HomePutting Kurds in spotlight, Iran’s leaders try to deflect national protestFILE PHOTO: California Kurds protest following death of Zhina Mahsa

FILE PHOTO: California Kurds protest following death of Zhina Mahsa

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator cups their hand around a lit candle at a protest following the death of a young Iranian Kurdish woman, Mahsa (Zhina) Amini, outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Bing Guan/File Photo