RedHanded FROM THE VAULT: Iran's Morality Police & Mahsa Amini | #354
Jan 26, 2026
They unpack Raisi's controversial death and theories about who benefited. The hosts rewind to Iran's 1979 revolution to explain the theocratic state's rise. They detail the morality police's history and how expanded powers led to Mahsa Amini's arrest. They cover the nationwide Woman, Life, Freedom protests and the regime's brutal crackdown and tactics.
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Raisi's Rise Through State Violence
- Ibrahim Raisi rose to power through loyalty and brutality within the post-revolutionary theocracy.
- His nickname, the Butcher of Tehran, reflected his role in state-sanctioned mass executions and repression.
Evin Prison Executions Described As Industrial
- Guards later testified that under Raisi, Evin became an execution factory with industrialised killings.
- Forklifts and cranes hung nooses and the prison executed dozens every hour, witnesses recalled.
Mahsa Amini's Arrest And Death
- Mahsa (Jina) Amini was arrested by morality police for a few visible hair strands while visiting Tehran.
- She fell into a coma shortly after detention and died three days later at age 22.
