TORONTO, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
| When: | Saturday October 1stSt2022, beginning at 2:00 p.m. ET | |
| Where: | 2:00 p.m. ET: Yonge St. and 16th Avenue, Richmond Hill 3:00 p.m. ET: Rally outside Richmond Hill Central Library, 1 Atkinson St., Richmond Hill |
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| What: | Iranian-Canadians for Justice & Human Rights, an organization made up of community leaders and rights activists, is hosting a march and rally to bring together Canadians of all ages, races and religions to stand up in defense of the Iranian people, especially theirs Brave women who are actively protesting against their brutal regime and trying to replace that regime with a regime that respects democracy, human rights and the rule of law. | |
| The protesters will march to take part in a rally in support of Iran. | ||
| Who: | Mr. Hamed Esmaeilion, President and Spokesman of the Association of Families of Flight PS752 Victims, will be the keynote speaker, detailing the Iranian regime’s long history of crimes. Other speakers and dignitaries will also be present. | |
| Media are invited to attend the event for photo and interview opportunities. |
Over the past week, Iran has been rocked by large-scale protests against Iran’s dictatorial theocratic regime. The protests, led by thousands of brave women, began in response to the murder of Mahsa “Gina” Amini, a Kurdish-Iranian woman who was arrested by the “morality police” for not conforming to the strict hijab requirements Had kept.
The protests that followed called for an end to the deeply misogynist political and legal system imposed by Iran’s dictatorship for more than four decades. The demonstrators have now expanded their demands to include regime change and replaced the theocracy with a pluralistic democracy.
As the Iranian regime shuts down the internet in the country and indiscriminately kills protesters, the Iranian people have repeatedly asked for the international community to speak out and step up their demands. This event…
