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BBC OS: 2022/09/23 16:06 GMT: Iran Protests

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Iran Protests

2022/09/23 16:06 GMT

2022/09/23 16:06 GMT: Iran Protests

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The country is facing its most serious challenge in years as demonstrations continue

Protests have continued to spread across Tehran and other cities in Iran following the death in police custody of Mahsa Amin, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman detained for allegedly failing to adhere to hijab rules. Our correspondent will give us the latest updates.

Meanwhile we'll hear more from our Eastern Europe Correspondent and voices from Russia as men have been trying to leave the country to avoid being called up for the Ukraine war. President Putin announced a partial military mobilisation which could lead to 300,000 people being made to fight.

The sister of a Moroccan man who left to serve with the Ukrainian forces but was later captured by the pro Russian side tells us about the last emotional few months of her life amid news that he has now finally been freed.

For the first time since World War Two, Italy's next leader could come from the far right. Giorgia Meloni's Brothers of Italy party is leading the polls ahead of  elections on 25th September. Our Rome correspondent explains what that could mean for the country and Europe as a whole.

(Photo - Protestors crowd the streets of Tehran Credit:Getty Images)

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