Iranian diaspora in UK rallies in London to support protesters in Iran
Pro-democracy demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street for the rally organised by the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK
Members of the Iranian diaspora rallied in London on Saturday in support of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities over the past week.
Protests carried on in several cities in Iran throughout Saturday, the seventh day of a movement sparked by anger over the rising cost of living in the Islamic Republic.
In London, around 100 pro-democracy demonstrators gathered outside Downing Street for the rally organised by the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women in the UK, waving Iranian flags, chanting slogans and listening to speeches by speakers.
A separate protest of a similar size was held nearby in support of the deposed shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, and his US-based son, Reza Pahlavi.
“It is really important that we show our solidarity with the people of Iran,” Zohreh Zanjani, 65, a former political prisoner in Iran who fled the country three decades ago, told Agence France-Presse as she joined the Association of Anglo-Iranian Women event.
“So people like myself, we get courage from the people of Iran’s resistance and, of course, they get courage from seeing that their voices have been heard outside.”