All of Iran is aflame in protests for Iranian women’s rights. Women and girls in Iran continue to be treated as second-class citizens. Still, a girl as young as 13 can legally marry, while those who are younger can be legally married with judicial and parental consent. “In many areas of their lives, Iranian women are either restricted or need permission from their husbands or parental guardians, depriving them of their autonomy and human dignity.” stated a Special Rapporteur in Iran. The Iranian government has been continuously trying to discredit and prevent those who do or want to speak out about the injustices Iran women are facing. A total of twenty-four journalists have been arrested since the demonstrations began. 

The reason that there are so many women, and men, protesting for women’s freedom of rights in Iran is due to the recent actions that have taken place. Specifically, towards women who have even a slight strand of hair showing from their mandatory headscarf, formally known as a hijab in Muslim cultures. Mahsa Amini was the trigger for the burst of protests throughout Iran. Amini was a twenty-two-year-old woman who was arrested for not wearing her hijab properly. She was a member of Iran’s Kurdish minority, which is a group that has faced discrimination for years. According to records, she was injured during the transportation in the back of a police van. After being taken to the hospital to be checked on, it was revealed how she had been injured. Mahsa Amini soon passed away from her injuries while in a coma at the hospital. 

After Amini passed away, many others began protesting and spreading awareness of the injustices that several women faced in Iran. Many young women have taken to the streets of Iran to protest the laws regarding them. A slogan that has been chanted during these protests is “Women. Life. Freedom.” As well as chanting, these women have been burning their mandatory headscarves. Throughout the progression of the protests, many other people have been injured. There have been several victims that have had their names and information released to the public. 

In remembrance of those who have been affected, injured, or passed away in the actions taken during these protests, their names are listed below. 

Some of the young women who have been affected or passed away due to these confrontations include Nika Shakarami (sixteen), Sarina Esmailzadeh (sixteen), Mahsa Mougouyi (eighteen), Hannaneh Kia (twenty-two), Hadis Najafi (twenty-three), Ghazaleh Chalabi (thirty-three), and Minoo Majidi (sixty-two).

Some of the schoolchildren, or young boys, who have been affected or passed away due to the confrontations include Mohammad Rakhshani (twelve), Omid Sarani (thirteen), Sodeys Kashani (fourteen), Ali Barahooei (fourteen), Amirhossein Basati (fifteen), Mohammad Eghbal Naebzehi (sixteen), Zakaria Khial (sixteen), Samer Hashemzehi (sixteen), Omid Safarzehi (seventeen), Mehdi Asgari (age unknown), Pedram Azarnoush (age unknown), Siavash Mahmoudi (age unknown), and Abdollah Mahmoudpour (age unknown).

Some of the men who have been affected or passed away due to the protests and confrontations include Reza Shahparnia (twenty), Milan Haqiqi (twenty-one), Erfan Rezai (twenty-one), Saeed Mohammadi (twenty-one), Farjad Darvishi (twenty-three), Hosseinali “Kia” Kajoori (twenty-three), Danesh Rahnama (twenty-five), Milad Zare (twenty-five), Sadrodin Litani (twenty-seven), Mohsen Mohammadi (twenty-eight), Yasin Jamalzadeh (twenty-eight), Fereydoun Mahmoudi (thirty-two), Mohsen Gheysari (thirty-two), Mohammad Falah (thirty-three), Javad Heidary (thirty-six), Behnam Layeghpour (thirty-seven), Mohammad Jamebozorg (fifty-nine), Foad Ghadimi (age unknown), Maziar Salmanian (age unknown), and Parsa Reza Doost (age unknown).