1. Additional Losses: Examining the severity of the protests' impact on Iran's economy
- Author:
- FARAS
- Publication Date:
- 12-2022
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Future for Advanced Research and Studies (FARAS)
- Abstract:
- Widespread protests broke out across Iran after the death of Mahsa Amini in a hospital in Tehran in September 2022 while in the custody of the country's morality police. While the current protests differ from previous protests in that protestors demanded women's rights be respected. Later, the protests spread, and the protesters demanded regime change. Yet, the economy's deterioration is one of the main drivers of the spread of the angry protests. As social unrest is likely to further exacerbate across Iran, the protests are likely to incur financial and trade losses, further complicating the economic situation.
- Topic:
- Economy, Domestic Politics, Protests, Inflation, and Civil Unrest
- Political Geography:
- Iran and Middle East