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Protests have continued in the northern Iranian city of Ardabil after a 16-year-old schoolgirl, Asra Panahi, died in hospital on Friday from injuries reportedly sustained when security forces raided her school. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► http://bit.ly/guardianwiressub Many girls were injured and taken to hospital on 13 October after security forces cracked down on the Shahed high school, where girls had refused to sing an anthem praising the Ayatollah and were protesting against the government. Later a man claiming to be Asra's uncle appeared on pro-government TV claiming she had died from an inherited heart condition. The UN human rights office said as many as 23 children have been killed since the beginning of the protests. 'The Islamic Republic has an obligation to protect children’s right to life under any circumstances, and to respect and protect their right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest,' it said. Iranian schoolgirl ‘beaten to death for refusing to sing’ pro-regime anthem ► https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2022/oct/18/iranian-schoolgirl-beaten-to-death-for-refusing-to-sing-pro-regime-anthem The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://bit.ly/3uhA7zg Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Twitter ► https://twitter.com/guardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://bit.ly/guardiannewssubs Guardian Australia ► https://bit.ly/guardianaussubs Guardian Football ► https://bit.ly/gdnfootballsubs Guardian Sport ► https://bit.ly/gdnsportsubs Guardian Live ► https://bit.ly/guardianlivesubs #AsraPanahi #PoliceBrutality #Ardabil #Protests #WomensRights #Hijab #MahsaAmini #Iran