Worldwide protests were held in solidarity with the uprising in Iran.[1] Under the slogan "women, life, liberty" demonstrations took place in many major cities, including Auckland, London, Melbourne, New York, Los Angeles,[111] Paris, Ottawa, St. John's, Montreal[112] Rome, Seoul, Stockholm, Sydney and Zurich.[105] According to the York Regional Police, over 50,000 people attended the solidarity protest in Richmond Hill near Toronto.[113] In Tehran, Iranian authorities fired bullets into the air to disperse protestors at Islamic Azad University.[111]