This month, we revisit protests and crackdowns in Iran in recent years, examining recurring patterns of repression and cases that remain unresolved years later.



Eight years ago, in December 2017 and January 2018, protests that began in Mashhad spread across Iran, with demonstrators openly calling for an end to the Islamic Republic.



Security forces responded with violence. IHRDC documented the deaths of at least 41 people, including protesters killed by live ammunition and detainees who died under suspicious circumstances in custody. Hundreds were arrested, and many were subjected to torture, ill-treatment, and unfair trials.



No security official has been held accountable. Families seeking justice faced pressure, while authorities denied responsibility for deaths in custody.



We revisit the December 2017–January 2018 protests because the patterns of repression and impunity they exposed would later reappear in subsequent waves of protest.



Full report: https://iranhrdc.org/dawn-of-a-new-era-in-iran-protests-2017-2018/


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This month, we revisit the crackdown in Gilan and Mazandaran provinces during the Woman, Life, Freedom protests. IHRDC verified that at least 57 civilians were killed by Islamic Republic security forces between September 21, 2022, and September 1, 2023—22 of them in a single night.

The actual death toll is likely higher. The same pattern recurs case after case: unlawful and lethal force in the streets, medical care withheld, bodies held as leverage, causes of death rewritten, and families pressured into silence or to echo the state’s narrative.

To date, no one has been meaningfully held accountable for the crimes committed during this period in Iran’s northern provinces.

Read the full report via this link:
https://iranhrdc.org/crackdown-in-the-north-suppression-of-the-woman-life-freedom-movement-in-gilan-and-mazandaran-provinces/

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Between September and December 2022, IHRDC verified the killing of 116 citizens in the Kurdish areas of Iran, and 15 more Kurdish citizens elsewhere in the country. Thirteen were children. Twelve were shot from behind while posing no threat. Thirty were buried at night, and at least six families had to pay to retrieve the body of their relative. No investigation has ever published its findings.

Read Unleashed Violence here:
https://iranhrdc.org/protests-in-the-kurdish-areas-of-iran/

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This month, we revisit protests and crackdowns in Iran in recent years, examining recurring patterns of repression and cases that remain unresolved years later.

Four years ago, on September 30, 2022, Islamic Republic security forces opened fire on people in Zahedan—both protesters outside Police Station No. 16 and worshippers gathered inside the Great Mosalla.

That afternoon, at least 94 people were killed. Forty-five were killed inside the Great Mosalla, where thousands had gathered for Friday prayers. Fifteen of the victims were children.

To this day, no commander or official responsible for ordering the killings has been held accountable. Complaints were shelved, families were subjected to pressure, and “terrorists” were blamed for the killings.

In January 2026, the same patterns of repression were repeated—this time on a far larger scale across Iran.

We revisit Zahedan’s Bloody Friday because the case was never closed.

Read the full report of Bloody Friday in Zahedan at:

https://iranhrdc.org/bloody-friday-in-zahedan/#_ednref76

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