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Abir Al-Sahlani, a Swedish member of the European Parliament, cuts her hair during a speech in Strasbourg to show solidarity with protesters in Iran. Protests have rocked Iran since 22-year-old Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini died on September 16 after her arrest by the morality police in Tehran for allegedly failing to observe the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women. "Until Iran is free, our fury will be bigger than the oppressors" says the Swedish politican. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of people gather in Vancouver to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd, died a few days after her arrest by religious police for allegedly violating the strict dress code for women in force since shortly after the 1979 Islamic Revolution. IMAGES
In Berlin, people demonstrate in support of the demonstrations in Iran, as the nationwide protests sparked by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini are entering a sixth week. The death of 22-year-old Amini, after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code for women, has fuelled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic republic for years. IMAGES
The EU is considering sanctions on Iran over the "killing" of Mahsa Amini and the crackdown on protests across the country, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says. SOUNDBITE
Britain's top diplomat calls on Iran's leadership to choose "another path" including embracing a nuclear deal as protests grip the nation after the death of a young woman arrested by morality police. SOUNDBITE
Minsk (Belarus), Aug 27 (EFE/EPA), (Camera: Tatsiana Zenkovich).- More than a hundred women from Minsk on Thursday formed a chain of solidarity with the anti-government demonstrators. The action lasted one hour and ended without any arrests. FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST.