Protests continued in several cities across Iran on Thursday against the death of young woman in police custody, state and social media reported, as a human rights group said at least 83 people had been killed in nearly two weeks of demonstrations.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said in a statement that the United States is trying to weaken Iran's stability and security by supporting rioters.
As anti-hijab protests in Iran intensify with over 41 dead and 700 arrested, a video of a man's funeral who allegedly died in the crackdown on the protests, has been widely shared where his sister is seen cutting off her hair over his grave.
Authorities in a northern Iran province have arrested 450 people during more than 10 days of protests following Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman's death in morality policy custody, state media reported Monday.