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Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, worry and unity

FILE - An Iranian woman burns her headscarf during a rally against the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, in Bern, Switzerland, Tuesday, September 27, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of the 22-year-old woman detained by Iran's morality police, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (Peter Klaunzer/Keystone via AP, File) FILE - A Israeli woman holds a placard that reads, "Justice," in English, Farsi and Hebrew during a protest in solidarity with Mahsa Amini, a young Iranian woman who died after being arrested in Tehran by Iran's notorious morality police, in central Jerusalem, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of Amini, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo/ Maya Alleruzzo, File) FILE - Strands of hair lie on the ground after women cut their hair during a protest against the death of Iranian Mahsa Amini, in Istanbul, Turkey, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of the 22-year-old woman detained by Iran's morality police, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel, File) FILE - A protester shows a portrait of Mahsa Amini during a demonstration to support Iranian protesters standing up to their leadership over the death of a young woman in police custody, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 in Paris. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of Amini, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard, File) FILE - Iranian American artist Samy Rose, left, drops theatrical blood on her head after Yadviga Krasovskaya from Belarus, background, cut her hair during a rally in solidarity with women in Iran, after 22-year-old woman Mahsa Amini died in police custody, in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of Amini, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) FILE - Samane Fatemeh Riehani, an Iranian hairdresser who lives in Zagreb, cuts her hair in support of the protests in Iran during a demonstration outside the Iranian embassy in Zagreb, Croatia, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by Iran's morality police, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo, File) FILE - Iranians who live in Brazil protest against the death of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini, who died in Iran while in police custody, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by Iran's morality police, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File) FILE - A woman holds a placard with a picture of Iranian woman Mahsa Amini during a protest against her death, in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022. As anti-government protests roil cities and towns in Iran for a fourth week, sparked by the death of a 22-year-old woman detained by Iran's morality police, tens of thousands of Iranians living abroad have marched on the streets of Europe, North America and beyond in support of what many believe to be a watershed moment for their home country. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Protests galvanize Iranians abroad in hope, worry and unity