19 DEC 2022
Protesters held a vigil and a march in Washington DC, the capital of the United States, in solidarity with Iran protests and to honour protesters killed in Iran. Following 22-year-old Mahsa Amini’s custodial death after she was detained over alleged violation of Iran’s hijab laws, the country is witnessing nationwide women-led protests against Iranian laws and the leadership. Women have defied the Iranian state by cutting their hair publicly and burning their hijabs.
FILE – The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a vigil honoring Iranians allegedly killed by their government during a rally in support of the ongoing protests in Iran at the National Mall on Dec. 17, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. House is showing its support for protesters in Iran. Lawmakers overwhelmingly approved a bipartisan resolution Jan. 25, 2023, expressing solidarity with people in Iran who have been risking imprisonment and even death to protest the country’s theocracy.(AP Photo/Nathan Howard, File)
The U.S. Capitol is seen behind a vigil honoring Iranians allegedly killed by their government during a rally in support of the ongoing protests in Iran at the National Mall in Washington.
Protesters march past the U.S. Capitol during a rally and vigil in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran and to honor protesters allegedly killed by the Iranian government in Washington.
Protesters walk through a vigil honoring Iranians allegedly killed by their government during a rally in support of the ongoing protests in Iran at the National Mall in Washington.
Protesters march past the U.S. Capitol during a rally and vigil in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran and to honor protesters allegedly killed by the Iranian government in Washington.
Shokoh Nasab, of California, marches past the U.S. Capitol during a rally and vigil in solidarity with the ongoing protests in Iran and to honor protesters allegedly killed by the Iranian government in Washington. Nasab said she fled Iran after being held as a political prisoner at the age of 16.
Protesters walk through a vigil honoring Iranians allegedly killed by their government during a rally in support of the ongoing protests in Iran at the National Mall, in Washington.
Protesters march past the U.S. Capitol during a rally and vigil in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran and to honor protesters allegedly killed by the Iranian government in Washington.
Protesters march past the U.S. Capitol during a rally and vigil in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran and to honor protesters allegedly killed by the Iranian government in Washington.
Protesters walk through a vigil honoring Iranians allegedly killed by their government during a rally in support of the ongoing protests in Iran at the National Mall in Washington.
Protesters march past the U.S. Capitol during a rally and vigil in solidarity with ongoing protests in Iran and to honor protesters allegedly killed by the Iranian government in Washington.
