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Iran clamps down on women who defy headscarf rule

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August 9, 2023

Iran's morality police have returned to the streets of Iran and the country's clerical rulers are clamping down on dissent. Ahead of the anniversary of the death of a young woman in police custody, they fear a revival of nationwide protests that rocked the Islamic Republic for months.

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