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An inflection point for Iran?

A young woman's death after arrest by the morality police has sparked huge protests

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Melanie Phillips
Sep 21, 2022
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Protest in Tehran over death of Mahsa Amini

There have been amazing scenes in Iran. Women have been burning their headscarves and cutting off their hair in protest at the death of 22 year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest by Tehran’s morality police. 

Amini died after three days in a coma. Witnesses have claimed she was beaten on the head with a baton …

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