Montrealers protest violent crackdown in Iran, execution of prisoner
Posted December 17, 2022 4:45 pm.
Last Updated December 17, 2022 6:43 pm.
Montreal’s Iranian community held another protest downtown Saturday in a show of solidarity for pro-democracy protesters in Iran.
Anti-government protests in Iran are in their third month.
They were sparked by the death in police custody of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained for allegedly violating the Islamic Republic’s strict dress code.
The demonstrations have been repeatedly violently suppressed by the country’s security forces.
Iran executed a second prisoner last week convicted of crimes committed during the nationwide protests.
The execution of Majidreza Rahnavard came less than a month after he allegedly fatally stabbed two members of a paramilitary force.
Protesters in Montreal shouted “Femme Vie Liberté” and held signs that read “Stop Execution.”
One woman created a makeshift prison out of a cardboard box. On top of the display was a noose.
The demonstrators say they want to send a clear message to Iranians fighting for democracy that they are not alone.
Montrealers have protested several weekends in a row.
Last Saturday there was a global “Silence is Violence” march organized by the “Woman, Life, Freedom Movement and Solidarity Association.”
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