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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Teenage chef dubbed ‘Jamie Oliver of Iran’ dies in police custody after arrest at hijab protests

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has been accused of killing a young chef, dubbed the country’s Jamie Oliver, while in custody.

Mehrshad Shahidi died in the city of Arak on 25 October, the day before his twentieth birthday.

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