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Iran police vow to continue crackdown against Mahsa Amini protest movement

A woman holds a sign that reads in Spanish "Justice for Mahsa Amini" as she protests against the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died while in police custody in Iran, in front of the Iranian embassy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. Mahsa Amini was arrested by Iran's morality police for allegedly violating its strictly-enforced dress code. AP - Natacha Pisarenko

Despite international calls for restraint, Iran's police have warned that they will crush protests that erupted nearly two weeks ago following the death of Mahsa Amini after she was arrested for allegedly breaching the rules obliging women to wear headscarves.

Scores of people have been killed since demonstrations erupted when the 22-year-old Kurdish woman died after being arrested in Tehran for allegedly breaching the Islamic republic's strict rules on hijab headscarves and modest clothing.

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