Ceremony in Saskatoon remembers lives lost in Iranian protests

An Iranian remembrance ceremony was held in Saskatoon on Sunday to recognize the lives and freedom lost in Iran. This follows the deaths of 40,000 people during protests against the regime in January.The University of Saskatchewan’s Iranian Students’ Association organized the ceremony. They say there needs to be more recognition by Canadians when it comes to the brutality of the Iranian regime and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.“We feel like there is not enough coverage in the mainstream media, unfortunately,” said Sepideh Gorji, a member of the association. “For people to recognize that when we’re talking about the Iranian government, it is IRGC. It’s the same terrorist organization that Canada has recognized; we just want to spread awareness. After six months of talking about them, I think this was good to kind of come together and remember.” Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories. The Iranian community in Saskatoon have been very outspoken on the street in past years, but since January, Gorji says there have been protests almost every week. Story continues below advertisement And while this is a dif...