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By December 17, 2022, at least 469 people have been killed. 374 of the deaths were men and 63 of the deaths were children and 32 were women. 39 protesters are also at risk of execution [18] According to the Iranian government, around 200 people have died during the protest. [19] Human rights activists assume a high number of unreported deaths. [11]
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.
The Iranian government confirmed the deaths of 36 people during the protests, [7] while unconfirmed reports by supporters of Mousavi allege that there were 72 deaths in the three months following the disputed election. [8] [9] Sept 16, 2022: 22-year-old Mahsa Amini was beaten by police and later died in hospital.
Protests continued in Iran and elsewhere after a 22-year-old Iranian woman who was accused of not wearing her hijab properly died in police custody.
Self-immolated at a protest of around 1,000 people against the Iranian government. Died on October 2. [75] [76] September 10, 1988 Mehrdad Imen 32 United States: Protest against the executions of political prisoners committed by the Khomeini government as well as human rights abuses in Iran Los Angeles resident originally from Iran. Flew from ...
The protests sweeping Iran have sounded the death knell for a once vibrant reform movement, revealing a big divide with Iranians in the streets demanding an end to theocratic rule. The reformists ...
Iran's government continues to deny allegations by human rights group about the abuse of prisoners. [165] Videos on social media showed the electricity in the Chaharbagh neighborhood of Isfahan being cut off by the government in response to the protests. People continued to chant slogans against the Islamic government in the dark. [168]
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iranian police said on Monday the death of a young woman in custody was an "unfortunate incident", a semi-official news agency reported, and denied accusations of mistreatment ...