Figures from Tehran province indicate extent of clampdown on protests sparked by killing of Masha Amini

Courts in and around the Iranian capital have jailed 400 people for charges related to recent protests, with many of the defendants sentenced to up to 10 years in prison.

Ali Alghasi-Mehr, judiciary chief for Tehran province, said judges had handed down the rulings to “rioters” – a term officials use for all demonstrators who defy Iran’s hardline theocratic rule.

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