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| Protests in Iran: State-run live TV hacked by protesters | Protests in Iran: State-run live TV hacked by protesters |
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| Watch: Iran state broadcaster hacked live on air | Watch: Iran state broadcaster hacked live on air |
| Watch: Iran state broadcaster hacked live on air | Watch: Iran state broadcaster hacked live on air |
| Iran's state-run broadcaster was apparently hacked on air Saturday, with a news bulletin interrupted by a protest against the country's leader. | Iran's state-run broadcaster was apparently hacked on air Saturday, with a news bulletin interrupted by a protest against the country's leader. |
| A mask appeared on the screen, followed by an image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with flames around him. | A mask appeared on the screen, followed by an image of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei with flames around him. |
| The group called itself "Adalat Ali", or Ali's Justice. | The group called itself "Adalat Ali", or Ali's Justice. |
| It comes after at least three people were shot dead when protesters clashed with security forces in new unrest over the death of Mahsa Amini. | It comes after at least three people were shot dead when protesters clashed with security forces in new unrest over the death of Mahsa Amini. |
| Ms Amini was detained in Tehran by morality police for allegedly not covering her hair properly. The 22-year-old Iranian Kurd died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest. | Ms Amini was detained in Tehran by morality police for allegedly not covering her hair properly. The 22-year-old Iranian Kurd died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest. |
| Her death has sparked an unprecedented wave of protest across the country. | Her death has sparked an unprecedented wave of protest across the country. |
| Saturday's TV news bulletin at 21:00 (17:30 GMT) was interrupted with images which included Iran's supreme leader with a target on his head, photos of Ms Amini and three other women killed in recent protests. | |
| One of the captions read "join us and rise up", whilst another said "our youths' blood is dripping off your paws". | One of the captions read "join us and rise up", whilst another said "our youths' blood is dripping off your paws". |
| The interruption lasted only a few seconds before being cut off. | The interruption lasted only a few seconds before being cut off. |
| Such displays of rebellion against Ayatollah Ali Khamenei are historically rare, and he wields almost complete power within Iran. But following Ms Amini's death, there has been widespread open dissent. | |
| Also on Saturday, social media videos emerged which seemed to show female students at a university in Tehran chanting "get lost" during a visit by President Ebrahim Raisi. | Also on Saturday, social media videos emerged which seemed to show female students at a university in Tehran chanting "get lost" during a visit by President Ebrahim Raisi. |
| Earlier in the day, two people were killed in Sanandaj, including a man shot in his car after he sounded his horn in support of protesters. A video shared online also showed a woman shot in the neck lying unconscious on the ground in Mashhad. | Earlier in the day, two people were killed in Sanandaj, including a man shot in his car after he sounded his horn in support of protesters. A video shared online also showed a woman shot in the neck lying unconscious on the ground in Mashhad. |
| In Sanandaj, a police official said a man had been killed by "counter-revolutionaries", the state-run news agency IRNA reported. | In Sanandaj, a police official said a man had been killed by "counter-revolutionaries", the state-run news agency IRNA reported. |
| Who wields the most power in Iran? | Who wields the most power in Iran? |
| Nika Shakarami's mother says her daughter was murdered | Nika Shakarami's mother says her daughter was murdered |
| Schoolgirls heckle paramilitary speaker | Schoolgirls heckle paramilitary speaker |
| On Friday, Iran's Forensic Medicine Organisation said Ms Amini had died from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia - and not from blows to the head, as her family and protesters contend. | On Friday, Iran's Forensic Medicine Organisation said Ms Amini had died from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia - and not from blows to the head, as her family and protesters contend. |
| Rights groups say more than 150 people have been killed since the protests in the Islamic Republic began on 17 September. | Rights groups say more than 150 people have been killed since the protests in the Islamic Republic began on 17 September. |
| Shops in several cities have shut in support of the protesters, including in Tehran's bazaar where some set fire to a police kiosk and chased the security forces away. | Shops in several cities have shut in support of the protesters, including in Tehran's bazaar where some set fire to a police kiosk and chased the security forces away. |
| The protests reaching the bazaar in Tehran will ring alarm bells with Iranian leaders who have counted the merchants as among their supporters. | The protests reaching the bazaar in Tehran will ring alarm bells with Iranian leaders who have counted the merchants as among their supporters. |
| Watch: The protests currently sweeping the country have their roots in changes made after the 1979 revolution | Watch: The protests currently sweeping the country have their roots in changes made after the 1979 revolution |
| Watch: The protests currently sweeping the country have their roots in changes made after the 1979 revolution | Watch: The protests currently sweeping the country have their roots in changes made after the 1979 revolution |