“A large crowd of demonstrators shut down a swath of the downtown core Sunday in solidarity with protesters in Iran, who are fighting against the country’s financial collapse and the regime that led to it.
Nationwide protests in Iran started Dec. 28 in response to soaring prices, then turned into wider anti-government protests against the clerical rulers who have governed the country for nearly 50 years.
At the same time, tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators have taken to the streets in a show of power, in response to protesters challenging the country’s theocracy.
Pooria Shafia, a Toronto-based engineer who attended Sunday’s protest, says he’s concerned about his relatives that still live in Iran.
“Every time I try to ask my cousin to see if he was able to contact them, I couldn’t bring myself to [do] it because I was just afraid of what the response would be,” he told CBC Toronto Sunday.”
lluciferusllamas on
It is cold AF in Toronto. And I’m sure what’s going on in Iran is important. But, honestly, who are these people who are going out to protest something happening in a different country in the middle of winter? What is the Canadian government even going to do about any of it?
Gabemann2000 on
That’s great to see! Unfortunately Americans aren’t very objective these days and have to pretend Iran isn’t so bad because it’ll side with Trump.
shady8x on
Good to see there are still people in this world that care when a government is slaughtering unarmed protesters by the tens of thousands.
tabrizzi on
Toronto’s other name is Terhanto, so no surprise there.
TurbulentWinters on
Where are the pro Palestine protesters against the prosecution of Muslims? No where to be found
ElkSad9855 on
A bit wild to see entirely middle eastern ethnicities at a protest of 100k in…. Toronto?
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“A large crowd of demonstrators shut down a swath of the downtown core Sunday in solidarity with protesters in Iran, who are fighting against the country’s financial collapse and the regime that led to it.
Nationwide protests in Iran started Dec. 28 in response to soaring prices, then turned into wider anti-government protests against the clerical rulers who have governed the country for nearly 50 years.
At the same time, tens of thousands of pro-government demonstrators have taken to the streets in a show of power, in response to protesters challenging the country’s theocracy.
Pooria Shafia, a Toronto-based engineer who attended Sunday’s protest, says he’s concerned about his relatives that still live in Iran.
“Every time I try to ask my cousin to see if he was able to contact them, I couldn’t bring myself to [do] it because I was just afraid of what the response would be,” he told CBC Toronto Sunday.”
It is cold AF in Toronto. And I’m sure what’s going on in Iran is important. But, honestly, who are these people who are going out to protest something happening in a different country in the middle of winter? What is the Canadian government even going to do about any of it?
That’s great to see! Unfortunately Americans aren’t very objective these days and have to pretend Iran isn’t so bad because it’ll side with Trump.
Good to see there are still people in this world that care when a government is slaughtering unarmed protesters by the tens of thousands.
Toronto’s other name is Terhanto, so no surprise there.
Where are the pro Palestine protesters against the prosecution of Muslims? No where to be found
A bit wild to see entirely middle eastern ethnicities at a protest of 100k in…. Toronto?