#0098🆘 We Are Still Alive: A Global Solidarity Story for Iran

A new song has been added to the '0098SOS album!

We are still alive.

In recent weeks, Iranians and allies around the world took to the streets - in Washington, Berlin, London, Paris, Toronto, Sydney, Rome, Vienna, Amsterdam, Geneva, and beyond. Different cities. Different languages. One message.

We are still alive.

ما هنوز زنده‌ایم

Wir leben noch.

Watching this global solidarity unfold moved me deeply. In a time when the world often looks away, people showed up-not for attention, not for politics, but for humanity. It reminded me that solidarity is real, that silence is a choice, and that history is watching.

This is not just a moment.

This is history.

How global protests supporting Iranians filled me with faith in humanity again

When I started writing this song - Iranian Lives Matter - I knew it would be powerful. What I didn’t expect was how deeply real the solidarity would be. In the midst of one of the most brutal crackdowns Iran has seen in years, people around the world stood up. They marched, they chanted, they raised the pre-1979 Lion and Sun flag - and they showed the world that we are not alone.

---

The Spark Within Iran

The unrest in Iran began in late December 2025, sparked by an economic crisis and protests over soaring prices after the rial collapsed. What started as demonstrations in Tehran quickly spread nationwide and evolved into political protest against theocratic rule.

Inside Iran, the government responded with brutal force, and by early January 2026, reports of entire neighborhoods protesting, massive casualties, and even internet blackouts began to surface.

This storm at home sent shockwaves through the diaspora - and the world answered.

---

Global Solidarity: Cities, Dates, Voices

Here are just a few of the major cities where Iranians and allies brought their voices to the streets in the past two weeks:

🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. — January 10, 2026

Supporters gathered outside the White House and the Iranian Interests Section, calling for international pressure on the Iranian regime. ❉

🇬🇧 London — January 10–11, 2026

Protesters rallied outside the Iranian embassy. One courageous demonstrator even removed the official Iranian flag and replaced it with the Lion and Sun flag - a symbolic act that resonated worldwide. ❉

🇫🇷 Paris — January 11, 2026

Large crowds marched in solidarity with protestors at home, demonstrating that the fight for freedom transcends borders. ❉

🇩🇪 Berlin — January 10–14, 2026

Hundreds took to the streets to demand freedom for Iranians, chanting “Woman, Life, Freedom” and calling for democratic reform. ❉

🇳🇱 Amsterdam / The Hague — January 10, 2026

Protesters rallied in central public spaces, showing that even cities not often in the headlines were filled with compassion and resolve. ❉

🇨🇦 Toronto — Early January 2026

Iranians and supporters gathered in downtown Toronto, waving flags and chanting for change with undeniable energy. ❉

🇺🇸 Los Angeles — Mid-January 2026

Iranians and supporters gathered in downtown Los Angeles, waving flags and chanting for change with powerful, undeniable energy.❉

🇦🇺 Sydney — Mid-January 2026

Solidarity marches swept through Sydney’s CBD and around the Opera House — Iranians in the southern hemisphere standing tall for their homeland. ❉

🇨🇭 Zurich & Bern — January 14, 2026

Swiss cities saw peaceful rallies in Zurich and tense scenes outside the Iranian embassy in Bern, where police used tear gas against demonstrators. ❉

🇮🇹 Rome — Mid-January 2026

Crowds gathered with Italian supporters, reflecting that this movement is not limited to one people or one geography. ❉

🇦🇹 Vienna — Mid-January 2026

Demonstrators in Vienna stood near historic sites, reminding the world that freedom is a universal heritage worth defending. ❉

(More cities and dates are being added daily - this is far from over.)

---

Why This Matters

This is not a photo album. This is history.

When people stand up across five continents, waving flags, marching for basic human dignity, and calling for justice - that’s more than a protest. That’s a global insistence that every human life matters. That no one’s pain is unseen. That even in the darkest times, humanity still cares.

I’ve watched images of these marches, listened to the chants, and felt a tremor of emotion I haven’t felt in years. It reminded me of something fundamental: We are still alive. We have a voice. And we choose to use it.

---

The Road Ahead

We will not pretend the crisis in Iran is solved - it’s not. The government continues to crack down, shut off the internet, and silence voices inside the country.

But the global response tells me something powerful:

The world is watching. And history is watching too.

Let’s keep telling the story.

Let’s keep the dates, the faces, the cities alive.

Let’s keep refusing to be invisible.

Because when the world acts in solidarity - that’s not just support. That’s hope.