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Iran: Protests after woman dies in custody

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September 21, 2022

Protests have erupted across Iran after a 22-year-old woman died in police custody. She was arrested on charges of wearing her hijab wrong. Demonstrators don't believe the government's statement that the woman died of a heart attack.

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