'Woman, life, freedom.' L.A. protest for Iran draws thousands
Thousands of Iranian Americans marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in solidarity with the protests that have rocked Iran since the death of a young woman in police custody three weeks ago.
Maz Jobrani, the Iranian American comedian and actor, livestreamed part of the demonstration on Instagram, chanting along with the crowd, “Say her name: Mahsa Amini.” Thousands of Iranian Americans march in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday in solidarity with protests in Iran. “This is not the first time we’ve had to protest like this, and unfortunately, it won’t be the last,” said Fereshteh, a Los Angeles resident in her 40s who asked to only use her first name for fear that the government would arrest her when she returned to Iran to visit her parents.
“We want world leaders to do something,” she said. “We need help. Iran needs help. We can’t do this without the help of other governments, especially the United States.”
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