Tens of thousands in Iran mourn woman whose death set off protests - The Boston Globe

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49% : Security forces were also deployed in large numbers in other cities across the country, including Tehran, where protesters and activists had called for workers and businesses to join nationwide demonstrations, according to videos posted by rights groups and social media.
45% : Security forces attacked protesters with tear gas; beat them with batons; and in some places, such as Tehran, Qazvin, and Saghez, opened fire on them, videos showed.
42% : Amini was a member of Iran's Kurdish minority, and at least 50 people were injured in the Kurdish-dominated provinces of Iran on Wednesday, where protests have been especially intense at times, according to Norway-based human rights group Hengaw and videos online.
41% : Some Iranians stayed away from jobs Wednesday, and some parents kept children at home in a sign of collective mourning for Amini, according to residents of Tehran and social media posts and videos.
36% : She died in Tehran on Sept. 16, after she was arrested by the morality police on grounds she was not properly observing the hijab law, which mandates a head covering for women.
36% : Outrage over her death set off more than a month of intensive protests across Iran, many of them led by women and youth, and calling for an end to authoritarian clerical rule.

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