Irvine Art Exhibit Latest in Iranian Protests

Event organizers Andisheh Tadayyon (L), Shoja Adel (2nd L), Sudi Farokhnia (3rd L), art director Hanieh Bagher (2nd R), and artist Shirin Daggooghi (R) at the "Woman, Life, Freedom" art exhibit at the Holiday Faire at Great Park in Irvine, Calif., on Nov. 5, 2022. Rudy Blalock/The Epoch Times

IRVINE, Calif.—An art exhibit was held at the city’s Great Park on Nov. 5, where original works of art including oil paintings and images relating to the uprising in Iran were displayed for public viewing. The exhibit is just one of many organized events in the nation to seek support for the people of Iran in their fight against the country’s regime.

Event organizer and Acting President of the Iranian American Democrat Party of California Sudi Farokhnia told The Epoch Times the exhibit was to gain awareness of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini on Sept. 16, who died after three days in Iranian police custody. She was allegedly detained for a dress code violation in Tehran, by the so-called Islamic “morality police.”