; (4) arbitrary arrest and detention; (5) life-threatening prison conditions; (6) transnational attacks against dissidents; and (7) severe restrictions on free expression and the media, peaceful assembly and association, and religious freedom; Whereas Freedom House ranks the Government of Iran as one of the worst human rights violators in the world, with a Global Freedom Score of 14 out of 100 and an Internet Freedom Score of 16 out of 100; Whereas peaceful protests in Iran during 2022 have focused on grievances such as— (1) mismanagement of the economy and national resources; (2) prioritization of funding for terror groups and pariah regimes over social services for the people of Iran; and (3) widespread political corruption: Now, therefore, be it Whereas, on September 16, 2022, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini passed away in the custody of Iranian morality police following a 3-day coma due to wounds, including bone fracture, hemorrhage, and cerebral edema consistent with severe beating, inflicted by the police for purportedly wearing a hijab improperly; Whereas, on September 16, 2022, Iranians gathered in the streets of Tehran to protest the killing of Mahsa Amini; Whereas demonstrations have since spread to more than 165 cities and 144 universities in Iran, where women are removing or burning hijabs, cutting their hair, and dancing in front of Iranian security forces, joined by their fellow Iranian citizens, in a call to end the Iranian regime's systemic repression; Whereas Iranian security forces have responded to such demonstrations with violence and detentions, including detentions of journalists and activists for covering the protests; Whereas the security forces reportedly have killed at least 573 protestors, including at least 71 children and 48 women, although the number of injuries and deaths is likely higher, but is unobtainable due to internet blackouts