Since anti-government protests broke out in Iran in September over the death of a Kurdish woman, Emini, more than 300 people have been killed by the authorities.

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[Compiler Lin Yuxuan/Comprehensive Report] Since the anti-government protests broke out in Iran in September due to the death of the Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini, more than 300 people have been killed because of the authorities’ suppression. Iran’s Attorney General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said on Sunday that he had abolished the morality police and re-examined a decades-old law requiring women to cover their heads.

But at the same time, Iranian film actress Mitra Hajjar, who supported the protest, was reportedly arrested after her home was searched on the 4th.

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A 22-year-old Kurdish woman, Emini, was accused of violating strict women's clothing regulations. She was arrested by the morality police and died three days later.

Demonstrators burned turbans and held up signs against Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in one of the biggest challenges to Iran's leadership since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

Javaid Rehman, the UN special rapporteur on human rights in Iran, said more than 300 people were killed during the protests, including more than 40 children.

According to Iran's "Human Rights Activists News Agency" (HRANA), as of the 2nd, 469 protesters have been killed, including 64 minors, and as many as 18,210 people have been arrested.

Another 61 members of the security forces were killed.

The Morality Police, officially known as Gasht-e Ershad (Guiding Patrols), was created under former hardline president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to "promote modesty and hijab (women's headscarf) culture" , began patrolling in 2006.

While reformers have called for a law change to end the mandatory wearing of the hijab, there has been a growing reluctance among women, especially in northern Tehran.

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on the 3rd that the basic principles of the Iranian republic and Islam are enshrined in the constitution, but they can be implemented flexibly.

Attorney General Montazri said that Congress and the judiciary are studying whether the law needs to be amended, and there will be results in 1 to 2 weeks.

Aimini, a Kurdish woman from Iran, died in the custody of the morality police in September, suspected of not wearing a headscarf. This triggered a large-scale anti-government protest movement. The authorities announced the abolition of the morality police on the 4th.

The picture shows France's solidarity with Emini's protests.

(AFP)