JavidnamehBook of Eternity

Movements

A timeline of Iran’s uprisings and their repression since 1979 — each a movement whose people must not be forgotten.

  1. 1980Nozheh Coupکودتای نوژهThe attempted military coup of July 1980 and the executions that followed it.See all results →
  2. 1988–1998Chain Murdersقتل‌های زنجیره‌ایThe serial killings of dissident writers and intellectuals through the 1990s.See all results →
  3. 1988Prison Executions of 1988اعدام‌های ۱۳۶۷The mass execution of political prisoners in the summer of 1988 (1367).See all results →
  4. 1999Kooye Daneshgah 78کوی دانشگاه ۷۸The July 1999 raid on the Tehran University dormitories and the protests that followed.See all results →
  5. 2009–2010Green Movement 88جنبش سبز ۸۸The protests following the disputed presidential election of June 2009.See all results →
  6. 2017–2018Dey 96دی ۹۶The nationwide protests that began in Mashhad in December 2017.See all results →
  7. 2019Aban 98آبان ۹۸The November 2019 protests and the crackdown carried out during a nationwide internet shutdown.See all results →
  8. 2022–2023Mahsa Amini / Woman, Life, Freedomمهسا امینی / زن، زندگی، آزادیThe uprising that began after the death in custody of Mahsa Jina Amini in September 2022.See all results →
  9. 2025Lion & Sun Revolutionانقلاب شیر و خورشیدThe uprising of late 2025 and the protest massacres of January 2026.3 namesSee all results →