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'Woman! Life! Freedom!': Fury grows in Iran over woman's death after 'morality police' arrest

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The death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s so-called "morality police" in September has enraged people across the country, leading to three days of protests, strikes and sit-ins in the capital Tehran and in Iran's Kurdish region. Security forces have responded with force, beating and arresting demonstrators, shooting live bullets, and limiting internet connection in the Kurdish areas of Iran. FRANCE 24’s Ershad Alijani tells us more.

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