A man gestures during a protest over the death of Mahsa Amini, a woman who died after being arrested by the Islamic Republic’s morality police, in Tehran, Iran, on September 19, 2022. (Reuters)

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Iran protests death toll rises to 244, over 12,500 detained: Rights group

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Yaghoub Fazeli, Al Arabiya English

Published: 21 October ,2022: 02:48 PM GST Updated: 21 October ,2022: 07:23 PM GST

Iran’s security forces have killed 244 protesters and arrested over 12,500 others in anti-government demonstrations sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in police custody, a rights group said on Friday.

Of those killed, 32 were children, the Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), a news site run by a collective of Iranian human rights advocates, said.

The group estimated the number of people arrested during the protests to be 12,516.

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There have been 28 fatalities among security forces, according to HRANA.

Protests erupted across Iran after Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurdish woman, died in police custody on September 16.

The protests quickly escalated and turned political with demonstrations taking place country-wide. Protesters have been chanting against Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and calling for the downfall of the regime.

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