‘Human Rights Drive’ held in Kelowna for Ukrainian and Iranian communities
The parade of vehicles made its way from UBCO to Westbank and then looped back to the university donning their flags as a way to gain public attention to keep the conversation going.
“Everyone who has a heart for freedom, liberty and human rights should take part in this very profound drive,” said Taheri. With Iranian authorities waging a deadly crackdown to put an end to the unrest from protests following Mahsa Amini’s death, some Canadian-Iranians fear for the safety of their loved ones who live back home.Story continues below advertisement
“It’s so hard because all of my family and most of my friends still live back there – thinking about that, they’re not safe, they may be killed if they raise their voice or try to amplify their voice, they may be killed for that or put into prison,” said Iranian Student, Negar Yassaie. Both the Iranian and Ukrainian communities plan to continue efforts to be a voice for their countries until they see change.
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