AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: January 13, 2026
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Honorable Mayor & City Council
Mandy Jiang, Senior Management Analyst
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH THE IRANIAN PEOPLE
IN THEIR PURSUIT FOR FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Attachments: 1. Proposed Resolution
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council adopt a resolution of the Council of the City of Beverly expressing solidarity with the Iranian people in their pursuit for freedom, human rights, and economic justice (Attachment 1).
INTRODUCTION
The proposed resolution expresses solidarity with the Iranian people in their pursuit for freedom, human rights, and economic justice; condemns the Iranian regime’s systemic human rights violations and violent suppression of peaceful protest; and calls upon the United States government to maintain maximum pressure on the Iranian regime.
DISCUSSION
Beginning December 28, 2025, mass public protests spread across Iran, driven by severe economic crisis as inflation skyrocketed over 50% across the board—over 70% for food— and the Iranian currency plummeted to 1.4 million rials to the US dollar. As citizens experienced soaring prices and limited purchasing power, everyday goods became unaffordable. Merchants began protesting at Tehran’s Grand Bazaar, which quickly spread nationwide to include students, workers, and everyday citizens, becoming the largest mass protest since the uprising following Mahsa Amini’s death in 2022.
Iranian security forces responded with violent measures to suppress protests that were initially peaceful, by firing live ammunition into crowds, tear gas, and indiscriminately conducting mass arrests. On January 8, 2026, the Iranian regime shut down most of the country’s internet and phone lines amid growing protests, marking the most severe digital censorship measures since the Mahsa Amini protests.
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Meeting Date: January 13, 2026
On January 9, 2026, Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Movahedi Azad declared that anyone taking part in protests or aiding protestors will be considered an “enemy of God”, which constitutes a death-penalty charge, and that "proceedings must be conducted without leniency, compassion or indulgence". By January 10, over 200 deaths have been reported, including protestors, children, and bystanders. Over 2,000 people have been arrested and protests continue to occur in all 31 provinces.
The proposed resolution condemns the Iranian regime’s systematic pattern of human rights violations, its reprehensible use of violence to suppress protest demonstrations, and acknowledges that the Iranian American and Persian Jewish communities of Beverly Hills share ties with the land and deep concern for the Iranian people’s welfare.
The resolution reaffirms solidarity with the Iranian people in their pursuit for freedom, fundamental human rights, and economic justice. It further calls for the United States government to continue supporting the Iranian people’s demands for freedom and to maintain maximum pressure on the Iranian regime.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact anticipated at this time.
Nancy Hunt-Coffey,
City Manager
Approved By
Attachment 1
RESOLUTION NO. 26-R-_________
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY
HILLS EXPRESSING SOLIDARITY WITH THE IRANIAN PEOPLE
IN THEIR PURSUIT FOR FREEDOM, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND
ECONOMIC JUSTICE
WHEREAS, beginning on December 28
th, 2025, mass protests erupted across the Islamic
Republic of Iran in response to a severe economic crisis that rendered food and necessities unaffordable by ordinary citizens; and
WHEREAS, these protests have spread from Tehran's Grand Bazaar through all of Iran’s 31 provinces, including the clerical stronghold of Qom, representing the largest demonstrations in the country since the 2022 uprising following the death of Mahsa Amini; and WHEREAS, the Iranian regime responded to initial peaceful protests with violent measures including tear gas, live ammunition, and mass arrests, resulting in over 200 civilian deaths including students, women and children, and the detention of thousands of demonstrators; and WHEREAS, on January 8, 2026, the Iranian regime shut down most of the country’s internet and phone lines amidst growing civil unrest—the most severe digital censorship measures since the Mahsa Amini protests in 2022; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2026, Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Movahedi Azad declared that protestors and those who aid protestors will be considered “enemy of God”, a charge punishable by death, and directed prosecutors that "Proceedings must be conducted without leniency, compassion or indulgence."
WHEREAS, prior the recent mass protests, the Islamic Republic of Iran executed more than one thousand of its own citizens in 2025, the highest number in thirty-five years, demonstrating a systematic pattern of human rights violations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Beverly Hills is home to Iranian-American and Persian Jewish communities who maintain connections to their homeland, family members, and share concern for the welfare of the Iranian people;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Beverly Hills resolves as follows:
Docusign Envelope ID: BB2DFB0A-B825-4471-A3CD-46F04FDB87E6 Section 1. The City of Beverly Hills expresses solidarity and support for the Iranian people's pursuit for freedom, economic justice, and fundamental human rights.
Section 2. The City of Beverly Hills strongly condemns the Iranian regime's violent suppression of peaceful protesters and its reprehensible, systematic violations of human rights.
Section 3. The City of Beverly Hills calls upon the government of the United States to continue supporting the Iranian people's demands for freedom and to maintain maximum pressure on the Iranian regime.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause this resolution and her certification to be entered in the Book of Resolution of the Council of this City.
Adopted:
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SHARONA R. NAZARIAN, PSYD
Mayor of the City of
Beverly Hills, California
ATTEST:
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HUMA AHMED
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
______________________ _________________________
LAURENCE S. WIENER NANCY HUNT-COFFEY
City Attorney City Manager
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