On Sunday, 25, 2022, security forces arrested Babak Paknia, attorney and a member of the Iran Central Bar Association.
Attorney Mostafa Nili wrote on his social media page about his colleague’s arrest.
Paknia was a lawyer for numerous political prisoners.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on September 22, two Turk activists Meysam Julani and Mohammad Julani were arrested in Ardabil.
Their whereabouts and the charges against these individuals are still unknown.
HRANA has also reported the arrest of two other Azerbaijani Turk activists Asgar Akbarzadeh and Saeed Sadeghifar in Ardabil on the same day.
The security forces fired teargas, pellet guns and shotguns to scatter the crowds in several cities and internet and mobile services were disrupted or shot down as the Supreme National Security Council of Iran ordered to restrict people’s access to Instagram and WhatsApp.
During the protests in the past six days, several individuals have been killed or injured and many were arrested.
The government-affiliated media has started broadcasting coerced confessions as the international criticisms of the government’s actions continue.
On the sixth day of the nationwide protests, demonstrations continued in Tehran, Oshnavieh, Golshahr, Kashmar, Malekan, Behbahan, Dehdasht, Shirvan, Shahrood, Neyshabur, Tabriz, and Bandar-Anzali, with slogans such as “death to Khamenei” and “death to the dictator”, as eyewitnesses reported the presence of riot police and plainclothes security agents.
Over 25 are estimated to have been killed so far. HRANA has obtained the following list, of which HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, can verify 10. HRANA is reviewing and fact-checking the following list:
There were additional reports on unconfirmed deaths. Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has officially announced the death of 17 people during the nationwide protests. Kermanshah prosecutor has also said that two people were killed and 25 were injured. Iran Human Rights Organization reported that in Amol, 11 people have been killed.
Mahsa Amini was arrested by Tehran Morality Police at a train station for improper hejab. She fell into a coma after head trauma and later died at a hospital in Tehran.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, Shirpisheh was sentenced to five years in prison on the charges of “assembly and collusion”, and “propaganda against the regime.”
Shirpisheh is currently held in Kachooie Prison in Karaj. She has been prohibited from phone calls and family visits. She also has been denied medical care.
On July 11, 2022, security forces arrested the mothers of the individuals killed during the nationwide protests in 2019 known as the Aban protests, including Nahid Shirpisheh. In a news article, IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency called these justice-seeking families “agitators and troublemakers”.
In November of 2019, an increase in fuel prices sparked a wave of protests in dozens of cities. The spokesperson of the Parliamentary National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, Seyed Hossein Taghavi, announced that 7000 people were arrested during these protests. According to reports from human rights organizations, hundreds were killed by the security apparatus.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, on September 22, two Turk activists Asgar Akbarzadeh and Saeed Sadeghifar were arrested in Ardabil.
The agents search Akbarzadeh’s house at the time of the arrest. Sadeghifar was arrested at his workplace.
Both of these activists face arrests and convictions on prior occasions.
The internet and mobile services were disrupted and blackouts were reported. Access to Instagram and WhatsApp was limited, and a number of individuals were arrested, injured, or killed in the streets.
In a statement to justify Mahsa Amini’s death, the Director General of Tehran Forensic Medicine suggested that the underlying medical conditions as the cause. He also claimed that there were no traces of violence and injuries on Amini’s body, which her father refutes.
Iran’s government faces domestic and international criticism over Amini’s death.
As the map below shows, during the past five days protests have occurred in 114 cities in 29 provinces. In 69 cities, at least 94 protests have taken place and in 18 universities, the students organized demonstrations.
Based on the reports obtained by HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, and after fact-checking the protests’ videos, HRANA is able to verify that the security forces have used teargas, pellet guns and in some cases shotguns against the protestors.
HRANA can verify the death of seven individuals who have been killed, including Minoo Majidi, Reza Lotfi, Farjad Darvish, Mohsen Mohammadi, Zakaria Khial (Soleimani), Freydoon Mahmoodi, and Foad Ghadimi.
Mahsa Amini was arrested by Tehran Morality Police at a train station for improper hejab. She fell into a coma after head trauma and later died at a hospital in Tehran.
Below is a compilation of the videos gathered on the fifth day of protests in Iran:
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, women rights activist Avin Rasti was arrested in Mariwan, Kurdistan Province.
Since the nationwide protests began after the death of Mahsa Amini on September 16, numerous individuals have been arrested.
So far, HRANA has identified several individuals who have been arrested, including Mehdi Hamidi Shafigh in Tabriz, Shoja Roushan in Sanandaj, Nazanin Jalil, Neda Mousavi, Keyvan Mousavi, Yamin Daneshi in Yasuj, Sooran Mohammadian, and Samku Mohammadian in Divandarreh, and Leila Abbasi in Bijar.
Additional 19 individuals have been arrested and jailed in Saqqez Prison, and the deputy police chief of Gilan Province announced the arrest of 22 protestors in Rasht.
According to HRANA, the news agency of Human Rights Activists, quoting Kurdpa, on September 20, 2022, the Ministry of Intelligence summoned and arrested Sarkut Alipour and Heybat Alipour in Mariwan.
Farhad Maleki and Shooresh Ebrahimi were also summoned. Security forces arrested Saber Abdollah-Tash, 37, and Hadi Kamangar during the protests in Mahabad and Kamyaran.
The Independent Iranian Workers Union has reported the arrest of another individual identified as Amir Gholami.
Kolbarnews reported the arrest of three individuals identified as Kaveh Karimi in Sanandaj on Tuesday and Sirwan Moradi and Anvar Ghorbani in Kamiaran on Monday and Tuesday.
On several university campuses, students held protests against compulsory Hejab. In many cases, the university security used violence against the students.
During the past few days since the death of Mahsa Amini, several individuals have been arrested.
The map below shows the geographical distribution of protests in the past four days in at least 26 cities. These cities include Mashhad, Tabriz, Qazvin, Sabzevar, Mariwan, Bandar-Abbas, Bukan, Rasht, Rafsanjan, Sari, Arak, Hamedan, Tehran, Qom, Yasuj, Ilam, Kermanshah, Birjand, Karaj, Isfahan, Kerman, Shiraz, Khorramabad, Kish, Zanjan, and Naqade.
The students in several universities held demonstrations, including the University of Science and Technology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, University of Science and Culture, Kharazmi University, Yazd University, Tehran University, the University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, and the Sharif University of Technology.
During these protests, Iranians chanted slogans such as “woman, life, freedom”, “we are all Mahsa, we will fight back”, “from Kurdistan to Tabriz, we are fed up, “justice, freedom, not compulsory hejab”, “students die, but do not accept disgrace”, “years of atrocities, death to the regime.”
As the map below illustrates, during the past four days, cities such as Arak, Qazvin, Kermanshah, Bukan, Baneh, Sanandaj, Mashhad, Tehran, Saqqez, and Ahvaz faced internet and mobile service disruptions or shutdowns.
The representative of Saqqez in the parliament said that if the city remains calm, the internet will be connected again.
In response to a user’s comment asking if Starlink can be used for satellite internet access, business magnate Elon Musk asserted “The Starlink will ask for an exemption to Iranian sanctions in this regard.”
Mahsa Amini was arrested by Tehran Morality Police at a train station for improper hejab. She fell into a coma after a head trauma caused by police brutality and later died at a hospital in Tehran.
Below is a compilation of the videos gathered on the fourth day of protests in Iran:
Universities of Tehran and Isfahan students chanted slogans “death to the dictator”, “Iran is soaked in blood, from Kurdistan to Tehran”, “Kurdistan, a graveyard for fascists”, “Woman, life, freedom”, and “we are all Mahsa, we will fight back.”
In the Kurdistan region of Iran, in response to a call for a general strike by media and opposition political parties, shopkeepers went on strike and closed the markets.
According to Shargh News Agency, MCI, the biggest internet service provider, has filtered the Keyword “Mahsa Amini”. NetBlocks, an internet monitoring organization reported a near-total disruption in some cities, including Sanandaj, Kurdistan Province.
Dozens of protestors have been arrested in different cities. In Saqqez, Mahsa Amini’s hometown, the security forces arrested at least 22 individuals, of which three have been taken to an unidentified location and the rest to the Saqqez Prison. The arrest of four individuals in Sanandaj, five in Paveh, one in Oshnavieh and one in Bukan have been verified so far. Two civil rights activists, Ribvar Kamrani-Pour and Amjad Saedi have also been arrested in Mariwan.
HRANA has also reported the arrest of two individuals, Nazanin Haji-Zadeh and writer and film director Mahnaz Mohammadi in Tehran.
Mahsa Amini was arrested by Tehran Morality Police at a train station for improper hejab. She fell into a coma after head trauma caused by police brutality and later died at a hospital in Tehran.
