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Mahsa Amini protests: US sanctions Iran’s ‘morality police’

People light a fire during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, in Tehran, on September 21, 2022 [WANA via Reuters]

The Biden administration has sanctioned Iran’s so-called “morality police” for alleged abuses and violence against Iranian women and protesters, as Iranians have taken to the streets over the recent death of a 22-year-old woman after her detention by the police force.

The death last week of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old who was arrested in Tehran for “unsuitable attire”, has unleashed a wave of anger across Iran, as well as global condemnation.

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