Iranian authorities have arrested 739 people, including 60 women, in the north of the country, accused of taking part in protests sparked more than a week ago after the death of a young woman detained by vice police, state media said on Saturday.
In the province of Guilan, in the north of the country, "
739 rioters, including 60 women, have been arrested
", announced the chief of the police of the province, general Azizollah Maleki, quoted by the Tasnim agency.