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Category: Atrocity, from Wikidata’s class “massacre”

Mahshahr massacre

2019 · Iran

Part of: 2019–2020 Iranian protests

Wikidata classes on our event-class list: massacre (all its classes: Wikidata item)

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The Mahshahr massacre (Persian: قتل‌عام ماهشهر) refers to the mass killing of protesters in the city of Mahshahr, Iran, which occurred between 16 November and 20 November 2019, during the 2019–2020 Iranian protests. Estimates of fatalities range between 40 and 148.

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Mahshahr massacre. (2026, October 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahshahr_massacre&oldid=1379154404

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“Mahshahr massacre.” Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 8 Oct. 2026, en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahshahr_massacre&oldid=1379154404.

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