Between 2,000 and 3,000 people have demonstrated in Zurich against state repression in Iran. They also called on Switzerland to take action against Tehran.
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تظاهر أكثر من ألفي شخص في زيورخ دعما للاحتجاجات في إيران
The march on Saturday was one of the biggest yet in Switzerland since protests broke out in Iran last Autumn, with the Swiss News Agency Keystone-SDA estimating turnout at around 2,000 people. Organisers reckoned it was 3,000.
Led by the Free Iran Switzerland group, demonstrators called for women’s liberties and an end to repressive policies in Tehran. As they already did in petitions last November, they also called on the Swiss government to follow the US and the EU and adopt sanctions against Iran.
Unrest has continued in the Middle Eastern country since the death of young Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini in police custody last September. She had been arrested for not wearing a head scarf properly.
While the Swiss government has condemned violence by Iranian security forces, it has so far opted against further action, mainly citing its good offices role in the country: since the breakdown of relations between the US and Iran in 1980, Switzerland has represented the diplomatic interests of both countries towards each other.
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