protests on the other side of the atlantic

this summer, revolutionary protests overflowed in iran. after results of an election announced mahmoud ahmadinejad had been re-elected president, voters didn't buy it...and they began to do something about it. they've brought their protests to the streets, called for a re-election, and tried to make their voices heard. citizens have been trying to inject democracy into the authoritarian state.

and on this side of the atlantic, iranian americans have been listening and supporting them. the pictures below are examples of the protests that have been happening in LA of iranian americans supporting their fellow iranians:

this picture was taken on wilshire boulevard east of the 405. protestors demonstrated consistently for about two weeks after the election, from the mid-afternoon into the evening. this particular picture was taken near midnight on a saturday night. protestors held signs on the sidewalk and when the light turned red, walked across the intersection egging on cars to honk.

this picture was taken outside the nokia theatre in downtown LA. protestors believe nokia provided the iranian government with surveillance technology that allows them to censor what iranians are desperately trying to tell the world. they believe the government is trying to withhold citizens' pictures, videos, and texts about what the revolution looks like and what is happening to those protestors.