Iranian authorities sentenced five people to death for allegedly killing an officer affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard, state media said Tuesday. Eleven others received lengthy prison sentences

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The 13 men and three minors had been charged with killing Ruhollah Ajamian, an official from the Basij, a paramilitary volunteer branch of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard, according to the report from IRNA, Iran’s state news agency.The protests, now entering their third month, were sparked by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.So far, at least 473 people have been killed and 18,200 others arrested in the protests and the security forces crackdown that has followed, according to Human Rights Activists in Iran, a group monitoring the demonstrations.Over the past few days there has been growing confusion around the fate of Iran's morality police and Iran's enforcement of its strict religious dress code.The previous day, the prosecutor also said the laws surrounding the wearing of the Hijab were under review, but offered no indication the country was planning to revoke the lawFor weeks, fewer morality police officers have been seen in Iranian cities."

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