A great review of this subject comes from a really interesting article at the Center for Human Rights in Iran (formerly known as International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran). Take a look at this excerpt:

In the past year and especially in recent months, protests among various layers of society have also been increasing in number and size including among teachers, retirees, farmers, and workers.

Deadly state crackdowns occurred both during Ebrahim Raisi’s term as president (August 2021 to present), as well as when he was judiciary chief (March 2019 to July 2021).

Since Raisi took office, an unprecedented number of military and security officials have been appointed to key positions including provincial governorships to play key roles in coordinating crowd-control activities by police special forces, the Basij militia and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, a senior IRGC general himself, has handpicked IRGC commanders to act as governor-generals of 10 of Iran’s 31 provinces, while dispatching security and judiciary officials to head several other provinces

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