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Human rights activists are calling for the release of a woman detained in Tehran after she removed her clothes in an apparent protest. A video shared on social media showed the woman sitting in her underwear on the steps of the university before walking away. In another clip, she is seen removing more clothing before being forced into a car by plainclothes agents.

Unverified CCTV footage appears to show the teenager walking towards the train without a hijab on with two of her friends.

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An Iranian sport climber considered a “heroine” by many has returned home.

The Independent says At least 185 people – including 19 children – have been killed in Iran amid protests that have continued for weeks over the death of a young woman in police custody, a human rights group has said.

The Independent says At least 133 people have died since the beginning of historic anti-hijab protests in Iran, according to a rights organisation, with more than 40 of them killed in a brutal police crackdown on Friday alone.

According to recent reports, a large number of students at Sharif university in Tehran are trapped in the campus car park, as clashes between Iranian police and students rage on.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has called for an investigation into the death of the 22-year-old woman who was in police custody, arrested on hijab charges.

Protests are escalating across Iran with female protesters burning headscarves, following the death of a young woman in custody after she had been detained for breaking hijab rules.