Demonstrations of Iranian opponents in Paris and Berlin
Date
12/31/2017 8:21:46 AM
(MENAFN- Saudi Press Agency)
Paris, Berlin, 13 Rabi'II,1439 AH, 31 December,2017 , SPA -- Dozens of Iranian opponents demonstrated in Paris and Berlin in solidarity with demonstrations in Iran over the past two days to protest rising prices and corruption.
In Paris, some 40 people from the Iranian community gathered near the Iranian embassy on Friday to demand specially an end to the interference in Syria and Lebanon.
"One of repeated demands in all cities is to abandon Syria and not to intervene in Lebanon and Gaza," said Afshin Alawi, a member of the Paris-based National Council for Resistance of Iran to France Press Agency
He added that the recent demonstrations include "a broader base in the Iranian society, the middle class and largely the unemployed, and hungry Iranians who suffered economically from the consequences of corruption."
In Berlin, hundreds of opponents to the Iranian regime gathered in front of the Iranian embassy on Friday to demand the immediate release of demonstrators detained in Iran, according to police.
Iran, isolated internationally and pursued by international sanctions for its sensitive nuclear activities, witnessed protests on Thursday and Friday in several cities, particularly in Mashhad, Iran's second city.
-- SPA
16:02 LOCAL TIME 13:02 GMT
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