Iran Human Rights Spotlight on Eye Targeting of Protesters

Two Iranian protesters partially blinded by security forces during the 2022 nationwide protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini have been detained by authorities for continuing to speak out against the Islamic republic's leadership. Amir Shah-Valayati and Matin Hosseini were arrested on January 23, according to the human rights group HRANA. Shah-Valayati, a hairdresser, lost an eye in Tehran's Narmak district soon after unrest spread across the nation following Amini's death in September 2022 while in police custody for an alleged head-scarf infraction.