Footage posted on Monday by an Iranian opposition news outlet shows a girl being brutally beaten by security forces after removing her hijab, as demonstrations raged for the 10th night following the death of the young Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the morality police.
The video, uploaded by the London-based Iran International, shows the girl removing her headscarf and opening her arms to the authorities, who quickly advance on her and begin beating her.
At least 41 people have died so far since the outbreak of unrest, mostly protesters but including members of Iran’s security forces, according to an official toll, although Oslo-based group Iran Human Rights has put the death toll at 57, excluding security personnel.
Officials said Monday that 1,200 protesters have been arrested amid the mostly night-time demonstrations that have spread to scores of cities since unrest first broke out after Amini’s death on September 16.
