France: March, Eiffel Tower display to back Iran’s activists

PARIS (AP) — Thousands of Iranians in Europe have marched to the EU Parliament in the French city of Strasbourg in support of Iran’s anti-government protesters as Paris prepared an Eiffel Tower tribute to Mahsa Amini, whose death prompted the demonstrations. Monday’s Strasbourg march comes after over 100 MEPs signed a letter last week calling on the European Union to take a firmer stance on Iran. The bloc’s response to the protests and executions in the Islamic Republic is to be debated this week at the plenary session of the European parliament. Paris City Hall said in a statement that the words “Woman. Life. Freedom.” and “#StopExecutionsInIran” will be displayed by the Eiffel Tower on Monday and Tuesday evening.