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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Vows ‘No Leniency’ against Wave of Women-Led Protests

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the country's "morality police", in Tehran, Iran September 21, 2022. (West Asia News Agency via Reuters)

Iran's judiciary chief vowed no leniency Sunday against the wave of unrest that has rocked the country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

The warning from Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei came after nine nights of protests and street clashes, and it echoed earlier comments by Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi.

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