Shouting Iranian slogans and raising a fist to the applause of the crowd, the Canadian Prime Minister and his wife joined the rally in support of Mahsa Amini’s protests in Iran.
Protesters gathered on Saturday for a rally in the capital, Ottawa, in support of a protest movement that has been ongoing in Iran for more than 40 days, joined by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Speaking in front of a white banner covered in dozens of red handprints, Trudeau told reporters: “We will continue our fight for a better future for everyone on the planet, especially for the women affected in Iran.”
freedom of women
He added, “We are here in solidarity with you and we will remain so,” before ending his speech with a chant of Iranian slogans, raising his fist to the applause of the masses.
Along with him, his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, said she attended because “women’s freedom means freedom for all women.”
The Prime Minister of Canada said he had imposed several sanctions over the past month on dozens of senior Iranian regime officials in response to “systematic human rights violations” during demonstrations in Iran.
Demonstrators organized human chains and rallies in other Canadian cities, notably Vancouver, Montreal, Winnipeg and Toronto, while thousands gathered on Saturday in Paris and other French cities.
Iranian tests
Amid recent protests, the Iranian judiciary began on Saturday the trial of five detainees in Tehran who face charges that could carry the death penalty, amid protests that have been taking place in the country for weeks after Mahs Amini’s death.
The Iranian judiciary-linked website Mizan Online reported that “the first hearing on a number of those accused of the recent unrest began in the morning at Tehran’s Revolutionary Court, headed by Judge Abul-Qasim Saluti.”
Among the defendants is Muhammad Kabadlo, who is on trial for “corruption of the land” for “attacking a police officer with a car, resulting in the death of one officer and injuring five others,” while Said Shirazi was charged with a similar charge. charge of “inciting citizens to commit crimes.”
Saman Seddi, Mohammad Broghani and Mohsen Rezazadeh have been charged with “hostility”, for which the death penalty is also provided for in Iran.
The judiciary has announced indictments of more than 1,000 people across the country in cases related to the protests.