Eiffel Tower Lights up in Support of Women Protesting in Iran

The iconic Eiffel Tower lit up with slogans in support of Iranian protesters and women fighting for their rights. 

This came after thousands of people held a march in the French city of Strasbourg to show solidarity with anti-government protesters in Iran on Monday.

The French capital's wrought-iron tower displayed the slogans "Woman. Life. Freedom" and "StopExecutionsInIran," one of the main chants of the protests.

The Eiffel Tower's official Twitter account, La Tour Eiffel, retweeted images showing the landmark lit up with slogans in honor of Mahsa Amini, whose death in September 2022 sparked demonstrations in Iran.

The photos were captioned, "Four months after the assassination of Mahsa Amini, @LaTourEiffeldisplays @Paris' continued support for Iranians fighting for their rights and freedom. For the executions to cease and the will of the Iranian people to triumph!''

According to The National News, the Paris City Hall said the exhibits at the Eiffel Tower on Monday were a tribute to it and to those who bravely fight for their freedom as the (Iranian) regime continues to execute protesters. Paris also posthumously declared Amini an honorary citizen in October.

It should be noted that the protests in Iran were sparked on September 16 by the death of 22-year-old Amini while she was in the custody of the morality police for allegedly violating the strictly enforced Islamic dress code. 

Despite global outrage, Iran has handed down several death sentences for crimes related to the civil unrest sparked by Amini's death.

According to ABC News, protesters in France want the European Union to take a firmer stance against Iran, declaring Iran's Revolutionary Guards a terrorist organization.