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Sami Quadri

Iranian government vows to execute activists amid new wave of protests

Anti-government protests in Iran

(Picture: AP)

Iranians carried out a huge new wave of anti-government protests on Monday, despite the Islamic Republic vowing to impose the death penalty on those demonstrating.

The death of Mahsa Amini, 22, in September – after being detained by police in Tehran for allegedly not adhering to the Islamic dress code – continues to trigger widespread protests across the country.

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