Iran’s president says Mahsa Amini death must be investigated as protests grow

Ebrahim Raisi says he has contacted family of Kurdish woman who died in custody, as outrage spreads across country

The death in custody of an Iranian woman that has sparked widespread protests must be “steadfastly” investigated, Iran’s president has said, even as he lamented what he claimed were western “double standards” on human rights.

Ebrahim Raisi told a news conference on the sidelines of the UN general assembly that the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police “must certainly be investigated”.

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