Mehdi Fadaei

Mehdi Fadaei lives in Tehran. He and several of his friends are animal rights activists and they were arrested during the national uprising triggered by Mahsa Amini's murder.

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='43938'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38108/'> According to HRANA, Mehdi Fadaei, Hadi Behbahani, Mojtaba Rasouli, Mohammad Azizi, and Milad Shaterani were arrested by the security forces. They were arrested during the protests across Sistan and Balochistan province in response to the rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl by the chief of police of Chabahar and the murder of Mahsa Amini. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='43939'> <reference source='https://www.hra-news.org/2022/hranews/a-38108/'> HRANA reported that they are still in custody but there is no information about their whereabouts and the charges against them. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>