People across multiple countries rallied over the weekend to show support for mass protests in Iran. This curated photo gallery collects striking images from global solidarity demonstrations. The photos document vigils, marches, and public tributes that highlight the international response and emotional impact of the unrest.
Global Solidarity: Striking Photos From Weekend Rallies Supporting Iran Protests
Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
People around the world gathered over the recent weekend to show solidarity with the mass protests in Iran. The scenes — captured by photojournalists and compiled in a curated gallery — document the international outpouring of support, from vigils and marches to placards and chants.
Photo Gallery Highlights
This photo gallery, curated by AP photo editors, brings together powerful images from solidarity demonstrations held in multiple countries. The photographs capture a wide range of responses: candlelight vigils, crowded street rallies, signs and slogans in many languages, and personal tributes that reflect the emotional and political resonance of the events.
Why These Images Matter
Visual documentation helps convey the scale and global reach of the response to the protests in Iran. These photographs provide context, show shared grievances and empathy across borders, and preserve moments that words alone may not fully capture.
"The gallery offers a window into how citizens worldwide are responding — through protest, remembrance, and public solidarity."
Explore the images to see how communities around the world are lending their voices and images to a major international story.
A woman, with her face painted with the colors of Iran's flag, joins with others during a small demonstration, in Istanbul, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Protesters hold placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
In this frame grab from footage circulating on social media shows protesters dancing and cheering around a bonfire as they take to the streets despite an intensifying crackdown as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world, in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026.(UGC via AP)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Protesters hold placards during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Shiite Muslims chant slogan during a protest against U.S. and show solidarity with Iran in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
In this frame grab from video obtained by the AP outside Iran, a masked demonstrator holds a picture of Iran's Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, January. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Activists take part in a rally supporting protesters in Iran at Lafayette Park, across from the White House in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
A protester holds a burning poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Protesters burn the Iranian national flag during a rally in support of the nationwide mass demonstrations in Iran against the government in Paris, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Shops are closed during protests in Tehran's centuries-old main bazaar, Iran, Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
People hold up photos of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's toppled Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, during a small demonstration, in Istanbul, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Activists carrying a photograph of Reza Pahlavi take part in a rally supporting protesters in Iran at Lafayette Park, across from the White House, in Washington, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, Germany, in support of the nationwide mass protests in Iran against the government, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)(ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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