According to the Voice of America, unconfirmed social media videos showed anti-government protests in at least 16 of Iran's 31 provinces, including "Alborz, East Azerbaijan, Fars, Gilan, Golestan, Hormozgan, Ilam, Isfahan, Kerman, Kermanshah, Kurdistan, Mazandaran, Qazvin, Razavi Khorasan, Tehran, and West Azerbaijan." Protesters in Sari appeared to tear down pictures of the Ayatollah and his predecessor from a city building. Iranian state media reported that three people had been killed in Kurdistan protests.[25] According to Hengaw, two male protesters were killed by security forces in West Azerbaijan, and a female protester was similarly killed in Kermanshah. The prosecutor in Kermanshah denied state responsibility, stating people were being killed by "anti-revolutionary elements". Iranian state media reported a police assistant's death from protesters in the southern city of Shiraz.[21] In the city of Kerman, a woman was filmed removing her hijab and cutting off her ponytail during a protest. Some witnesses interviewed by CNN characterized the day's protests as "flash protests" that sought to form and then disperse quickly before security forces could intervene.
2. A series of demonstrations began in Iran on 14 September 2022, following the death
of Mahsa Amini (Persian: امینی مهسا
)
, who died while in police custody, allegedly having
been beaten by the Guidance Patrol, the Islamic "morality police" of Iran, and accused
of a fashion violation related to an "improper hijab".[4] The protests began in the
cities of Saqqez, Sanandaj, Divandarreh, Baneh and Bijar in Kurdistan province, and
later spread to other parts of Iran. These protests spread rapidly after one day and the
cities of Tehran, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Sabzevar, Amol, Isfahan, Kerman,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Rasht, Sari, Karaj, Tonekabon, Arak, Ilam, and many other cities joined
these protests.[5][6]
As of 22 September 2022, at least thirty one protesters have been killed, making these
the most deadly protests since the 2019–2020 protests with more than 1,500
fatalities.[1]
In response to the protests, the government of Iran blocked access to apps like
Instagram and WhatsApp, and limited Internet accessibility, to reduce the protesters'
ability to organize. These may be the most severe Internet restrictions in Iran since
2019 when it was shut down completely.[7]
3. Hours after Mahsa Amini died, a group of people gathered in protest against
her murder near Kasar Hospital, where Amini died, and chanted slogans such
as "Death to the dictator", "Guidance patrol is a killer", "I will kill, I will kill the
one who killed my sister", "I swear by Mahsa's blood", "Iran will be free",
"Khamenei is a murderer, his government is invalid" and "Oppression against
women from Kurdistan to Tehran". These protests were met with the
suppression and arrest of protesters. A number of women took off and
burned their headscarves in response to the attack of the counter-insurgency
forces and chanted the slogan "Shameless Daesh".[11][12] Some people
honked their car horns in the streets as a sign of protest. Another protest
against compulsory hijab-wearing laws took place that evening in Tehran's
Argentina Square. Protesters chanted slogans against Iran's sovereignty and
compulsory hijab-wearing laws. Released videos of the evening show the
violent arrest of some of the protesters.
![A series of demonstrations began in Iran on 14 September 2022, following the death
of Mahsa Amini (Persian: امینی مهسا
)
, who died while in police custody, allegedly having
been beaten by the Guidance Patrol, the Islamic "morality police" of Iran, and accused
of a fashion violation related to an "improper hijab".[4] The protests began in the
cities of Saqqez, Sanandaj, Divandarreh, Baneh and Bijar in Kurdistan province, and
later spread to other parts of Iran. These protests spread rapidly after one day and the
cities of Tehran, Hamedan, Kermanshah, Mashhad, Sabzevar, Amol, Isfahan, Kerman,
Shiraz, Tabriz, Rasht, Sari, Karaj, Tonekabon, Arak, Ilam, and many other cities joined
these protests.[5][6]
As of 22 September 2022, at least thirty one protesters have been killed, making these
the most deadly protests since the 2019–2020 protests with more than 1,500
fatalities.[1]
In response to the protests, the government of Iran blocked access to apps like
Instagram and WhatsApp, and limited Internet accessibility, to reduce the protesters'
ability to organize. These may be the most severe Internet restrictions in Iran since
2019 when it was shut down completely.[7]](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)