Protests in Iran enter their fourth week. The Iranian government has unleashed a brutal crackdown on dissent. Ghadi Francis tells you more on The West Asia Post.

The West Asia Post | Protests against Mahsa Amini's death continue in Iran

The Iranian government continued to crack down on protestors in Kurdistan as people in Sanandaj took to the roads to protest the death of 22-year-old Mehsa Amini.

Mahsa Amini death protests: Iranian forces intensify crackdown in Kurdistan

The United Kingdom has decided to impose sanctions on Iran’s morality police after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in custody. In the official statement, the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said along with the organisation, additional sanctions will also be imposed on its chief, Mohammed Gachi, and the head of its Tehran division, Haj Ahmad Mirzaei.

United Kingdom sanctions Iran's morality police over Mahsa Amini’s death

Explosions and gunshots were heard during a protest over the death of the 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in the Iranian Kurdish city of Sanandaj on Monday. Human rights group Hengaw posted videos on social media which showed smoke rising in the protests along with sounds of rifle fire in the distance.

Blasts and gunshots heard at protest over Mahsa Amini's death in Iran

Iran’s state TV was hacked during a live broadcast with a message supporting the anti-government protesters, as the agitation intensifies and enters the fourth week.

Mahsa Amini protests: Iranian state TV hacked during live broadcast, anti-regime messages flashed

The protest which started with the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini after she was taken into custody by Iran's morality police continue to escalate. The demonstrations have entered their fourth week and according to the reports on social media, Iran's school children were reportedly arrested inside the school premises.

Hijab Row: Iran's security forces arrest school children

On Monday, the 18th day of Iran’s intense protests against oppressive clerical rule and its numerous failures, schoolgirls with backpacks and black Converse sneakers joined the revolt.

'It's like a war out there.' Iran's women haven't been this angry in a generation

Iran is in the third week of protests sparked by the death of a young woman who was arrested for violating the country’s strict dress code for women and died in the custody of the “morality police.

Iran hijab protests show the limits of people power

According to Amnesty International, a 16-year-old girl Serena Ismail Sadeh was killed when the security forces thrashed her with batons at a protest site. Another 16-year-old teenager, Nika Shakarami, went missing on 20th September was also reportedly tortured and killed by Iran's security forces.

Hijab row | Teen girls killed in clashes with Iran police; outrage over their death: Report

Canada announced on Friday that they will not allow the top leadership of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to enter the country. The decision was taken in relation to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in police custody which led to massive protests in Iran.

Canada to deny entry to around 10,000 members of 'murderous' Iran regime

Iran said that an investigation into the death in custody of Mahsa Amini found she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings, three weeks after she died in custody.

Iran says Mahsa Amini died of illness rather than blows to the head and limbs

It has been three weeks since Mahsa Amini's death. After falling into coma following her arrest in Tehran by the morality police for allegedly breaching Islamic Republic's strict dress code for women. Now, Iran has said that an investigation in the custodial death has been found that she lost her life to illness rather than reported beatings.

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Mahsa Amini, 22, passed away on September 16—three days after going into a coma after being detained by Tehran's morality police for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic's stringent dress regulations for women.

Iran claims Mahsa Amini died of prior illness, not due to blows on head or body

Mahsa Amini has become a household name across Iran. Her death has prompted protests demanding equal rights for women. In an extremely rare show of anger, schoolgirls heckled the Iranian parliamentary speaker.

Iran Hijab Row: Schoolgrils heckle parliamentary speaker, students chant 'get lost Basij'

Iranian schoolgirls have joined the nationwide protests over the custodial death of Mahsa Amini, who was imprisoned by the morality police for allegedly wearing a headscarf in an "improper" way.

Iran schoolgirls join protest against Mahsa Amini's death, remove hijabs, chant anti-regime slogans

Abir Al-Sahlani, who is a Swedish member of the European Parliament, cut her hair during a speech in the European Union assembly to stand in solidarity with anti-government protests in Iran.

WATCH: Swedish politician cuts hair during speech in solidarity with Iranian women

Iranian security forces have clashed with students at a prominent university in Tehran. Anti-government protests erupted in Iran in September after the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained by the morality police.

Riot police in Tehran clash with students protesting Mahsa Amini's death

After fights broke out between students and police officers on a campus in Tehran overnight, classes at Iran's top scientific institution were suspended and transferred online on Monday, according to local media.

Iran: Classes suspended after clashes break out at major university over Mahsa Amini's death

The Iranian people’s protest against the custodial death of a 22-year-old woman has spilled over worldwide, with the diaspora community and activists holding agitations against the Tehran government.

Protests in solidarity with Mahsa Amini killed in Iran spill across 159 cities worldwide

The death of a young woman, Mahsa Amini, in the custody of Iran's morality police in Tehran has ignited nationwide anger. Here are some facts about the morality police, known as the Gashte Ershad, that have now disappeared from the streets of Iran.

WION Fineprint: Protests shine a spotlight on Iran's morality police

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said today that he will not accept "chaos". Will the warning from Raisi intensify protests against the Iranian state? Priyanka Sharma tells you more.

Gravitas: Iran protests: President Raisi warns protesters

According to reports, Iran’s morality police, who used to monitor and arrest women who defy the Islamic dress code, have disappeared from the streets of Tehran in recent days. This comes amid protests after 22-year-old Mahsa Amini died 3 days after morality police arrested her.

Reports: Iran’s morality police disappear from streets after dozens killed in protests

Iranian authorities on Friday arrested a former football player over his support for protests over the custodial death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, state media reported.

Iran arrests former footballer for supporting protests, reports state media

Ebrahim Raisi, the hardline President of Iran will address the nation via television on Wednesday (September 28) as authorities struggle to contain protests that have spread to almost all parts of the country.

As protests spread amid crackdown, Iran President Ebrahim Raisi to address nation

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