Iran: Protest near India Embassy condemns deadly violence against Muslims

Iranian people, university and seminary students hold a protest in front of the Indian Embassy in the capital Tehran against the recent massacre of scores of Muslims by Hindu mobs amid New Delhi’s discriminatory measures targeting subscribers of Islam.

According to Press TV, the rally was held on Tuesday in condemnation of the brutal killing of more than 40 Muslims during a four-day span of violence that began in the Indian capital on February 23.

The violence saw the mobsters setting mosques on fire and burning Muslims alive in their homes or dragging them out into the streets and lynching them. Hundreds more were also injured during the melee.

The Iranian demonstrators shouted slogans and held up placards bearing statements in support of the Muslims and denunciation of the slaughter, Fars News Agency reported. Some held up pictures showing the harrowing aftermath of the bloodshed.

The protesters urged international and humanitarian organizations to break their silence on the atrocity, decrying censorship attempts aimed at imposing a media blackout on the violence.

“We should not be indifferent towards bloodshed of Muslims in India. It is essentially our duty to level support behind whoever person that is facing oppression, since supporting the oppressed people is among the major mottos of [Iran’s] Islamic Revolution,” one protester told the agency.

The participants likewise called New Delhi to account over the massacre and asked the Islamic Republic’s diplomatic authorities to contribute to efforts that would prevent such atrocities.

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