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Thousands of people protest in Westwood for Iranian regime change

This post was updated Feb. 1 at 9:59 p.m. Thousands of people blocked off streets and protested in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters – who chanted “we want freedom” and “Trump, act now” – blocked off parts of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m.  The Islamic Republic, Iran’s incumbent government, has killed more than 6,000 people since protests broke out in the country in December amid an economic crisis, according to the United States-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Read more...

Photo: People protest in Westwood on Sunday for Iranian regime change. Protesters blocked off part of Westwood Boulevard between Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard starting at about 12:45 p.m. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)



UCLA students host vigil to remember lives lost in Iran

This post was updated Jan. 25 at 9:38 p.m. About 60 people attended a Thursday vigil honoring civilians killed amid the Iranian government’s crackdown on anti-regime protests. Read more...

Photo: A Lion and Sun flag – a symbol of Iran’s pre-revolution government – is displayed on the McClure stage in Bruin Plaza. UCLA community members attended a Thursday vigil honoring civilians killed amid the Iranian government’s crackdown on anti-regime protests. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Demonstrators rally on campus in support of regime change, freedom in Iran

This post was updated Jan. 15 at 9:57 p.m. About 80 demonstrators marched across campus Wednesday to call for regime change and freedom in Iran. The rally, which began at around 12:20 p.m. Read more...

Photo: Demonstrators calling for regime change in Iran walk down Janss steps. The rally, which began at around 12:20 p.m. in Bruin Plaza, was held by the Iranian Student Group at UCLA. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


U-Haul drives into Westwood protest for regime change in Iran

This post was updated Jan. 12 at 4:08 p.m. A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of people protesting for regime change in Iran outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood at about 3:30 p.m. Read more...

Photo: People protesting for regime change in Iran demonstrate outside the Wilshire Federal Building in Westwood. A U-Haul truck drove into a crowd of protesters at about 3:30 p.m., injuring at least two people, authorities said. (Chenrui Zhang/Daily Bruin)


Q&A: Mary E. Brunkow shares research journey, urges scientific curiosity

This post was updated Jan. 13 at 9:42 p.m. “Scurfy” mice, DNA sequencing and a Seattle biotechnology company were integral to the research that Mary E. Read more...

Photo: Mary E. Brunkow, one of the 2025 Nobel laureates, is pictured. Brunkow, UCLA alumnus Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi earned the prize for their work in discovering the Foxp3 gene and its crucial function in regulatory T-cell development. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)


Yeonmi Park shares North Korean defector experience, political criticism at UCLA

This post was updated Nov. 18 at 11:08 p.m. Editor’s note: This article contains mentions of sex trafficking that some readers may find disturbing. Yeonmi Park said she had never feared for her life as a conservative speaker in America – the country she once lauded for its freedom. Read more...

Photo: Yeonmi Park, a North Korean defector and conservative speaker, is pictured giving a lecture in Kaplan Hall. Park was hosted by the UCLA chapter of Young America’s Foundation and spoke about her experience growing up in North Korea, as well as her thoughts on the political climate of the U.S. (Gabby Yang/Daily Bruin)



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