| Translate This News In |
|---|
Thousands of individuals, many of whom are of Iranian descent, participated in a march on Saturday in Washington to support the widespread demonstrations in Iran that were spurred by the passing of Mahsa Amini last month.
They sang proclamations like “Women, life, freedom” and “Justice for Iran” as they made their way from the National Mall, the large green space that is home to the Washington Monument, to the White House.
This was the fifth such event in Washington in support of women-led protests in Iran, which are now in their sixth week, according to Siamak Aram, one of the organisers, who predicted that attendance would top 10,000 by the end of the parade.
I believe this is the largest one, Aram told AFP.
Some of the demonstrators were from other cities, including a 28-year-old Boston resident who went by the name Mahshid and had a T-shirt that read, “Help free Iran.”
We don’t want this dictatorship any more, which is denying us our basic human rights and our freedom, said Mahshid, who left Iran three years ago to earn a master’s in architecture in the United States. She made the decision to withhold her last name from the audience out of concern for her relatives who still resided in Iran.
A young woman was holding a placard with a hair strand attached that said, “Our hair may irritate you, but our mind will end you.”
Mahsa Amini passed away in police detention last month after being detained for allegedly violating Iran’s strict dress code for women. The most significant demonstrations in the Islamic republic in years have been sparked by her death.
Additionally, on Saturday, protests in Berlin and Tokyo were conducted in support of the Iranian demonstrators.
Marjan, a 55-year-old lady from Washington, expressed her satisfaction with the inclusion of both Iranian-born and non-Iranian-born participants in the demonstration.
“You see different ages, different religions, and different ideologies,” Marjan remarked.
Negar, a boyhood friend who was in town from Britain, claimed to have been to rallies similar to this as well.
The most persecuted group in Iran, women, are truly leading this magnificent revolution, according to Negar, 53.
“The least we can do is be here,” she remarked in reference to the march on Saturday in Washington.
