While more than 1,200 demonstrators were arrested in Iran on the 10th day of nightly protests against the death of young Mahsa Amini, rallies in support took place in many major cities around the world.
In Iran, at least 41 people have been killed, according to an official report including demonstrators and police repressing this protest movement triggered by the death of this 22-year-old woman.
She had been arrested by the morality police for "inappropriate wearing of clothes", the dress code for women being strict in Iran, in particular the wearing of the Islamic veil.
From Paris to Washington, via London, Athens, Istanbul or Toronto, a short world tour of demonstrations for freedom in Iran.
Directed by:
Olivier JUSZCZAK
Tensions are growing between Tehran and the West with the summoning of the Iranian ambassador by Germany on Monday.
The day before, the European Union denounced "the disproportionate use of force" by the Iranian authorities, while Tehran summoned the ambassadors of the United Kingdom and Norway.
In Europe rallies took place last weekend in support of Mahsa Amini, who died on September 16 in Iran.
"Be the voice of the Iranian people," chanted protesters in London on Sunday, September 25, 2022.
In Berlin, protesters gathered next to the Brandenburg Gate on September 23, 2022.
Appearing on social networks, the gesture of cutting your hair has become the symbol of support for the fight for women's rights in Iran.
In the Spanish capital, the Femen held up signs in front of the Iranian embassy on September 23.
In Lisbon, Portugal, a vigil was organized.
In France, in Lyon, demonstrators burned Islamic veils in Place Bellecour on September 24, as some demonstrators dare to do during rallies in Iran.
In Paris, leaving from the Place du Trocadéro, the procession headed for the Iranian Embassy to the sound of slogans such as "woman, life, freedom!"
or “France, silence is enough”.
French police used tear gas to prevent the thousands of people marching from reaching the embassy of the Islamic Republic.
In Belgium, in Brussels, a support rally took place on September 23.
In Stockholm, Sweden, this woman made the rallying gesture by cutting her hair.
Just like this protester in Athens, Greece, on September 24.
Here a demonstration in Istanbul, Turkey, on September 21, 2022.
In the United States, several rallies took place in Washington.
Or in Los Angeles, California.
“Did you know that letting your hair in the wind is a crime?
reads a placard at a protest in Toronto, Canada on September 23.
In Chile, a demonstration was held in Santiago on 23 September.
Here, another rally for Mahsa Amini in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
“Did you know leaving your hair in the wind is a crime in Iran,” reads another sign in Martyrs Square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on September 21.
A demonstration by Syrian Kurdish women for Mahsa Amini, in Hassakeh, northeastern Syria, on September 25.
Or in front of the UN offices in Arbil, the capital of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, on September 24.
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