Two killed as demonstrations around Iran enter fourth week

A protester holds a portrait of Mahsa Amini as thousands showed their support for Iranian protesters standing up to their leadership over the death of Amini in police custody, during a demonstration in The Netherlands, Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022 (Peter Dejong/AP/PA)

At least two people were killed as anti-government demonstrations erupted in several locations across Iran as the most sustained protests in years against a deeply entrenched theocracy entered their fourth week.

Marchers chanted anti-government slogans and twirled headscarves in protest at coercive religious dress codes.