World News / 10 October 2022
Iran’s protests continue
Widespread protests have entered the 4th week following the death of 22yo Mahsa Amini. She was arrested by morality police for breaching Iran’s strict dress code for women and died in custody. While the coronial report blamed pre-existing medical conditions, supporters say she was beaten to death. A violent crackdown by authorities has seen 185 people killed, but thousands continue to rally against the regime, including female university students in Tehran who chanted “get lost” when President Ebrahim Raisi visited their campus on Saturday and recited a poem equating “rioters” with flies. Iran’s state-run TV was also hacked live on air when a news bulletin was interrupted by an image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei surrounded by flames and a target on his head. Iran’s government has accused the protests of doing the work of the nation’s enemies, including the United States.
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