At least 35 dead in hygiene protests in Iran, state media report

The number of people who died in recent riots in the country has increased to 35 persons”, said Borna news agency, which is linked to the Ministry of Sports late Friday, citing state television.

The official number previously was 17 deaths, including five security personnel.

Demonstrators have taken to the streets of major cities throughout Iran, including Tehran, for eight consecutive nights since Mahsa Ammen's death.

The 22-year-old Kurdish woman was declared dead three days after her arrest in the Iranian capital for wearing a hijab headscarf in a non-x0 inappropriate”.

Thousands of people marched through Tehran during a pro-hisjabi rally Friday, honouring security forces that have moved to eliminate a week of protests from what the media called “co-operatives”.

Amin died after spending three days in a coma following her arrest by Iran's moral police, a unit responsible for implementing the strict code of wearing the Islamic Republic for women.

Activists said she suffered a headshot in custody, but this has not been confirmed by Iranian authorities, who have opened an investigation.

On Friday evening, Interior Minister Ahmad Vahid said Amin had not been beaten.