Information circulating on social media reveals threats and pressure exerted on the families of those killed during the nationwide uprising in Iran in 2022.
Coinciding with the third anniversary of the regime’s killing of Mahsa (Jina) Amini, intelligence and security agencies summoned or threatened by phone several families of those killed and victims of the Iranian regime’s crackdown.
According to reports, some family members were summoned to intelligence offices in Tehran and other cities.
Anniversary Of The 2022 Protest Movement, A Turning Point in Iran’s History
In the past two years, similar reports had emerged of widespread threats and attempts to prevent gatherings commemorating Mahsa and other victims of the revolutionary uprising.
In early August 2023, the regime’s security forces summoned several detainees from the 2022 nationwide movement and demanded that they pledge not to leave their homes during the second week of September.
Amjad Amini: Kurdistan and Iran will not forget Mahsa
Despite the regime’s continued pressure, on September 15, Amjad Amini, Mahsa’s father, posted an Instagram Story, writing “on the anniversary of the martyrdom of Mahsa, the unforgettable Jina of Kurdistan and Iran,” honoring her and other victims of the protests.
In this story, he wrote: “Kurdistan and Iran will never forget the withering beauty and the faded smiles of its flowers, and we too will never forget the butterflies of smiles on the lips of our flower of life, our Jina, our hope.”
Amini, emphasizing that the memory and “justice seeking” for Jina and other protest victims will not be forgotten, added: “The loss of our beloved and the grief of this inner fire will continue to burn eternally like a volcano within us… A martyr of the homeland does not need lamentation; for they live eternally in the nation’s heart.”
He had earlier reminded that September 16 would mark the third anniversary of his daughter’s state killing.
The post sparked widespread reactions on social media, with many users interpreting it as an indication that a commemoration for Mahsa Amini would be held on September 16.
In the past two days, Iranians abroad have taken to the streets in several European countries including Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, France, and Cyprus, as well as in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. These demonstrations were held on the eve of Mahsa’s third anniversary to honor the memory of those killed in recent protests and to support political prisoners.
On September 13, 2022, Mahsa Amini was arrested and beaten by the regime’s morality police. Three days later, she died from the severity of her injuries at Kasra Hospital in Tehran.
Following this incident, protests first erupted in Tehran and then spread to many parts of Iran.
According to the National Council of Resistance of Iran, during the revolutionary uprising at least 750 protesters, including 68 children, were killed.
