Video posts from social media show Ali Karimi among demonstrators at an Iran protest in Los Angeles, where many Iranian Americans are gathering to call for freedom and highlight human rights abuses in Iran. hese protests are part of a larger wave of solidarity rallies abroad tied to the 2025–2026 nationwide protest movement in Iran against economic hardship and political repression.
In Los Angeles — home to one of the largest Iranian diaspora populations globally — crowds have marched and held rallies supporting the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement and broader demands for political change in Iran. These demonstrations have sometimes been met with counter-protest tensions; a recent incident involved a U-Haul truck driving into a crowd at a Westwood protest, injuring a couple of people and leading to a police investigation.
