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Protests raged overnight in Iran as thousands turned out to mark 40 days since the death of 22-year-old youth Mahsa Amini, reports BBC.
People are currently gathering and protesting in front of government buildings in the city of Mahabad, a Kurdish city in the north-west.
According to the Hengaw Organisation for Human Rights, one person was killed on Thursday and another was shot dead last night,
Images of protesters gathering in front of government buildings, including the municipality and the governor's office, have appeared on social media. In some videos shared online, protesters are chanting "Kurdistan, Kurdistan, the graveyard of fascists" and "Death to the dictator".
Mahsa Amini died in police custody on September 16, sparking a wave of unrest.
The young women have since burned their headscarves and confronted security forces in a movement that shows little sign of abating.
She was arrested by Iran's notorious morality police for allegedly wearing her hijab "improperly"
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