Hundreds in Sherman Oaks protest the death of Iranian woman who was in police custody

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Zad, who emigrated from Iran when she was 17, showed officials her U.S. passport and informed them of her citizenship, she said, and they let her go soon after.
56% : In both English and Farsi, they chanted "Freedom for Iran" and "Say her name."
51% : Los Angeles is home to the most people of Iranian descent outside of Iran.
51% : Standing next to Zad on Sunday was her sister Nogol, 38, who said a new form of government is needed in Iran.
50% : It was the last time she visited Iran.
49% : "This march is for the women of Iran.
47% : She had her own encounter with the morality police in 2018, when she was visiting family in Tehran.
47% : Medhi Keshavarz, 76, carried a black bullhorn that he used to chant "Freedom for Iran."
46% : "What happened to Mahsa happens every single day in Iran," Nogol Zad said.
43% : Amini was arrested Sept. 13 in Tehran by the morality police, who are tasked with enforcing the laws on Islamic dress code in public.
37% : She was accused of not properly wearing her hijab -- a head covering that has been mandatory in Iran since the 1979 revolution.
33% : And if you look in Tehran, here or Irvine, it's women protestors leading and saying they're tired of being treated like half a person," he said.

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