Two members of Iran’s security forces have been killed in continuing protests the authorities, state media have said.

Videos on social media show students and schoolgirls joining the demonstrations across the country.

Dozens of protesters have been killed since the unrest began last month following the death of a young woman in custody.

Mahsa Amini was detained in Tehran by the morality police for allegedly not covering her hair properly, and the 22-year-old Iranian Kurd died in custody on 16 September, three days after her arrest.

According to reports one member of the Basij paramilitary militia was “killed by rioters with a gunshot” at one of the protest sites in Tehran, also a member of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) was also killed on Saturday during protests in Sanandaj, the capital of Kurdistan province.

At least 20 members of the IRGC, Basij and police forces have been killed over the past three weeks of protests, the media say.

Protests over the weekend were reported across the country, including Tehran and Sanandaj.

“Police forces used tear gas to disperse the crowds in dozens of locations in Tehran,” the official news agency Irna reported, adding the demonstrators had “chanted slogans and set fire to and damaged public property, including a police booth and trash bins”.

BBC/Adebukola Aluko