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Detainees of the Mahsa Amini protests
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<p>This list reports the notable citizens, civil and political <a href="/facts/Activism/SCUlsxxH">activists</a>, students, journalists, lawyers and athletes who have been arrested in Iran during the ongoing <a href="/facts/Mahsa_Amini_protests/XMkNdPjh">protests</a> sparked by the <a href="/facts/Death_of_Mahsa_Amini/oP68THFB">death of Mahsa Amini</a> in September 2022. There is no clear information about the whereabouts and the situation of many of them. </p><p>The arrests come on top of severe internet restrictions and blocking of apps including <a href="/facts/Instagram/33s91jnV">Instagram</a> and <a href="/facts/WhatsApp/VMlSeFb6">WhatsApp</a>, which activists say is aimed at preventing details of the protests from reaching the outside world. </p><p>This list is organized in alphabetic order of the surnames. </p>