A crowd of Edmontonians, mostly of Iranian decent, gathered in front of the Alberta Legislature on Saturday in solidarity with those demonstrating in Iran following that country’s presidential elections.
Speaking at the event were federal Members of Parliament as well as social activists who condemned the actions of the Iranian regime and called for the release of political prisoners and journalists.
Conservative MP Laurie Hawn (Edmonton Center) expressed concern for the human rights situation in Iran and demanded the release of Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari who has been detained as part of the regime’s crackdown on media following the protests.
The announcement of the results of the presidential elections on June 12th, giving the incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad a landslide victory, triggered protests in Tehran which soon spread to other cities.
