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No longer are the worldwide marches against the killing of a young woman in Iran last month the signs of protest; they are, an activist has said, the beginnings of “a revolution”. As the furore over the death of Masha Amini enters its sixth week, footage has emerged of hundreds of thousands of civilians taking to the streets in various cities around the world over the weekend to decry the Iranian regime. One activist in Berlin said it was paramount to “be the voice of the people in Iran” because they were being “killed on the streets” for daring to speak out against the regime. According to Iran’s Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 248 protesters, including 33 children, have been killed by security forces since the demonstrations began.
Shakib Lolo, who was marching in Berlin, said: “We live in Holland and we came here just for the day.
“It is so important for us to be here, to be the voice of the people in Iran, because they will be killed on the streets.
“This is not a protest anymore, this is a revolution in Iran, and the people of the world have to see it.”
Another participant of the marches in Berlin, called Lilu, said: “It is the first time that so many people across our nations are united regardless of their political beliefs before and after the revolution. I am really proud to be here today.”
In the footage, marches can be seen taking place in Washington DC, USA, in Tokyo, Japan, in Stockholm, Sweden, in London and in Berlin.
In the German capital alone, about 80,000 Iranians and their supporters marched in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran.
Iranians from across Europe chanted “Women, Life and Liberty!” as the death toll among demonstrators in Iran continued to climb.
The activists have demanded more Western sanctions against Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard, which is the branch of the Iranian Armed Forces tasked with national security.
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In a statement, the Iranians for Justice and Human Rights group also called for the expulsion of Iran’s ambassadors.
“We are not asking you to interfere in Iran, wage war or sanction Iran’s people,” it said. “We want you to impose targeted sanctions on the leaders, operatives, oligarchs and lobbyists of the Islamic Republic.”
Inside Iran itself, more than 12,500 people, many of them young people and children, have been detained over the past six weeks for demonstrating.
In the latest move by the authorities to prevent the protests, access to the internet was cut off across the nation.
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