Iranian security forces arresting children in school, reports claim

Authorities shut all schools in Iranian Kurdistan as protests continue in cities and state TV is interrupted by apparent hack

Iranian schoolchildren were being arrested inside school premises on Sunday by security forces arriving in vans without licence plates, according to social media reports emerging from the country as protests against the regime entered their fourth week.

The authorities also shut all schools and higher education institutions in Iranian Kurdistan on Sunday - a sign that the state remains concerned about dissent after weeks of protests over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman.