As delegates from the United States and Iran meet for talks aimed at ending the war in the Middle East, demonstrators rallied outside the U.S. embassy in Ottawa Saturday to speak out against the Iranian government.

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Iranian Canadians from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and supporters of the Lion and Sun Revolution joined the march. Among their demands is an end to Iran’s Internet blackout restricting access to information for those in the country.

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“The regime for 47 years has tortured people and we are done with this regime. There is no reform,” Nazeri [one of the protesters] said.

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Several members of [the Canadian] Parliament were also in attendance.

“For me, this is a personal cause. I have watched this regime create so much chaos and terror across so many lives and people. To see that this is the end of that regime is a moment of historic proportion,” said Conservative MP for Calgary Heritage Shuvaloy Majumdar.

Iran’s internet blackout has been ongoing since soon after the U.S. and Israel attacked the country on Feb. 28. It is the longest nationwide shut down for any country on record, according to experts.

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  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    Cheering for the death of their countrymen by our enemy.

    Seems like they shouldn’t have been granted entry but it’s too late for that.

    The question of whether calls for violence being protected speech or not is interesting but I think this should be permitted.