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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Beginning of the End’: Iran Activists Call for New Protests

In this photo taken by an individual not employed by the Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran, protesters chant slogans during a protest over the death of a woman who was detained by the morality police, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sept. 21, 2022. (AP)

Iranian activists called for fresh nationwide protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, as the movement entered a fifth week on Friday despite a crackdown that has killed dozens.

Outrage over the 22-year-old's death on September 16, three days after she was arrested by Iran's notorious morality police, has fueled the biggest wave of street protests and violence seen in the country for years.

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