Women in Iran have burned their headscarves as protests raged for a fifth straight night across the country following the death in custody of a woman detained under hijab laws.

Demonstrations have erupted across Iran over the treatment of Mahsa Amini, who last week died after collapsing at a detention centre in Tehran and falling into a coma.

Ms Amini was arrested by Iran' morality police and accused of breaking a law that requires women to cover their hair with a hijab, and to cover up their arms and legs.

Ms Amini died in hospital after being in a critical condition for three days. The UN's acting high commissioner for human rights, Nada al-Nashif, said there were reports that officers beat Ms Amini around the head with a baton and shoved her head against a police vehicle.

The 22-year-old's death provoked fury in towns and cities across Iran where women have taken to the streets.

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