2022 Khash massacre

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2022 Khash massacre
Part of Mahsa Amini protests
Date4 November 2022
Location
Khash, Iran
Result Violent crackdown on protesters, forty of protestors killed and injured
Belligerents
Iranian security forces Protestors of Baloch
Casualties and losses
0 killed, 0 injured 18 killed, 20+ injured

The Khash massacre,[1][2][3][4] also known as Khash Bloody Friday[5][6] (Persian: جمعه خونین خاش, romanized: Jom'e-ye Xunin Xaš )(Balochi: واشءِ ھۏنݔن آدݔنَگ) refers to the clashes between the protesting people of Khash and the police forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran[7][8] on 4 November 2022, which started with slogans and gathering in the streets and throwing stones in front of the governorate of Khash, and then they were directly targeted by security forces' war bullets and led to many casualties.[8][9][10][11]

Amnesty International reported that the death toll was 18 and that security forces used "lethal war bullets" in suppressing the people.[6]

The clashes were in response to the alleged rape of a 15-year-old Baloch girl in June by Colonel Ebrahim Kuchakzai,[12] the commander of the Chabahar police force, and the Zahedan massacre on 30 September, which left 96 dead and 300 injured, fueling the anger of the people of Khash.[13][14]

Background

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The main cause and background of the alleged prior incidence of rape by Colonel Ebrahim Kouchakzai in Chabahar during an interview with a 15-year-old girl because of the incidence of a murder case in a nearby house.[6][15][8] The colonel told the girl he had to "inspect her body" and then proceeded to molest and rape the girl, who later informed her mother of this, causing much anger.[6][8]

These clashes occurred after the 30 September incident, and the Zahedan massacre intensified protests in Khash.[8][9]

Massacre and casualties

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The protests in Khash started after the Friday prayer ceremony on 4 November 2022, and the protesters in this city gathered in the streets and chanted slogans against the Islamic Republic.[16] They started throwing stones into the governor's office, which were directly targeted by war bullets.[9]Iranian government officials, including Governor Khashsahebgol Salehi, stated that the protesters intended to seize the governor's building with armed attacks and the agricultural jihad office of this city was completely burned down, and the protesters of several banks, bank tellers, They also set fire to the chain store and police kiosk.[11][17][18] According to him, 12 vehicles were burned in the city of Khash.[11][18]

Abdolhamid Ismaeelzahi, the Friday prayer leader of Zahedan, announced in a statement that at least 16 people were killed and dozens more were injured in the incident.[9][19] Ismaeelzahi called the statements of the Islamic Republic officials about the "armed attack by the people of Khash on the governor's building" "a complete lie."[9][19]Amnesty International reported that the death toll was 18 and that security forces used "lethal war bullets" in suppressing the people.[6]

Reactions

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Moinuddin Saeedi, a representative of Chabahar in the 11th term of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, addressed the killing of the people of Balochistan in a statement in the open court of the parliament, saying that no official has apologized for these incidents so far, and asked why the way protesters were treated in this province was different, and that plastic bullets were used in other parts of the country, but live ammunition was used in Balochistan. His speech was interrupted and left unfinished.[20]

Consequences

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  • On Saturday, 5 November, all schools in Khash County, at all levels, were closed in two shifts, morning and afternoon, and it was announced that classes would be held in absentia.[21]

Protests

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3 February: According to social media reports, the gathering of Baloch worshippers and protesters continued despite the security situation in Zahedan and Khash.[22]

3 February: According to social media reports, the gathering of Baloch worshippers and protesters continued despite the security situation in Zahedan and Khash.[23]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Remembering the Victims of Iran's Khash Massacre". iranwire.com. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  2. ^ Aslani, Mostafa (4 November 2022). "Iran: Protests Continue Despite Khash Massacre – Day 50". Iran News Update. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Hengaw's Statement on the Second Anniversary of the Bloody Friday of Zahedan and Khash". Hengaw (hengaw.net). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Remembering the Victims of Iran's Khash Massacre". Shabtabnews.
  5. ^ "Sunni Leader Calls For Justice On 'Khash Bloody Friday' Anniversary". www.iranintl.com. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e فردا, رادیو (11 November 2022). "عفو بین‌الملل: نیروهای امنیتی در سیستان و بلوچستان با قصد کشتن معترضان، از گلوله جنگی استفاده می‌کنند". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  7. ^ "به آتش کشیدن تصاویر خامنه‌‎ای در یزد؛ نگرانی از وضعیت سامان یاسین بعد از طرح اتهام «محاربه» در دادگاه". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e درگیری معترضان و نیروهای حکومتی در شهر خاش؛ ۱۳ آبان (in Persian). 5 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025 – via ir.voanews.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e "مولوی عبدالحمید از کشته شدن «دست‌کم ۱۶ نفر» در اعتراضات خاش خبر داد". رادیو فردا (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  10. ^ "گزارشی از برخی اقدامات اغتشاشگران در خاش/ شهر آرام است". www.isna.ir. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  11. ^ a b c "اعتراضات ایران؛ کمپین فعالین بلوچ: ده‌ها نفر در سیستان و بلوچستان کشته، زخمی و بازداشت شدند". euronews (in Persian). 4 November 2022. Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Friday Imam Confirms Rape of a 15-Year-Old Girl by Police Chief". iranwire.com. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  13. ^ "جمعه خونین زاهدان؛ دستکم ۵۸ کشته و بیش از ۲۷۰ زخمی – DW – ۱۴۰۱/۷/۸". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  14. ^ "کمپین فعالین بلوچ » تاکنون: ۶۷ کشته و بیش از ۳۰۰ مجروح مردمی در اعتراضات زاهدان". کمپین فعالین بلوچ (in Persian). 3 October 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  15. ^ Aslani, Mostafa (4 November 2022). "Iran: Protests Continue Despite Khash Massacre – Day 50". Iran News Update. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  16. ^ "به آتش کشیدن تصاویر خامنه‌‎ای در یزد؛ نگرانی از وضعیت سامان یاسین بعد از طرح اتهام «محاربه» در دادگاه". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Archived from the original on 4 November 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2025. Khash in a state of war; Shooting at protesters and attacking the governor's building with stones
  17. ^ "هفدهمین جمعه ی اعتراضی در بلوچستان با شعار مرگ بر خامنه ای". اخبار روز - سايت سياسی خبری چپ (in Persian). 27 January 2023. Archived from the original on 25 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  18. ^ a b "تصرف فرمانداری خاش ناکام ماند و اداره جهاد کشاورزی به طور کامل در آتش سوخت". fa (in Persian). پایگاه تحلیلی خبری شعار. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  19. ^ a b "اعتراضات ایران؛ کمپین فعالین بلوچ: ده‌ها نفر در سیستان و بلوچستان کشته، زخمی و بازداشت شدند". euronews (in Persian). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  20. ^ ""Chabahar representative's speech in Iranian parliament about the massacre of Balochistan people was interrupted." BBC Persian". BBC News فارسی (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  21. ^ "«مدارس خاش امروز شنبه غیرحضوری شد»".
  22. ^ "تداوم تظاهرات "جمعه‌‎های اعتراضی" در زاهدان، خاش و گالیکش – DW – ۱۴۰۱/۱۱/۱۴". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  23. ^ "تداوم تظاهرات "جمعه‌‎های اعتراضی" در زاهدان، خاش و گالیکش – DW – ۱۴۰۱/۱۱/۱۴". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 4 September 2025.