In L.A., protesters show solidarity with Iranian electorate
Demonstrators hold signs and banners, expressing opposition to the violence that has broken out in the streets of Iran. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Demonstrators in Westwood sit in silence for two minutes. Authorities in Iran have banned foreign journalists and attempted to block TV and Internet coverage of the protests happening there. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Demonstrators carry signs in Westwood on Saturday depicting Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as a Nazi, and calling for a halt to the reported violence against protesters there. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Multiple protests have been held over the last few days in front of the Federal Building in Westwood. The Los Angeles area is home to one of the largest Iranian American communities in the United States. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Most of the demonstrators who turned out Saturday in Westwood wore green shirts, arm bands and scarves in support of Iranian opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A protester presents photographs of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, who lost to incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in the June 12 election that many observers say was rigged. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
A protester in Westwood, exhausted and covered in sweat from vigorous chanting, pauses to catch his breath. A similar demonstration in San Diego drew hundreds of people. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
