LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — A community was left devastated as hundreds have been killed for peacefully protesting.Since September what began as a protest focused on Iran's mandatory headscarf, or hijab, has become one of the largest challenges to the ruling leaders since the chaotic years following the 1979 Islamic revolution.It’s been nearly two and a half months since this occurred and Roya says the protests and killing of innocent people are only getting worse.“People are demonstrating in peace, but they are getting killed in peace, I mean they are not doing anything besides chanting freedom.”On Wednesday the U.S. imposed sanctions on members of Iran's intelligence agency, leaders of the revolutionary guard, prison wardens, and others.“It is really hard, for a mother, for a father, for any human being to think that you would go ask for your freedom and you would get killed.”Brodheim says she hopes the UN Human Rights Office and the U.S. can get more involved and help release the thousands of people who have been detained for participating in these protests."