Source: LA Times
Feb 12, 2023
BY BRIAN VAN DER BRUGSTAFF PHOTOGRAPHERÂ
The Iranian community and human rights advocates gathered Saturday in front of Los Angeles City Hall to protest against the Iranian government. With as many as 80,000 protesters from across the country, this demonstration is believed to be the largest of its kind in the U.S.
Sepehr Khosravi, left, and Nasrin Nav, right, shout slogans against the Iranian government during a rally outside Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday.(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Demonstrators in costume at the L.A. rally in support of the anti-government protests in Iran, which were sparked by demands for women’s rights. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
A demonstrator carrying a pre-revolution Iranian flag walks down Spring Street in downtown L.A. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)
Iranian flags from the pre-Islamic Revolution era, featuring a lion and a sun, are paraded at the L.A. demonstration.
(Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)