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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Stuti Mishra

Iran: 133 people killed in anti-hijab protests after Mahsa Amini’s death

AP

At least 133 people have died since the beginning of historic anti-hijab protests in Iran, according to a rights organisation, with more than 40 of them killed in a brutal police crackdown on Friday alone.

The protests, sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody, have led to unprecedented demonstrations against the country’s rigid laws requiring head covering for women.

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