Abbas Mansouri

Abbas Mansouri was from Shush. He died suspiciously at the age of 18, after being released from a short-term detention. He was detained for a while for participating in the "Chocolate Fist" challenge during the nationwide protests of 2022 and died a few days after his release. His relatives say that he died as a result of the detention conditions.

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='48630'> <reference source='https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1401/10/iran-protest-prisoners-suicide-after-release/'> Abbas Mansouri was arrested along with a number of citizens in Shush. According to the report of the Iran Human Rights Campaign, which was published after his death, the reason for his arrest was "distributing chocolate along with a pamphlet with the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom" (Chocolate Fist Challenge). </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48634'> <reference source='https://www.facebook.com/AhwazHumanRightsAHRO/'> According to Ahvaz Human Rights Network, Abbas Mansouri was released [probably on bail]. According to this report that was published after the death of Mr. Mansouri, he was not in a good mood after his release and his behavior was abnormal. In the continuation of the report, informed sources have mentioned that Mr. Mansouri told his family that he was given pills two days before his release and that they injected him with ampoules several times during his detention. In a conversation with this human rights organization, informed sources have emphasized that Abbas Mansouri had no illness and no history of drug use. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48636'> <reference source='https://persian.iranhumanrights.org/1401/10/iran-protest-prisoners-suicide-after-release/'> Abbas Mansouri died suspiciously (death date 11the or 12th of December). According to the Iran Human Rights Campaign, [officials of a government agency] told the Mansouri family in a phone call that their son committed suicide by "taking pills." A source close to Mansouri's family, who believes that the issue of suicide is not true, told the Iran Human Rights Campaign that after his release, he had become "reclusive and quiet" and had told his family that prisoners were given pills and injected with drugs in prison. The sources of the Ahvaz Human Rights Organization, while confirming these narratives, have reported that one of his relatives has been summoned, and was forced to sign a pledge with threats and intimidation, not to hold a mourning ceremony. The source of the Iran Human Rights Campaign, who was aware of the security forces' threat and believes that suicide was not the cause of Abbas Mansouri's death, says: > If it was suicide, what is the cause of their concerns? Why should the burial of a person who committed suicide be held in secret? The sources of both mentioned organizations stated that the marks of torture were observed on the body of Abbas Mansouri. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='48637'> <reference source='https://twitter.com/AlArabiya_Fa/status/1602634375249666048?s=20'> His funeral was held in Shush Danyal. </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>