Appeal to all, but especially Cubans and Cuban Americans: Show your solidarity on January 3rd in Washington DC for Iranian protesters

 “The solidarity of the shaken can say ‘no’ to the measures of mobilization that make the state of war permanent. … The solidarity of the shaken is built up in persecution and uncertainty: that is its front line, quiet, without fanfare or sensation even there where this aspect of the ruling Force seeks to seize it.” - Jan Patočka

This appeal is to all, but especially Cubans and Cuban Americans in the Washington DC area.

Protests broke out in Iran on December 28, 2025 over currency devaluation and hyperinflation, but university students on December 30th linked the economic demands to political ones, and the protests have spread nationwide.

The Islamic theocracy has responded with brutal violence visited on the protesters. This is why it is so important to expose their crimes, and demand accountability.

Please come out and show your solidarity on January 3rd in Washington DC at 12 noon, in front of the interest section of  the Islamic Republic of Iran located at 1250 23rd street NW, Washington, DC 20037 for Iranian protesters seeking to restore democracy and the rule of law in Iran.

Their struggle is our struggle. The communist dictatorship in Cuba has been allied with the theocracy in Iran since 1979. 

Cuban and Iranian democrats need to join forces in the struggle for our respective peoples freedom. 

The Center for a Free Cuba is calling for Cubans to show their solidarity.

CFC calls on #Cubans to show solidarity with the brave people of #Iran fighting for #freedom. Nationwide protests have broken out across Iran. https://t.co/Kp36KoBaXG 1/9

— Center for a Free Cuba (@cubacenter) January 1, 2026

Below is a mashup of Patria y Vida and Baraye. These are two protest songs that have shaken tyrants in Havana and Tehran.