This is reported by Amnesty International and other human rights groups working in the region.

The youngest of the dead was 11 years old.

They were killed during police crackdown on demonstrations and meetings.

Amnesty International clarifies that among the dead minors are 20 male teenagers aged 11 to 17 and three girls aged 16-17.

About half of them belonged to ethnic minorities and died on "Bloody Friday" on September 30, the day of the most violent crackdown on demonstrators by law enforcement.

In general, according to Amnesty International, 144 people died in Iran from the beginning of the protests to October 3.

Protests in the country continue, as do brutal police actions.

Protests in Iran began in mid-September after the death of

, a 22-year-old women's rights defender from the Kurdish minority.

She was detained and beaten by the police because of her loose hijab.

A week later, protests covered more than thirty Iranian cities, including the country's capital, Tehran.

Protesters are demanding protection of women's rights, an end to police brutality, democratization of Iran and resignation of the government.

Women at rallies tear off their hijabs and cut their hair as a sign of struggle against oppression.

The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah

, whose resignation is demanded by the protesters, accused the USA and Zionists of organizing the riots.