By AFP and TOI STAFF - September 25, 2022
Protests flared again in Iran on Saturday over the death of a woman while in the custody of the so-called morality police, despite a crackdown by security forces in which dozens of people have died, according to official figures.
The main reformist party in Iran called for the repeal of the mandatory Islamic dress code that Mahsa Amini had been accused of breaching, as the protests over her death entered the ninth night.
The New York Times labeled the protests the largest the country has witnessed since 2009 when demonstrations broke out in response to the reelection of then-president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a vote seen by many as fraudulent.
Web monitor NetBlocks reported that Skype was now restricted in Iran, amid a crackdown on communications that has already targeted the last accessible international platforms Instagram, WhatsApp, and LinkedIn.
Hundreds of angry demonstrators have been arrested, along with reformist activists and journalists.
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