Following the death of 22 year old Mahsa Amini in Iran, the death toll from the protests that came after has risen to more than two dozen, according to Iranian state TV.
“Unfortunately, 26 people and police officers present at the scene of these events lost their lives,” he said, noting that official statistics will be released later.
Protests began after the murder of Mahsa Amini who was held by Iran's morality police after she allegedly violated their new and extremely strict dress code laws.Police have claimed she died of a heart attack and had not been mistreated, but her family has disputed this.
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