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City Manager’s Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/city-managers-office <br />Item # 47 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 6, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Resolution Condemning the Violence Perpetrated by Iran <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Resolution Declaring Support of the Iranian-American Community and Condemning the <br />Violence Perpetrated by the Government of Iran against its People <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution declaring support of the Iranian-American community and <br />condemning the violence perpetrated by the government of Iran against its people. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the May 16, 2023 City Council meeting, Mayor Amezcua directed staff to prepare a <br />resolution condemning the Iranian government for violent acts against its people. <br />Background <br />In September 2022, Iranian citizen Mahsa Amini was arrested and held by Iranian police <br />authorities for allegedly breaking hijab (headscarf) regulations and failing to properly <br />cover her hair. While in jail, she allegedly suffered a heart attack and passed away on <br />September 16. However, eyewitnesses, including women who were detained with <br />Amini, reported that she was severely beaten by police and that she died as a result of <br />police brutality. The Iranian authorities deny these allegations. In response to Amini’s <br />mysterious death, protests broke out all around the world. Since her passing, there have <br />been protests where demonstrators have voiced their displeasure at the cruelty of the <br />morality police. <br />Resolution <br />Attached for consideration by the City Council is a resolution (Exhibit 1) supporting the <br />Iranian-American community and condemning the violence perpetrated by the <br />government of Iran against its people. The City Council stands with the Iranian- <br />American community, along with the Iranian women who are suffering injustices in Iran. <br />Furthermore, the City Council condemns the violent acts that are occurring in Iran and <br />calls upon the Iranian government to end its systemic human rights violations.