Afghan and Iranian communities both on and off campus continue to fight for free speech in their home countries, pushing past obstacles to advocate for each other.
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More than three weeks after a vigil held by the local Iranian community for Mahsa Amini, Iranian students persist in asking for direct support from UC Berkeley as protests continue to escalate around the world.
More than 500 Iranian students and community members gathered in solidarity Friday on Sproul Plaza to hold a candlelight vigil for Mahsa Amini, a woman who died in Iran more than a week ago after allegedly being beaten by the police.
Hundreds of people from the Bay Area joined protesters across the country Friday. They're upset about the death of a woman in Iran who was arrested after being accused of not wearing her hijab properly. A crowd, estimated to be as many as 500, marched at University of California Berkeley.