Thousands honor Jina Mahsa Amini at Iran protest in Berlin
By DW
25 October 2022 |
4:25 am
Eighty thousand people gathered in Berlin to show solidarity with demonstrators in Iran. Meanwhile, shopkeepers and factory workers went on strike in several Iranian cities.
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