<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Thousands of people, including many of Iranian origin, marched Saturday in Washington to show support for nationwide protests in Iran sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini last month.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They chanted slogans such as "Women, life, freedom" and "Justice for Iran" as they walked from the National Mall -- the vast green expanse that is home to the Washington Monument -- to the White House.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Siamak Aram, one of the organizers, said attendance would surpass 10,000 by the end of the procession and that this was the fifth such rally in Washington, in solidarity with women-led protests in Iran that are now in their sixth week.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Amini died last month in police custody after her arrest for allegedly breaching Iran's strict dress code for women. Her death has fueled the biggest protests seen in the Islamic republic for years.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Other rallies in support of the protesters in Iran were also held Saturday in Berlin and Tokyo. AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">bnbd24/kh</div>