November saw the outbreak of yet another nationwide uprising in Iran. One of the major features of the uprising in November 2019 was the role of Iran’s women in leading the protests. Students were quick to join the protests.
At least 25 women have been killed in the Iran uprising.
- Mina Sheikhi, 59 and mother of six – Tehran
- Mahnaz Mehdizadeh Nader – Shahriar, Tehran
- Azadeh Zarbi, 28 – Shahriar, Tehran
- Nikta Esfandani, 14 – Tehran
- Azar Mirzapour Zahabi, 48, nurse, mother of four – Karaj, Alborz
- Ameneh Shahbazifard, 34 and mother of three – Karaj, Alborz Province
- Golnaz Samsami, pregnant and mother of a 7-year-old boy – Shahriar, Tehran
- Halimeh Samiri – Abadan, Khuzestan
- A woman – Saveh, Central
- Shelir Dadvand – Bukan, Kurdistan
- Ziba Khoshgvar – Sanandaj, Kurdistan
- Sepideh Hassani – Naghadeh, West Azerbaijan
- Fatemeh Habibi – Bahrestan, Tehran
- Shabnam Diani – Behbahan, Khuzestan
- Massoumeh Darabpour – Ahvaz, Khuzestan
- Maryam Nouri – Robat Karim, Tehran
- Marzieh Abbaszadeh – Robat Karim, Tehran
- Nassim Ghorbani – Tehran
- Parisa Seifi – Kamyaran, Kurdistan
- Mrs. Etghi – Mahshahr, Bushehr
- A woman – Mahshahr, Bushehr
- An unidentified woman – Rasht, Gilan
- A 13-year-old girl – Behbahan, Khuzestan
- A female high school student – Shiraz, Fars
- A female student from Saqqez – Sanandaj, Kurdistan
The identities of more than 430 protesters killed in the streets have been verified so far.
The death toll presently stands at 1,000 and is rising.
At least 4,000 have been injured and 12,000 arrested and detained.
This shocking crackdown against defenseless people in Iran is one of the most horrific crimes of the 21st century and amounts to a manifest crime against humanity.
The United Nations must urgently dispatch a fact-finding mission to Iran to discover the extent of crime against humanity and visit Iranian protesters detained during the uprising.