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Italy: Presidium in Piazza del Campidoglio of municipal councilors in solidarity with Iranian women
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has imposed more sanctions on Iranian government officials in response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini. Protests over her death have embroiled dozens of Iranian cities for weeks and evolved into the most widespread challenge to Iran’s leadership in years. U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control on Thursday designated seven high-ranking leaders for financial penalties due to the shutdown of Iran’s internet access, repression of speech and violence inflicted on protesters and civilians. Amini was detained in September by the morality police, who said she didn’t properly cover her hair with the mandatory Islamic headscarf, known as the hijab. She collapsed at a police station and died three days later.
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