Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body: Iranian coroner

Mahsa Amini’s death gained widespread coverage in and out of Iran, and sparked outrage among people in the country seething with anger over a long list of grievances. (AP)
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Updated 07 October 2022
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Mahsa Amini did not die from blows to body: Iranian coroner

  • Mahsa Amini died while in the custody of Iran’s morality police
  • Her death ignited more than two weeks of nationwide protests

DUBAI: An Iranian coroner’s report into the death of Mahsa Amini said she did not die due to blows to the head and limbs but from multiple organ failure caused by cerebral hypoxia, the official news agency IRNA reported on Friday.
The death of 22-year-old Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police has ignited more than two weeks of nationwide protests. Her father has said she suffered bruises to her legs, and has held the police responsible for her death.
The coroner’s report said her death was “not caused by blow to the head and limbs.” It did not say whether she had suffered any injuries. The report did say she fell while in custody due to “underlying diseases.”
“Due to the ineffective cardio-respiratory resuscitation in the first critical minutes, she suffered severe hypoxia and as a result brain damage.”


Russian drone attack forces power cuts in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih, military says

Updated 14 January 2026
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Russian drone attack forces power cuts in Ukraine’s Kryvyi Rih, military says

  • Kyiv says the campaign has forced rolling outages and emergency cuts to cities across the country, as repair crews work under ​fire and Ukraine relies on air defenses and electricity imports to stabilize ⁠the grid

KYIV: Russian drones struck infrastructure in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Wednesday, forcing emergency power blackouts ​for more than 45,000 customers and disrupting heat supplies, military administration head Oleksandr Vilkul said.
“Please fill up on water and charge your devices, if you have the chance. It’s going to be difficult,” Vilkul said on the Telegram ‌messaging app.
Water ‌utility pumping stations ‌switched ⁠to ​generators ‌and water remained in the system, but there could be pressure problems.
The full scale of the attack was not immediately known. There was no comment from Russia about the strike.
Russia has repeatedly struck Ukraine’s ⁠power plants, substations and transmission lines with missiles and ‌drones, seeking to knock out ‍electricity and heating ‍and hinder industry during the nearly ‍four-year war.
Kyiv says the campaign has forced rolling outages and emergency cuts to cities across the country, as repair crews work under ​fire and Ukraine relies on air defenses and electricity imports to stabilize ⁠the grid.
Kryvyi Rih, a steel-and-mining hub in the Dnipropetrovsk region and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s hometown, has been hit repeatedly, with strikes killing civilians and damaging homes and industry.
The city sits close enough to southern front lines to be within strike range, while its factories, logistics links and workforce make it economically important and ‌a key rear-area center supporting Ukraine’s war effort.