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'We Consider This a Revolution': Windsor Protesters Rally in Solidarity with Iranians Amid Internet Shutdown

Hundreds rallied in Windsor demanding democratic freedoms in Iran amid a government information blackout that human rights groups say has led to over 500 deaths and 10,000 detentions.

Summary by CBC News
Windsor resident Yazdan Nizoo says the voices of people in his homeland, Iran, have been silenced. That’s why — even more than 10,000 kilometres away — Nizoo says he joined hundreds of demonstrators in downtown Windsor, raising their voices in solidarity with the people of Iran. It’s one of many demonstrations happening across Canadian cities, protesting against the regime of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989.

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The authorities are responding to the protests with fierce repression and an almost complete shutdown of the internet.

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There are thousands of Iranians living today in Romania, and for many of them every news from Iran comes with fear and uncertainty. Doctors, entrepreneurs, students or political refugees follow...

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Windsor Star broke the news in Windsor, Canada on Monday, January 12, 2026.
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