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Hundreds of individuals gathered outdoors the Vancouver Artwork Gallery on Sunday afternoon to help a rising and violent anti-government protest motion in Iran.

Holding indicators written in English and Farsi, some stating “Girls. Life. Freedom,” “Justice for the Folks” and “Amplify Iranian Voices,” near 1,000 folks gathered at 3:30 p.m. for the occasion organized by a bunch referred to as Persian Vancouver.

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The demonstrators then marched down Georgia Avenue.

The disaster in Iran started as an outpouring of anger over the demise of a 22-year-old girl in police custody, that was first extensively reported on Sept. 17.

The lady, Mahsa Amini, had been arrested by Iran’s morality police on Sept. 17 for carrying her hijab too loosely in order that her hair was uncovered. The morality police is charged with implementing the nation’s strict Islamic gown code.

In response to The Related Press, Amini’s demise was reported by authorities as as a result of coronary heart assault. Her household nevertheless stated that she had by no means had coronary heart points and that household weren’t permitted to view her physique earlier than burial. They consider she was crushed to demise.

The protests have now unfold throughout Iran, resulting in a minimum of 13 deaths. Greater than 1,200 protesters have been detained.

The VAG protest got here three days after a smaller group gathered outdoors the U.S. consulate in Vancouver to lift consciousness of Amini’s case.