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  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "iranholocaust.org",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-06-17",
  "terms": [
    { "term": "IRGC (Sepah)", "definition": "Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps — a parallel military and economic conglomerate answering to the Supreme Leader; lead force in suppressing protests." },
    { "term": "Basij", "definition": "Volunteer paramilitary subordinate to the IRGC; routinely deployed against demonstrators." },
    { "term": "Gasht-e Ershad", "definition": "'Guidance Patrol' / morality police; enforces mandatory hijab. Mahsa Amini died in its custody in September 2022." },
    { "term": "Evin Prison", "definition": "Tehran prison notorious for the detention of political prisoners, journalists, and dual nationals." },
    { "term": "Woman, Life, Freedom (Zan, Zendegi, Azadi)", "definition": "Slogan of the 2022 uprising, adapted from the Kurdish 'Jin, Jiyan, Azadî'." },
    { "term": "The Two Nights", "definition": "8–9 January 2026 — coordinated mass killings across multiple Iranian cities; Rasht recorded the deadliest single night." },
    { "term": "Crimson Winter", "definition": "Name used on iranholocaust.org for the December 2025 – February 2026 nationwide uprising." },
    { "term": "Bloody November", "definition": "November 2019 protests against a fuel-price hike; 304+ killed in days under a nationwide internet shutdown." },
    { "term": "Bloody Friday (Zahedan)", "definition": "30 September 2022 massacre in Zahedan, Sistan-Baluchestan; at least 96 killed in a single day." },
    { "term": "MEK / NCRI", "definition": "Mojahedin-e Khalq / National Council of Resistance of Iran. iranholocaust.org has no affiliation with this organisation." },
    { "term": "IHR", "definition": "Iran Human Rights — Oslo-based NGO documenting executions and protest fatalities." },
    { "term": "HRANA", "definition": "Human Rights Activists News Agency — independent network documenting arrests and abuses inside Iran." }
  ]
}