An estimated 3,000 people took to the streets of downtown Los Angeles to support the people of Iran.
The event began with a rally on the steps of City Hall before protesters marched through downtown.
Raisi called the celebration "epic" and a show of "national integrity" while praising post-revolution achievements in the country.Meanwhile, Telewebion, a web TV service affiliated with Iranian state TV, was briefly hacked during Raisi's speech, Iranian media reported. The khabaronline.ir news website said the interruption lasted 19 seconds .
The anniversary comes after two years in which celebrations were largely limited to vehicles due to the pandemic that killed more than 140,000 people, in Iran according to official numbers - the highest national death toll in the Middle East. The Iranian government has not offered an overall death toll or number of individuals it has arrested. However, activists outside of the country say at least 528 people have been killed and 19,600 people detained in the crackdown that followed.
Referring to the amnesty, Raisi on Saturday urged those who were "deceived by the enemy" to "return to the nation" and promised his administration would show mercy on them, too
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