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Iranian security forces shoot at protesters as violence escalates across the country

Telegraph, 12 Oct 2022
Iranian activists called for nationwide protests Wednesday in response to a bloody crackdown on demonstrations over Mahsa Amini's death that a human rights group says has killed at least 108 people.

"Be the voice of Sanandaj," said a flier distributed by protest organisers and seen online, referring to the city in Amini's home province of Kurdistan where security forces have been accused of shelling neighbourhoods.

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