Newfoundlanders and Labradorians stood side by side with the local Iranian community during a freedom demonstration in downtown St. John’s yesterday afternoon.
Dozens attended the event which was held to denounce crackdowns against protests in Iran, triggered by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody after failing to cover her hair with a hijab.
Pouya Morshedi, a grad student and PhD candidate at MUN, says everyone must take a humanitarian stand against such injustices.
Anti-government demonstrations continued in cities and university campuses across Iran for the sixth straight week on Saturday.
The unrest sparked by the September 16 death of Mahsa Amini has rocked the Islamic Republic for over a month.