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Iranian security forces intensify raids on girls' schools 

Parents outraged by latest actions to suppress protests, as students heckle government official.  
A woman looks at the profile picture of Iranian teenager Nika Shakrami who was reportedly killed recently during protests in Iran.

Tehran's Mortazavi neighborhood witnessed clashes well into midnight after security forces raided a girls' high school amid nationwide anti-government unrest that has continued unabated for over five weeks.  

The tension began after stories made rounds on social media of some students being beaten up and reportedly forced to undress during body searches for cell phones. The Education Ministry confirmed the entirety of the incident "after one of the students was found possessing a mobile phone."  

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