protests in 2022 and 2023.[46] == Iraq == See topline section. == Syria == The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted several airstrikes in Beit Jinn, Rif Dimashq Province, on November 28.[47]The 55th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade (210th Division) initially entered Beit Jinn to detain three villagers that the IDF said were al Jamaa al Islamiyya members planning to attack Israeli citizens […] iran-update-may-13-2025/ [40] https://www.yjc dot ir/fa/news/9021506/ ; https://v1.iranintl.com/video/ott_934eb60e7d5448859e18164fd6821847 ; https://snn dot ir/fa/news/504215/ [41] https://www.tabnak dot ir/fa/news/1342356; https://www.bbc.com/persian/articles/cjrj28d8p9po [42] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/26/iran-women-hijab-veil-arrests/ https://apnews.com/article/iran-hijab-mahsa-amini-protests-israel-war-d953ebfce090c044ac948aa5e476e7b1
-
Query response on Iran: Social and political situation, including consequences of the protests in 2022 and the Iran-Israel war in June 2025
- Query response on Iran: Social and political situation, including consequences of the protests in 2022 and the Iran-Israel war in June 2025
-
Article on the death of a political activist and on protests at his funeral
'They Killed My Champion': Mourning Turns To Protest In Small Iranian Town (Media Report, English)
- Article on the death of a political activist and on protests at his funeral
Background information
The following documents provide background information on the protests:
-
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)
-
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)
-
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)
-
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)
-
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)
-
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)
-
Article on nationwide protests continuing despite violent crackdown by authorities
Iran’s regime at an impasse as protest movement defies crackdown (Media Report, English)
-
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)
-
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.
- Austrian Red Cross
- Austrian Centre for Country of Origin and Asylum Research and Documentation (ACCORD)
- Wiedner Hauptstraße 32, 1041 Wien
- T +43 1 589 00 583
- F +43 1 589 00 589
- info@ecoi.net
ecoi.net is run by the Austrian Red Cross (department ACCORD) in cooperation with Informationsverbund Asyl & Migration. ecoi.net is funded by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Austrian Ministry of the Interior and Caritas Austria. ecoi.net is supported by ECRE & UNHCR.
