The UN expressed concern on Tuesday, September 20 about the violence of the repression of the Iranian authorities against the demonstrations protesting against the death of Mahsa Amini, a young woman arrested by the morality police.
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The Acting United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Nada Al-Nashif, today expressed concern over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini - held by Iran's vice police who enforce strict rules on the hijab - and the violent reaction of the security forces to the protests that followed
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