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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Authorities prevent memorial service for Mahsa Amini on third anniversary of her death
Iran Blocks Family Memorial For Mahsa Amini On Third Anniversary Of Her Death (Media Report, English)
- Iran Blocks Family Memorial For Mahsa Amini On Third Anniversary Of Her Death
- Authorities prevent memorial service for Mahsa Amini on third anniversary of her death
- Behörden verhindern Gedenkfeier für Mahsa Amini am dritten Jahrestag ihres Todes
- Three years after the death of Mahsa Amini, Iranian authorities are still preventing her family from holding a memorial service for the 22-year-old who died while in the custody of Tehran’s morality police for an alleged violation of the law on wearing a head cover.
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Article on protest musicians who became icons of the Women, Life, Freedom movement and were repressed by the authorities
How Protest Musicians Became Icons And Targets In Iran's Women, Life, Freedom Movement (Media Report, English)
- Article on protest musicians who became icons of the Women, Life, Freedom movement and were repressed by the authorities
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Article on parliamentary debate on whether women should be granted the right to ride motorcycles
Revving For Change: Iran Debates Women's Right To Ride Motorcycles (Media Report, English)
- The proposal comes at a pivotal moment -- just a few years after nationwide protests erupted following the death of Mahsa Amini in morality police custody in 2022, which reignited debates about women’s rights, public space, and bodily autonomy.
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Analysis of foreign and domestic political developments of the day in Iran as well as in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria (regarding conflicts with the Israeli armed forces)
Iran Update, August 14, 2025 (Periodical Report, English)
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Annual report on human rights in 2024 (also see our blog post on this year's release)
2024 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices: Iran (Periodical Report, English)
- According to media reports and NGOs, multiple persons disappeared during the protests in the fall of 2022 following the death of Mahsa Zhina Amini in the custody of the “morality police.”
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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