Omid Hosseini

Omid Hosseini is a citizen of Payegan village of Sarvabad city in Kurdistan province. He was arrested on November 17, 2022, at the same time as the anti-government protests in Sanandaj. After being arrested, Omid Hosseini was taken to the 12 Farvardin police station of this city and was killed by the officers after being assaulted with batons.

The murder of Mahsa Amini triggered a country-wide uprising in September 2022 in Iran. The protests were initially sporadical around the country and against the mandatory hijab. But in a few days, dozens of cities in Iran became the scenes of clashes between protesters and security forces. The protesters' main demands were freedom of attire and the overthrow of the Islamic Republic. The focus of the protests on women led to international attention. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='43522'> After being arrested, Omid Hosseini was killed by the police officers at 12 Farvardin police station in Sanandaj. According to an Atlas source, he was arrested at the same time as the anti-government protests in Sanandaj, and after being transferred to the 12 Farvardin police station of this city, he was severely assaulted with batons by the agents. This source told Atlas that Omid Hosseini was taken to Tohid Hospital in Sanandaj due to the severity of his injuries and died there. His arrest took place at the same time as the nationwide protests in Iran in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old girl from Saqez who was beaten to death by the Irshad patrol agents. </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43523'> <reference source=''> According to an Atlas source, Omid Hosseini's body was buried in Behesht Mohammadi cemetery in Sanandaj on Friday evening. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>