1000’s gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday to rally for regime change in Iran and present solidarity with the demonstrations that have roiled the nation after a younger lady died whereas within the custody of the morality police.
The march started in Pershing Sq. and ended at L.A. Metropolis Corridor, with scores of protesters waving Iranian flags and holding icons of Mahsa Amini.
Amini, 22, was arrested Sept. 13 in Tehran by the morality police and accused of not appropriately carrying her hijab, the top protecting that’s necessary for ladies in Iran for the reason that 1979 revolution.
She died three days later, and her demise sparked protests led by girls throughout Iran which have continued to rock the nation.
The federal government has violently cracked down on the demonstrations, attacking and detaining protesters. The Norway-based nonprofit Iran Human Rights stated that not less than 215 folks, together with 27 kids, have been killed for the reason that surge of demonstrations started final month.
Protests have erupted throughout the globe in solidarity and to attract continued consideration to corruption and human rights abuses inside Iran. Southern California, house to the biggest enclave of Iranians outdoors Iran, has been significantly energetic, with demonstrations in colleges, universities and public streets throughout L.A. and Orange counties.