US EditionThousands gather peacefully in Los Angeles in support of protesters in Iran
About 4,000 demonstrators gathered peacefully in downtown Los Angeles to call for regime change in Iran amid reports of thousands killed in a government crackdown.
- On Sunday, a Solidarity with the People of Iran event drew about 4,000 demonstrators, the Los Angeles Police Department estimated, as marchers rallied near Los Angeles City Hall.
- Amid protests that have unfolded over recent weeks, marchers said they were responding to Iran's crackdown, with activists saying it has killed thousands.
- Marchers carried a giant Iranian flag and some waved the flag of Iran before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and organizers said several thousand gathered in front of City Hall, reflecting Los Angeles' Iranian-American community .
- The Los Angeles Police Department said the event passed without arrests, underscoring a peaceful diaspora response as communities worldwide react to the crackdown in Iran.
- Many attendees called on President Trump and some urged U.S. military action, with one participant warning lack of intervention could cause 16,500 deaths and some expecting Iran's government to fall soon.
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A few thousand people went down the streets in Los Angeles and New York.
Several thousand demonstrators gathered in Los Angeles in support of the protests in Iran. They waved flags of Iran from the period before the Islamic Revolution in the center of the city, near the Los Angeles City Hall.
Nowhere is the Iranian diaspora community as large as in Los Angeles. Thousands demonstrated there against the regime over the weekend. But they disagree on one important point. By Nils Dampz.
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A peaceful rally in Los Angeles on Sunday supported protesters in Iran
LOS ANGELES — A few thousand demonstrators gathered Sunday in Los Angeles in support of protesters in Iran. Marchers, some waving the flag of Iran before the Islamic Revolution, rallied downtown near Los Angles City Hall. Hundreds gather for DTLA protest in support of Iranian people amid deadly protestshttps://t.co/jG8z6AVVbr — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) January 19, 2026 The police department estimated the “Solidarity with the People of Iran”…
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