Iranian state TV reports that at least 10 died on Sunday as social media users call for further anti-government demonstrations

Iranian students protest at the University of Tehran on 30 December 2017 (AFP)

10 people died on Sunday in Iran amid nationwide protests, the country's state TV said on Monday without elaborating, as messages on social media called for further anti-government demonstrations. Iranian state television said this morning: “In the events of last night, unfortunately a total of about 10 people were killed in several cities.” Up to 400 people have been arrested as police cracked down on protesters, including 200 in capital city Tehran. Protests continued overnight despite an intervention from President Hassan Rouhani, who acknowledged the dissidents’ grievances but defended his record.
Ten people die at the protests overnight, with twelve deaths total so far as the protests enter their fifth day.