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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Patrick Wintour in New York and agencies

Iran president says death in custody of Mahsa Amini must be investigated

A barricade is set up in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, in protest at the death of Mahsa Amini
A barricade is set up in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday, in protest at the death of Mahsa Amini last week. Photograph: EPA

The death in custody in Iran of a Kurdish woman that led to widespread protests must be “steadfastly” investigated, Iran’s president has said, as he lamented what he claimed were western “double standards” on human rights.

Ebrahim Raisi told a news conference on the sidelines of the UN general assembly in New York that the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police “must certainly be investigated”.

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