Iran security forces clash with protesters

Iranian riot police and security forces clashed with demonstrators in dozens of cities on Tuesday, state media and social media reported, amid continuing protests over the death of Ms Mahsa Amini in police custody.

Ms Amini, 22, from the Iranian Kurdish city of Saqez, was arrested on Sept 13 in Teheran for "unsuitable attire" by the morality police that enforces the Islamic Republic's strict dress code.

Her death has sparked the first big show of opposition on Iran's streets since the authorities crushed protests against a rise in oil prices in 2019.

The Oslo-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) group said more than 75 people have died in Iran's crackdown on 11 nights of unrest sparked by Ms Amini's death. The Iranian authorities' official death toll has remained at 41 since Sept 24, including several members of the security forces.