Protests erupted on 15 July to
protest the water shortages and
crisis
A crisis ( : crises; : critical) is either any event or period that will (or might) lead to an unstable and dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society. Crises are negative changes in the human or environmental affair ...
, but quickly were met with police violence and brutality. "
Bloody Aban", November 2021 saw further protests due to water shortages but various other protests and strikes also took place due to the worsening economic situation.
In August 2021,
Amnesty International
Amnesty International (also referred to as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom. The organization says it has more than ten million members and sup ...
noted that brutal forces have been used by the Security Forces to oppress the protesters.
Protests
July 2021
Protests broke out on 15 July in
Khuzestan
Khuzestan Province (also spelled Xuzestan; fa, استان خوزستان ''Ostān-e Xūzestān'') is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It is in the southwest of the country, bordering Iraq and the Persian Gulf. Its capital is Ahvaz and it covers ...
due to worsening water shortages during the summer and spread across the country in the following days.
September 2021
From 6–7 September, massive rallies protested the bad economic situation in Iran.
November 2021
By November the number of female demonstrators had heavily increased.
From November 9–27 crowds of 2,000-3,000 Iranians in
Isfahan
Isfahan ( fa, اصفهان, Esfahân ), from its Achaemenid empire, ancient designation ''Aspadana'' and, later, ''Spahan'' in Sassanian Empire, middle Persian, rendered in English as ''Ispahan'', is a major city in the Greater Isfahan Regio ...
gathered to hold demonstrations against water shortages, which increasingly grew violent over time. On November 27, the Islamic Republic employed large numbers of
riot police
Riot police are police who are organized, deployed, trained or equipped to confront crowds, protests or riots.
Riot police may be regular police who act in the role of riot police in particular situations or they may be separate units organize ...
, arrested at least 67 protesters, and repressed the protests.
February 2022
On February 1, 2022, thousands of teachers across the country performed a one-day strike after three consecutive days of protests. The next day, a policeman was stabbed to death by an unknown attacker. Military officer
Hossein Ashtari
Hossein Ashtari ( fa, حسین اشتری) is an Iranian military officer who currently serves as Iran's Chief of police, the chief commander of General Command of the Law Enforcement of Islamic Republic of Iran, since 2015.
Prior to the appointm ...
proposed a new law that would make it easier for police officers to use firearms, prompting worries that such a practice could provide a license to
police brutality
Police brutality is the excessive and unwarranted use of force by law enforcement against an individual or a group. It is an extreme form of police misconduct and is a civil rights violation. Police brutality includes, but is not limited to, ...
against civilians.
2022 food protests
Protests in Iran broke out in early May after a hike in
wheat
Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...
prices.
See also
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Mahsa Amini protests
Civil unrest and protests against the government of Iran associated with the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini ( fa, مهسا امینی) began on 16 September 2022 and are ongoing as of December 2022. Amini had been arrested by the Guida ...
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2011 Khuzestan protests
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2018 Khuzestan protests
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2018 Iranian water protests
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2019–2020 Iranian protests
A series of nationwide civil protests in Iran, sometimes known as Bloody November or (using the Iranian calendar) Bloody Aban ( fa, آبان خونین) took place in 2019 and 2020. Initially caused by a 50–200% increase in fuel prices, they ...
References
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Protests
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Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...
Protests
A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration or remonstrance) is a public expression of objection, disapproval or dissent towards an idea or action, typically a political one.
Protests can be thought of as acts of coopera ...
2021 protests
2022 protests
2021
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Presidency of Ebrahim Raisi