Iran: Death toll rises in unrest over Mahsa Amini’s death
22 September 2022 |
2:59 pm
Iran has come under pressure since the 22-year-old woman died in police custody. Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, meanwhile, decried the West's "double standards" on women's rights.
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