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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:

  • 28 November 2022 | FDD – Foundation for Defense of Democracies (Author)

    Iran

    Situation map: Map on the protests ongoing since 16 September 2022

    Mapping the Protests in Iran (Special or Analytical Report, English)

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    Data analysis on the protests:

    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.)

    Considered synonyms: (neka naka nika) shakarami, jina amini, mahsa amini, zhina amini

    • 10 August 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War, CTP – Critical Threats Project (Author)

      Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

      Update on key developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)

      Iran Update Special Report, August 10, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)

      • [12] Vahidi has held multiple senior roles in the regime, such as IRGC Quds Force commander, defense and armed forces logistics minister, interior minister, AFGS deputy chief, and IRGC deputy commander.[13] The United States sanctioned Vahidi in October 2022 for his role in directing the Law Enforcement Command (LEC), which nominally operates under the Interior Ministry, during the 2022-2023 Mahsa […] Amini protests.[14] Vahidi is also implicated in the 1994 AMIA bombing in Argentina, which killed 85 people.[15] He remains the subject of an Interpol Red Notice.[16] * IRGC Deputy Commander Major General Mostafa Izadi served in senior IRGC command positions during the Iran-Iraq War.[17] Izadi subsequently served as the IRGC Ground Forces commander from 1989 to 1992 and has held multiple senior […] Heydari began his military career as a Basij volunteer during the Iran-Iraq War.[35] Heydari has extensive experience in the Artesh Ground Forces, initially serving in the 81st Armored Division in Kermanshah and later serving as the Southwestern Regional Headquarters commander.[36] Heydari was appointed as the Artesh Ground Forces commander in 2016 and warned in November 2022 at the height of the Mahsa […] Amini Protest Movement that protesters would “no longer have a place” in Iran if then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei ordered a more brutal crackdown on them.[37] Heydari’s comment confirmed the Artesh Ground Forces’ role in protest suppression, a role that has historically been assumed primarily by the LEC, Basij, and IRGC Ground Forces
      enID 2143609

    • 6 August 2026 | BFA Staatendokumentation (Austrian Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum, COI unit) (Author)

      Iran

      Country information from the COI-CMS of the BFA Staatendokumentation on Iran

      Länderinformationen der Staatendokumentation: Iran; aus dem COI-CMS; Version 13 (Periodical Report, German)

      • Amini case: security and ethnic dimensions, https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/the-mahsa-jina-amini-case-security-and-ethnic-dimensions/ [https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/the-mahsa-jina-amini-case-security-and-ethnic-dimensions/] , Zugriff 5.1.2024 * Clingendael - Clingendael - The Netherlands Institute of International Relations (29.10.2025): Strengthening regime resilience: Tehran prepares for conflict […] __blob=publicationFile&v=3] , Zugriff 17.6.2025 * Chatham - Chatham House (5.5.2023): The Mahsa Jina Amini case: security and ethnic dimensions, https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/the-mahsa-jina-amini-case-security-and-ethnic-dimensions/ [https://kalam.chathamhouse.org/the-mahsa-jina-amini-case-security-and-ethnic-dimensions/] , Zugriff 5.1.2024 * DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency (2019): Iran Military […] Amini, https://rsf.org/en/iran-rsf-profiles-cases-repression-against-women-journalists-death-mahsa-amini [https://rsf.org/en/iran-rsf-profiles-cases-repression-against-women-journalists-death-mahsa-amini] , Zugriff 22.1.2025 * RSF - Reporter ohne Grenzen (17.4.2024): “Watch out because we’re coming for you”: Transnational Repression of Iranian Journalists in the UK, https://rsf.org/sites/default […] Nach dem Tod der 22-jährigen Mahsa Jina Amini Mitte September 2022, die von den Sicherheitsbehörden aufgrund angeblich unangemessener Kleidung in Gewahrsam genommen worden war, kam es unter der Parole "Frau, Leben, Freiheit" zu den größten Protesten seit Jahren (EN 1.2.2023 []; vgl. Guardian 17.2.2023 []). […] Die kurdische Bevölkerung spielte eine wichtige Rolle bei den Protesten im Jahr 2022, die durch den Tod der Kurdin Jina Mahsa Amini ausgelöst wurden, und das harte Vorgehen des Staates war in kurdischen Gebieten besonders stark.
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    • 22 July 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War, CTP – Critical Threats Project (Author)

      Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia

      Update on key developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)

      Iran Update Special Report, July 22, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)

      • Geolocated footage showed a major fire and explosions at the IRGC Ground Forces Bekhradian Barracks in Behbahan, which hosts the IRGC Ground Forces 15th Imam Hassan Mojtaba Special Forces Brigade.[16] This unit deployed to Syria in 2015 and incurred casualties fighting for the Assad regime.[17] This unit was also likely involved in suppressing protests in Izeh, Khuzestan Province, during the 2022 Mahsa […] Amini protests.[18] The United States has increasingly struck Iranian targets outside of southern Iran, including western and northwestern Iran.
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    • 8 July 2026 | RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

      Iran

      Article on the power structure after the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and the influence of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) as well as Iran's economic difficulties 

      Zineb Riboua: The Islamic Republic Is Weaker Than It Wants The World To Believe (Media Report, English)

      • If one looks at the protests, from Mahsa Amini (a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose death in police custody in 2022 sparked a huge protest) to the more recent demonstrations, they're becoming more violent. People are willing to die. I think that's a very good indicator of what the population thinks of the regime.
      enID 2142409

    • 6 July 2026 | ISW – Institute for the Study of War, CTP – Critical Threats Project (Author)

      Iran, Iraq, Lebanon

      Update on key developments in the US/Israeli war with Iran (US and Israeli strikes on Iran and Iran's response)

      Iran Update Special Report, July 6, 2026 (Periodical Report, English)

      • Ejei has historically taken a harsh stance against regime dissidents, such as when he publicly defended executing protesters during the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 and described protesters as “terrorists” in 2026. == Toplines == The Lebanese government appears to be implementing the June 26 Trilateral Framework Agreement and other diplomatic initiatives in a way that advances the government […] Ejei has historically taken a harsh stance against regime dissidents, such as when he publicly defended executing protesters during the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022 and described protesters as “terrorists” in 2026.[17] The United States sanctioned Ejei in September 2010 for committing human rights abuses.[18] == Iran’s Axis of Resistance == === Lebanese Hezbollah and the Israeli Campaign in Lebanon
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    Background information

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