Thousands march in Canadian cities in solidarity with Iran's protests ignited by custodial death of Mahsa Amini
Several thousand people have marched in Montreal and other Canadian cities in solidarity with protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of Iran's police. on Saturday showed images from Toronto of motorists honking their support for demonstrators lining a five-kilometre stretch of road, wearing "Justice for Mahsa Amini" t-shirts and waving Iranian flags on the end of hockey sticks.
In Montreal, several women cut their hair as a crowd of more than 10,000 waved placards that read "Justice" and "No to Islamic Republic," while chanting "Say her name. Say her name." She described cutting off her hair that flowed almost to the middle of her back as "nothing compared to" what women in Iran have endured.
Ottawa has already applied sanctions over Iran's nuclear programme and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a new round Monday against dozens of Iranian officials.
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