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Civil unrest and protests against the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran associated with the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی) began on 16 September 2022 and carried on into 2023, but were said to have "dwindled" [ 15 ] or "died down" [ 16 ] by spring of 2023.
Iranian security forces are violently quashing largely peaceful protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death on 16 September, days after her violent arrest by the “morality police” for not complying with discriminatory compulsory veiling laws.
First, the 2022 protests were driven by a demand for greater civil liberties, including women’s rights. They were triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurd who was detained for “improper” dress.
Iranian authorities brutally repressed the widespread protests that erupted in September of 2022, using excessive and lethal force and arresting tens of thousands of protesters and peaceful ...
In mid-September 2022, protests broke out across Iran after the death in detention of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old woman picked up for improper hijab, or head covering.
The current protests are the latest manifestation of an incessant struggle by Iranian women and men for a secular, democratic Iran.
In September 2022, Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, was arrested by Iran’s morality police (also known as Gashte Ershad, or guidance patrols) for her alleged noncompliance with the country’s Islamic dress code.
(Beirut) – Iranian authorities have ruthlessly cracked down on widespread anti-government protests with excessive and lethal force throughout Iran, Human Rights Watch said today.
Tehran, Iran – Protests that erupted in many parts of Iran following the death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, entered their 11th day on Tuesday, even as authorities continued to restrict...
This briefing describes the background to the protests, including the rights of women and minority ethnic groups, their extent, and the response of the Iranian Government. It also sets out the international response.