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were seen in the capital, tehran, and in other cities, following the death of 22—year—old mahsa amini in police custody. she had been accused of breaking the strict rules on how women should wear the hijab or headscarf. weeks of protests followed her death, resulting in a brutal government crackdown and the deaths of more than 530 people, according to an iranian human rights agency. women took to the streets, removing their hijabs and cutting their hair. iran's security forces portrayed the protests as riots instigated by foreign agencies. it is extremely difficult to obtain video from inside iran, the bbc�*s journalists are not allowed to work there. but a team in the uk has carefully studied and verified hundreds of videos posted on social media, showing the protests in detail.