IRANIANS RISE FOR DEATH OF MAHSA AMINI

Thousands of people filled the streets of Downtown Los Angeles on Oct. 1 in solidarity for freedom in Iran following the death of Mahsa Amini.

The sights; Pershing Square, LA City Hall and the streets in between flooded with protestors dressed in white, Iranian flags, Mahsa Amini signs, a burnt Islamic Republic flag and women cutting off their hair.

The sounds; Iranian drum beats from LA Daf Ensemble, protest anthem "Baraye," by Shervin Hajipour, blared through amplifiers and the deafening roar of 20,000 people chanting "zan, zendegi, azadi."

Zan, zendegi, azadi has become the rallying cry of Iranian protests all over the world.

“It means ‘Women, Life, Freedom,'" Sociology Professor Mitra Hoshiar said. "We cannot exclude women from everything. We see social inequality and the violation of women's rights from every single institution, from family, education, politics, media."

Mahsa Amini fell into a coma under suspicious circumstances while in the Guidance Patrol's custody and later died on Sep. 16. Amini was arrested for allegedly not wearing her hijab properly.