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UN alarm as Iran cracks down on anti-hijab protests sparked by woman's death
Source: BBC
UN alarm as Iran cracks down on anti-hijab protests sparked by woman's death
By David Gritten
BBC News
20 September 2022
The UN has expressed alarm at Iranian authorities' response to protests sparked by the death in custody of a woman detained for breaking hijab laws.
Human rights groups said three people were killed on Monday as security forces opened fire at men, women and children who took to the streets of Kurdistan province for a fourth day.
Protests also took place in Tehran.
The UN urged Iran's leaders to allow peaceful demonstrations and launch an impartial probe into the woman's death.
Link to tweet
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A woman set fire to her headscarf during a protest in Tehran on Monday (Twitter)