‘At least 100 protesters killed’ during mass protests in Iran, with many more injured and thousands arrested

AT LEAST 100 protesters have been killed and thousands wounded during mass protests in Iran, an opposition group has claimed. The Islamic Republic has been plunged into chaos after the death of Mahsa Amini, who was allegedly beaten, arrested and left in a coma by the regime’s morality police – The Guidance Patrol – for not following the country’s strict hijab laws. AFPViolence has swept Iran after a young woman was killed by police for not wearing a hijab[/caption] GettyOpposition groups claims at least 100 have been killed during protests[/caption] According to the latest information of the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (MEK), at least 100 protesters have been killed, hundreds wounded, and thousands arrested, including 1,800 in Tehran alone. There have been protests in 133 cities in all 31 provinces. This information was circulated by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI). The official toll is yet to be released. Mahsa’s death sparked a wave of protests against the country’s strict laws which have been viciously cracked down upon by Tehran. MORE IN WORLD NEWS MAD VLAD Thousands flee Putin's brutal regime as new conscripts given chilling warning NUCLEAR OPTION Russian influencer, 18, faces 6 years in jail for using INSTAGRAM after ban Demonstrators have clashed with police, hurling rocks and bottles, as well as setting fires in a number of cities of five days of protest. Some women, meanwhile, have torn off their hijabs and thrown the legally-required garment onto bonfires. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard have vowed an even harsher crackdown on the protesters which are being backed by women’s rights figures worldwide. Iran is claimed to have deployed an elite unit of all-female commando cops in a bid to bust the protests – with many demonstrators shouting “death to the dictator”. Most read in News 'TEEN SEX ATTACKER' Boy, 16, among three charged with rape and murder after man, 31, killed ALL BARRED ONE Warning to drinkers as huge change will ruin nights out for many AISLE BE DAMNED Shopper sues Sainsbury's for £500,000 over PTSD after 'slipping on puddle' DEEP FREEZE Brits to be hit with coldest day of the season with SNOW in icy polar plunge CAPTIVES' SHOCK Brit POWs freed by Russia welcomed onto private jet by Roman Abramovich DOUGLAS MURRAY Real cause of Leicester violence is the one thing the Left will NEVER blame  In a sermon on Friday, Tehran prayer leader Kazem Sadighi alleged protesters were “unveiling Muslim women and torching the Quran” and called on the country’s courts to punish “the leaders of the riots” who he described as murderers. Sadighi have not been substantiated, and no reports have so far emerged of protesters burning the holy book. This comes as Iran’s state TV broadcast footage of pro-government rallies in the capital and several other cities. Footage posted on Twitter appeared to show a group of pro-government supporters walking down Enghelab (Revolution) Avenue in central Tehran. Unrest has been sparked after Mahsa Amini, 22, was battered to death by morality police after her arrest for not wearing the religious headscarf, which is legally required for Iranian women. Read More on The Sun PUB GRUB I work in Wetherspoons and here are the pub's secrets… including 'frozen' fry ups NAME SHAME I accidentally named my twins after TV characters - I’m so embarrassed Officers of the Guidance Patrol, who enforce the clothing rules, claimed Mahsa went into sudden heart failure at the police station and died on 16 September after two days in a coma. However, eyewitnesses alleged she was beaten by cops and had her head slammed into the side of a police car. Female protestors have been filmed burning their hijabs AFPProtesters have been accused of “unveiling Muslim women and torching the Quran”[/caption]