A Comprehensive Report of the First 82 days of Nationwide Protests in Iran

  HRANA – Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old young woman, was arrested by the morality police for the crime of improper hijab. Her arrest and death in detention fueled nationwide protests in Iran. Protesters came to the streets with the central slogan “Women, Life, Freedom” in protest against the performance, laws, and structure of the regime. The following 486-page report is dedicated to the statistical review, analysis, and summary of the first eighty-two days of the ongoing protests (September 17 to December 7, 2022). In this report, in addition to the geographic analysis and the presentation of maps and charts, the identity of 481 deceased, including 68 children and teenagers, an estimated of 18,242 arrested along with the identity of 3,670 arrested citizens, 605 students and 61 journalists or activists in the field of information is compiled. In addition, the report includes a complete collection of 1988 verified video reports by date and topic. The report examines protests across 1115 documented gatherings in all 31 provinces of the country, including 160 cities and 143 universities.

Summary

Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, a young 22-year-old woman from Saqqez, Kurdistan was visiting Tehran, when she was taken into custody on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, by the Morality Police officers at the Haqqani metro station in Tehran. The reason for her arrest: not properly observing the strict Islamic dress code. Mahsa/Zhina was taken to the infamous detention center of Moral Security Police known as Vozara.
Shortly after Mahsa’s arrest, she went into a coma with level three concussion, and her partially alive body was transferred to the intensive care unit of Kasra Hospital. Given the track record of the police and Guidance Patrols in mistreating the arrestees and similar previous incidents, with the believe that Mahsa was beaten during the arrest people were outraged.

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Unpersuasive explanations given by the Central Command of the Islamic Republic Police Force (FARAJA) in defense of its actions regarding the death of Mahsa, the past performance of the police force, along with widespread dissatisfaction with the existence of a body called the Moral Security Police, fueled widespread protests in Iran.
The widespread protests sparked at the time Mahsa Amini was announced dead in front of Kasra Hospital on Argentina Street in Tehran, and then quickly spread to the streets despite the intimidating presence of Iran’s security forces. The protests intensified after Mahsa’s burial in a Saqqez cemetery. To the extent that after eighty-two days of nationwide protests between September 17, 2022, to December 7, 2022, they have spread to Iran’s all 31 provinces, 160 cities, and 143 major universities.
The protests did not stay limited to Mahsa’s death, it rather, quickly targeted the Iranian government’s political and ideological foundations. These protests were violently quashed by the anti-riot police and Iran’s militia force (Basij). teargas, pellets, and live ammunition were used in the repression of protestors. This widespread crackdown has led to the death of dozens of people and the wounding of hundreds of protestors.
Despite sever communication restrictions imposed by the Islamic Republic, this report attempts to give a clearer picture of the first 82 days of the protests between September 17, to December 7, 2022. It’s worth mentioning at the time of this report the protests are still ongoing in various forms.

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Citizen Sentenced to Ten Months for Sheltering a Protestor from Prosecution

Recently, the Criminal Court of Gorgan sentenced Mohammad Abarian to ten months for sheltering a protestor who was under prosecution.

According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Mohammad Abarian, age 34, a resident of Gorgan, was sentenced to ten months in prison.

According to the verdict issued on November 8, 2022, Abarian was accused of assisting a woman to flee or sheltering her. The woman was under prosecution for participating in protests.

Abarian was arrested on September 20, 2022, and then was released on bail on October 12.

Another Group of Mohammad Ali Taheri’s Supporters Submitted Themselves to Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – On December 13, a group of supporters of Mohammad Ali Taheri, submitted themselves to Evin Prison. They considered Mr. Taheri being imprisoned and his disciples being beaten, as unjustified and announced “If having Mr. Taheri’s opinions is a crime so we are guilty and we should be arrested.”
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), at 11 Am on December 13, a group of supporters of the jailed founder of Halghe Erfan, went to Evin prison. Continue reading “Another Group of Mohammad Ali Taheri’s Supporters Submitted Themselves to Evin Prison”

Supporters of Mohammad Ali Taheri Submitted Themselves to Evin Prison

HRANA News Agency – A group of supporters of Muhammad Ali Taheri voluntarily referred to Evin prison and at least 41 of them were detained and transferred to Great Prison of Tehran Bozorg (Fshafvyh) and the Women’s Prison in Ray (Qarchak). They protested against detention of Mohammad Ali Taheri.
According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a group of supporters of Muhammad Ali Taheri voluntarily went to Evin prison on December 13, 15 and 17. Continue reading “Supporters of Mohammad Ali Taheri Submitted Themselves to Evin Prison”