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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Analysis of foreign and domestic political developments of the day in Iran as well as in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Jordan and Yemen (regarding conflicts with the Israeli armed forces)
Iran Update, April 15, 2024 (Periodical Report, English)
- social media users have correspondingly reported a sharp uptick in morality and veiling enforcement throughout Tehran City since then.[57] This enforcement involves arrests, fines, and verbal warnings.[58] Some users have reported similar enforcement activity in other cities, such as Karaj, Mashhad, and Yazd.[59] The Iranian regime reduced the number of morality patrols following the killing of Mahsa […] Amini in September 2022, although it did not entirely stop policing unveiled women in the months following her death.[60] Iranian social media users additionally noted an increased security presence in some Tehran universities in recent days, with some female dormitories reportedly requiring facial recognition technology for entry.[61] The full resumption of enforcing modesty standards in Tehran
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Article on converted Christians facing government raids, arrests and long prison sentences
Iran: The Christians celebrating Easter in secret (Media Report, English)
- Iranian authorities led a spate of arrests of Christians in the months leading up to the anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini - the young woman who died while in custody of the Iranian morality police who had accused her of not wearing her headscarf properly.
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Report on the surge in executions in 2023 (death penalty as a tool in the crackdown on protests and ethnic minorities; executions for drug offences; executions of individuals arrested as minors; other topics)
“Don’t let them kill us”: Iran’s relentless execution crisis since the 2022 uprising [MDE 13/7869/2024] (Special or Analytical Report, English)
- Report on the surge in executions in 2023 (death penalty as a tool in the crackdown on protests and ethnic minorities; executions for drug offences; executions of individuals arrested as minors; other topics)
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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, Syria and Yemen (regarding conflicts with the Israeli armed forces)
Iran Update, March 25, 2024 (Periodical Report, English)
- Iranian rial depreciated to a record low of 613,500 rials to one US dollar on March 24.[60] The value of the rial was 32,000 rials to one US dollar when Iran and the United States signed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) in July 2015.[61] The rial has depreciated since the United States withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018 and has lost more than half of its value since the start of the Mahsa […] Amini protest movement in September 2022.[62] The Iranian Law Enforcement Command (LEC) arrested a Jaish al Adl militant on Qeshm Island, Hormozgan Province, Iran, on March 25.[63] Jaish al Adl is a Baloch Salafi-jihadi group that operates along the Iranian border with Pakistan.
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Brief update on recent developments (security, politics, economy) in selected countries
Briefing Notes (KW13/2024) (Periodical Report, German)
- In dem Dorf befinden sich die Grabstätten von Mahsa Amini sowie einigen Todesopfern der landesweiten Proteste aus dem Jahr 2022. Laut Bericht einer kurdischen Nachrichtenagentur hätten Sicherheitsbehörden der Stadt Saqqez die Organisatoren der örtlichen Nowruz-Zeremonie bedroht und vorgeladen. Die Angaben lassen sich nicht unabhängig bestätigen.
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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