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Death in custody

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3 documented cases in Iran recorded under "Death in custody" (2018–2023).

Documented cases: 3
Period: 2018–2023

Every case in our archive classified as "Death in custody". Each record names the person, the city, the date and the primary source that documents it.

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Documented cases

Name	Age	City	Date	Category
Kavous Seyed-Emami	63	Tehran	2018-02-08	Death in custody
Mahsa (Jina) Amini	22	Saqqez	2022-09-16	Death in custody
Armita Geravand	16	Tehran	2023-10-28	Death in custody

Cities affected

Related records

2018 (Years)
2022 (Years)
2023 (Years)
Tehran (Cities)
Saqqez (Cities)

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Where does this information come from?: Every record is compiled from published reporting by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Iran Human Rights (IHR), HRANA, the UN Fact-Finding Mission on Iran and the Boroumand Center. Each entry links to its source where one is public.
Can I reuse or cite this page?: Yes. All content on iranholocaust.org is published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0). Cite the page URL and attribute iranholocaust.org.