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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5 people executed after unfair trials in connection with protests that took place in January 2026
Iran: Five protest-related arbitrary executions in one week must spur global action (Appeal or News Release, English)
- 5 people executed after unfair trials in connection with protests that took place in January 2026
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Tehran: Dozens of university students protested against the hijab law, imprisonment of classmates and poor living conditions on campus
In Rare Show Of Dissent Amid Crackdown, Iranian University Students Stage Protest (Media Report, English)
- Tehran: Dozens of university students protested against the hijab law, imprisonment of classmates and poor living conditions on campus
- Teheran: Dutzende Universitätsstudent·innen protestierten gegen das Hidschab-Gesetz, Inhaftierung von Mitstudierenden und schlechten Lebensbedingungen am Campus
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Appeals court upholds, without holding a hearing, the sentence of 74 lashes against a singer who had performed without mandatory hijab
Iran court upholds lashes sentence for singer who performed without hijab (Media Report, English)
- Appeals court upholds, without holding a hearing, the sentence of 74 lashes against a singer who had performed without mandatory hijab
- Berufungsgericht bestätigt ohne Anhörung das Urteil von 74 Peitschenhieben gegen eine Sängerin, die ohne vorgeschriebenen Hidschab aufgetreten war
- In 2022, protests swept across the Islamic Republic following the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who was detained by morality police in Tehran in September that year for allegedly wearing her hijab "improperly".
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Update on key developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)
Iran Update, September 23, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)
- Zahedan, Sistan and Baluchistan Province, experienced significant protest activity long after the end of the Mahsa Amini protests in the rest of Iran, even after the violent regime crackdown in the province, for example.[79] The regime may calculate that it needs to increase its security efforts in Sistan and Baluchistan to discourage all kinds of anti-regime activity. […] Student protesters spearheaded the Mahsa Amini movement in 2022, for example.[83] Anti-regime media separately posted footage of protests by employees of an Iranian oil company in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, on September 23.[84] The workers demanded settlement of overdue financial claims, comprehensive reforms to wage and benefit structures, and improvements to workplace safety standards.[85] The
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Update on key developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)
Iran Update, September 16, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)
- خاص-الزيدي-يقر-خطة-دمج-الفصا-ل-35-لف-فرصة-عمل-مقابل-تسليم-السلاح [49] https://english.aawsat dot com/arab-world/5318393-arsenal-iraqi-armed-factions-‘remaining-until-2028’ [50] https://english.aawsat dot com/arab-world/5318393-arsenal-iraqi-armed-factions-‘remaining-until-2028’ [51] https://www.iranintl.com/en/202609167981 [52] https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/09/what-happened-to-mahsa-zhina-amini
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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