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![“They [Angeleno protesters] want the people of Iran to know that they are marching side by side. That there is full solidarity and support of the movement,” Lisa Daftari, Iranian American journalist and editor at The Foreign Desk. Photo by Giuliana Mayo.](https://foreigndesknews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/page-header-380x280.jpeg)
Lisa Daftari on NPR (KCRW): Urging for Iranian Regime Change: This Time, it’s Different
Over the weekend in downtown LA, thousands of people took to the streets to rally against Iran’s government…
Lisa Daftari on Prager U: The Fight for Freedom Inside Iran
Could the protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini be a tipping point for the Iranian…
This Bill Would Sanction Iran’s Leaders for Human Rights Crimes. Not a Single Democrat Supports It
As the Iranian regime violently cracks down on growing nationwide protests, lawmakers’ attention is again on the atrocities…
Iranians Protest in Multiple Cities Around the World in Solidarity with Iranians
Over the weekend, hundreds of Iranian Americans and Germans took to Washington D.C., Los Angeles, Toronto and Berlin…
World’s Female Foreign Ministers Meet to Show Support for Iranian Women
Female foreign ministers across the world joined a virtual conference on Thursday to show support for Iranian women…
Iran Arrests 14 Foreigners, Including U.S. Citizens, Over Unrest – Fars
Iranian security forces have arrested 14 foreigners, including American, British and French citizens, for their involvement in anti-government…
Iranian Regime is ‘Kidnapping’ 15-Year-Old Child Protestors
The Islamic Republic of Iran ramped up its violent crackdown against adolescent protestors who are demanding the end of the…
Iran Regime Brings in Terror Proxies Hezbollah and Has’d al-Shaabi to Quash Protests
With Iran entering its fifth week of protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, new reports reveal…
Iran Anti-Riot Police Sexually Assault Women in Public as Protests Near One-Month Anniversary
Iranian protesters have demanded "justice" for a woman who was assaulted by anti-riot police, with one officer forcibly…
Notorious Evin Prison in Iran’s Capital in Flames Amid Nationwide Unrest
View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Foreign Desk (@theforeigndesk) Iran's central prison for detaining political…