Protester climbs onto balcony of Iranian embassy in London
A protester climbed onto the balcony of the Iranian embassy in west London as hundreds of people gathered outside the building. waving flags and chanting anti-government slogans.
The Metropolitan Police said they were aware of a demonstration and additional officers were deployed “to prevent any disturbances”.
Anti-government protests broke out in Iran on December 28, with two human rights groups reporting that at least 50 protesters were killed.
Protesters demonstrating against the Iranian regime are gathering outside Iranian embassies around the world, including London.
Footage on Saturday showed a man standing on the balcony of the London embassy and tearing down the Iranian flag.
Participants in the protest in Kensington held up photographs of Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of Iran’s last shah, Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was overthrown in 1979 when the revolution destroyed the Iranian monarchy.
Many demonstrators in Iran are calling for the return of Reza Pahlavi.
In a joint statement issued last week, British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, along with the leaders of Germany and France, said they were “deeply concerned by reports of violence by Iranian security forces and strongly condemn the killing of protesters.”
“Iranian authorities have a responsibility to protect their own people and must allow freedom of expression and peaceful assembly without fear of retaliation,” French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Starmer said. he said.
The protests, now in their 13th day, have erupted over the economy and turned into the largest protests in recent years; This led to calls for an end to the Islamic Republic and for some to re-establish the monarchy.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called anti-government protesters “troublemakers” and accused them of trying to “please the US president.”
There is currently an internet outage across the Middle Eastern country.
Since the BBC and most other international news organizations are prohibited from reporting inside Iran, social media is often relied upon to verify what is happening on the ground.
