Iran has sentenced 400 protesters to prison sentences up to 10 years: Report
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Courts in and around the Iranian capital of Tehran have reportedly sentenced 400 demonstrators to prison sentences of up to 10 years as the regime seeks to crack down.
The harsh sentences come in response to the protests that have spread across the country in the aftermath of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody in September after being arrested by the country's morality police for not wearing the appropriate head coverings, in violation of Iran's hard-line Islamist laws. Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee
The Iranian regime has responded by attempting to crack down on the unrest by flooding the streets with police and making thousands of arrests, with the violence resulting in the deaths of over 300 demonstrators, a number that included at least 40 children, according to United Nations estimates.