IRVINE, Calif.—An art exhibit was held at the city’s great park Nov. 5, where original works of art including oil paintings and images relating to the uprising in Iran were displayed for public viewing. The exhibit is just one of many organized events in the nation to seek support for the people of Iran in their fight against the country’s regime.
Event organizer, Sudi Farokhnia, president of the Iranian American Democrat Party of California, said the exhibit was to gain awareness of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini Sept. 16, who died after three days in Iranian police custody. She was allegedly detained for a dress code violation in Tehran, by the so-called Islamic “morality police.”…