Iran cuts off social media, internet services as President Raisi addresses UN amid widespread protests

The Iranian government has cut off WhatsApp, Instagram and other internet services as protests over the death of a woman in custody entered their fifth day.

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The woman, 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, died last Friday while in police custody. She was detained by the country’s morality police for allegedly wearing the mandatory Islamic headscarf too loosely. 

Police say Amini died of a heart attack and was not mistreated, but her family has cast doubt on that account, saying she had no previous heart issues and that they were prevented from seeing her body.