Article 655XR Iran protests rage overnight after Mahsa Amini memorial

Iran protests rage overnight after Mahsa Amini memorial

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Blasts heard as security forces reportedly open fire on protesters mourning death of Kurdish woman

Protests have raged through the night in Iran after thousands of mourners marked 40 days since the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked a wave of unrest across the Islamic republic.

Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian of Kurdish origin, died on 16 September, three days after her arrest in Tehran by the morality police for allegedly breaching the Islamic dress code for women.

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