Public criticism of silence and delayed responses in 2022 protests
BBC Persian and Gooya News coverage: after Mahsa Amini's death, users criticized his silence; his 23 Sep video was faulted as cautious, and after the Sharif University raid his delayed response again drew criticism.
Editorial timeline of public reporting, not a legal finding.
- Reported criticism of silence before first protest video - Gooya News reported users were angry at the silence of celebrities including Ferdosipour over Mahsa Amini's death; he then posted a video saying the response to people's demands should not be violence or cutting the internet. صحبتهای عادل فردوسی پور پیرامون اتفاقات اخیر
- 23 Sep video; coverage says wording called too cautious - BBC Persian wrote his first protest response came on 23 Sep, seven days after Mahsa Amini's death, calling it a bitter loss without addressing how she died; users criticized the wording as conservative. عادل فردوسیپور: جسور و پرسشگر یا مطیع و محافظهکار؟
- Criticism of silence during Sharif siege; next-day response - BBC Persian reported that during the security forces' raid on Sharif University of Technology, users asked why the Sharif alumnus and lecturer stayed silent; he condemned the attack the next day and sought detainees' release, while some still called the response late. عادل فردوسیپور: جسور و پرسشگر یا مطیع و محافظهکار؟