Amir Hossein Teroual

Amir Hossein Teroual was a 20-year-old living in Tehran. He was arrested at the same time as the 2022 uprising, and after about eight months, he was granted amnesty and then released. Mr. Teroual died of a heart attack in his sleep a few days after his release.

The national uprising of 2022 centered around the “woman, life, freedom” slogan was triggered in response to the murder of Mahsa (Zhina) Amini. The protests began sporadically in several cities and online space but in just a few days it spread to dozens of cities across Iran and the goal of the protesters changed to overthrowing the regime. <symbol-timeline></symbol-timeline>

• <coverage-outsourcing id='51478'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/738'> Amir Hossein Teroual was arrested in his house in Ali Abad district of Tehran. While announcing this news, the Committee for Follow-up on the Status of Detainees wrote that he was interrogated in the detention center for several days and then transferred to Greater Tehran Prison. His arrest took place at the same time as the 2022 uprising. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51479'> <reference source='https://t.me/Followupiran/738'> He was tried for the charge of Moharebeh (waging war against Islam). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51482'> <reference source='https://bit.ly/41cOEMa'> All the political and ideological prisoners of Greater Tehran Prison were transferred to the detention center no. 6 of Evin prison. According to IranWire, the prisoners were transferred without prior notification and they were not given a chance to collect their personal belongings. According to IranWire, the families of the prisoners were informed about this transfer after it was done. According to this report, about 40 people were transferred to Evin prison, including Masoud Islaminasab, Parham Parvari, Hami Bahadori, Abbas Mirzaei, Mehdi Bahman, Mohammad Havashemzadeh, Mehdi Meshkinnavaz, Ebrahim Atai, Davood Razavi, Ehsan Ahya, and Amir Ahya. Amirhossein Teroual was probably transferred to Evin prison on the same date. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='51480'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/Maryamkianersi2/status/1658845159893737474?s=20'> He was released from prison. On February 5th, 2023, the Islamic Republic's Judiciary issued a memo that announced the beginning of the process of releasing some of the protesters arrested during the 2022 national uprising. According to the judiciary's Mizan website, and latest comments made by the spokesperson for the judiciary, this "pardon" is in honor of the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution and contingent on the prisoners expressing regret; The pardon is not extended to cases with charges such as "connection to dissident groups", and "destruction of public property". However, many of the released prisoners have posted videos and notes saying they never requested a pardon and never expressed regret. There are even videos of female activists taking off their hijab and chanting against the Islamic Republic in front of the prison moments after their release. The release of prisoners being called a pardon has caused massive reaction online and some activists on social media and human rights organizations consider it a PR stunt to repair some of the damage to Ali Khamenei's image. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>