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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. As of September 2023, the "ruling elite ...
Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی; 21 September 1999 – 16 September 2022), also known as Jina Amini (Kurdish: ژینا ئەمینی, romanized: Jîna Emînî), was a Kurdish-Iranian woman whose arrest in Tehran for opposing mandatory hijab and subsequent death in police custody sparked a wave of protests throughout Iran.
The Women, Life, Freedom movement is a protest slogan that affirms that the rights of women are at the center of life and liberty. It is best known in English-language media for its use within the context of Iran and Mahsa Amini protests. [12] The originate of this slogan comes from Kurdish women right movements. [13][14][15]
Hundreds of protesters gathered Sunday at the Sherman Oaks Galleria in remembrance of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, whose death while in the custody of Iran’s morality police has sparked a global ...
The 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to jailed Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi for “her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human rights and freedom ...
According to Iran Human Rights, as of 8 October 2022 at least 185 people [93] have been killed as a result of the government's intervention in the protests, involving tear gas and live rounds, [94] [95] [96] making the protests the deadliest since the 2019–2020 protests that resulted in more than 1,500 fatalities. [97]
Appearance. Main article: Mahsa Amini protests. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. This is a broad timeline of the ongoing series of protests against the government of Iran, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini (Persian: مهسا امینی) on 16 September 2022.
Tehran, Iran. Burial. Hayat ol Gheyb. Suspects. Iranian security forces. On 20 September 2022, 16-year-old Iranian girl Nika Shakarami (Persian: نیکا شاکرمی) vanished in Tehran during the 2022 Iranian protests following the death of Mahsa Amini. Her family was informed of her death ten days later. She had died under suspicious ...