Iranians Across World Voice Anger At Regime’s Brutality
Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in tens of European and American cities to show support for the uprising against the Islamic Republic.
Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in tens of European and American cities to show support for the uprising against the Islamic Republic.
Demonstrations and protest gatherings of Iranians abroad have increased in the past days, while the international community has intensified pressure on the Islamic Republic for to its brutal crackdown on protesters.
San Francisco, Sacramento, Rome, Hamburg, and London were among the cities where Iranian diaspora communities held gatherings on Wednesday and Thursday.
In Australia, hundreds gathered in front of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic in Canberra, in protest at the execution of two protesters and the deadly crackdown by security forces.
The demonstrators chanted slogans against the Islamic Republic and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei demanding the cancellation of death sentences and execution of the detainees.
The Australian government also stressed its support for the Iranian protesters, and the country's Foreign Minister Penny Wong welcomed the removal of the Islamic Republic from the UN Commission on the Status of Women due to severe violations of human rights and oppression of women and girls.
On Tuesday, Berlin's Brandenburg Gate was also illuminated with the slogan “Woman, Life, Freedom” in a show of solidarity with protesters in Iran.
“It is an important sign of solidarity that we are standing here together at the Brandenburg Gate, at the landmark, the Berlin symbol of freedom, and that we are making clear: woman, life, freedom,” said Franziska Giffey, Governing Mayor of Berlin.
