41 Dead, Over 700 Arrested As Anti-Hijab Protests Rage In Iran

At least 41 people have died and over 700, including 60 women, have been arrested in the ongoing protests in Iran over the death of a woman in morality police custody.

At least 41 people have died and more than 700 were arrested, including 60 women, in the ongoing protests in Iran over the death of a woman in morals police custody.

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman, has died after she was arrested by Iran's notorious morality police for allegedly not wearing the hijab properly. after her death,

Large-scale protests erupted in several cities in the country, with the government resorting to a major crackdown on protesters.

According to NetBlocks web monitoring, as reported by Agence France-Presse, the Iranian regime has also imposed restrictions on communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Skype, LinkedIn, Instagram and others.

Hundreds of human rights activists and journalists were arrested in the crackdown

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Iranian state television puts the death toll at 41. According to the Iranian government, protesters set fire to public and private property.

The Oslo-based Iranian Human Rights Organization claims a death toll of 54, excluding security personnel.

Rights groups also claim that most of the deaths occurred in Mazandaran and Gilan provinces.

Videos and photos on social media show protesters in Tehran and other cities in the country denouncing the government for its strict laws. Some videos on social media also showed women,

In collective opposition to land laws that require all women over the age of seven to wear a headscarf, trim their hair, and burn their headscarves.

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