Facing deep economic troubles and a restive population, the government seems to have adopted a policy of declaring victory over Israel and cracking down at home, analysts say.
Niloufar Hamedi and Elaheh Mohammadi filed some of the first reports of the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, which ignited protests against the country’s clerical rulers.
Nasrin Sotoudeh was one of several activists arrested at the funeral of Armita Geravand, a 16-year-old girl who died after not wearing a head covering in public, in a case that drew parallels to that of Mahsa Amini.
The death of Armita Geravand comes after word of her injuries fueled outrage because she was so young and because of previous cases in which women have been brutalized for protesting dress codes.
What happened to Armita Geravand, who entered a subway car and was carried out minutes later, is unclear. But her case evoked parallels to that of Mahsa Amini.