Luxembourg, July 12, 2025 – A rally in front of the city’s cathedral gathered supporters of the Iranian Resistance (NCRI and PMOI) who condemned the wave of executions and severe human rights abuses committed by Iran’s ruling regime. Protesters emphasized that neither foreign military intervention nor Western appeasement can solve the Iranian crisis. Their core message was clear: the only solution is the overthrow of the mullahs’ regime by the Iranian people and their organized resistance.
Neither war nor appeasement can solve the Iran crisis. Only the Iranian people and their organised Resistance can overthrow the mullahs’ regime. That was the message of demonstrators on Saturday afternoon in Luxembourg – @RTLlu 📹#IranThirdOption
— M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) July 12, 2025
CC: @Xavier_Bettel @LucFrieden pic.twitter.com/FEW92Meve9
The protest, which received coverage from RTL Luxembourg – the country’s main news outlet (full report here) – highlighted support for Maryam Rajavi’s “Third Option”: rejecting both war and appeasement, while advocating regime change led by the people of Iran and their organized resistance movement.
Weder e Krich, nach d'Entgéintkomme kënnen d'iranesch Kris léisen. Just d'Vollek an déi organiséiert Resistenz kënnen de Mullah-Regime stierzen. Dat war de Message e Samschdeg de Mëtteg virun der Kathedral an der Stad. https://t.co/8Kdesup9k1 pic.twitter.com/xFEeesKX2L
— RTL Luxembourg (@RTLlu) July 12, 2025
Demonstrators voiced strong support for Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s “Third Option” – rejecting both war and appeasement, while advocating for regime change from within, led by the Iranian people and the organized resistance. They called for international recognition of the resistance movement inside Iran, particularly the PMOI’s Resistance Units, as legitimate voices of the Iranian people.
In their demands, protesters urged the European Union to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, and pressed for the prosecution of the regime’s leaders for crimes against humanity. They also called for the immediate release of political prisoners in Iran.
Since the start of Iranian President Pezeshkian’s term nearly a year ago, the resistance reports that over 1,370 executions have taken place, highlighting the regime’s brutality.
Speakers at the rally, including Ali Fatemi, president of the Association of Young Iranians in Luxembourg, stressed that the recent military conflict between Iran and Israel achieved nothing meaningful for the Iranian people. According to them, the only viable path forward is Mrs. Rajavi’s roadmap for a free and democratic Iran.
#Luxembourg, July 12, 2025: Iranian Resistance supporters rally in support of @Maryam_Rajavi's Third Option — no war, #No2Appeasement, overthrow of the mullahs' regime by the Iranian people & their organized resistance. #IranThirdOption #NCRIAlternative pic.twitter.com/DoEZrMbJao
— Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) July 13, 2025
During the rally, an exhibition of photos honoring the martyrs of Iran’s past uprisings—especially the 2022 nationwide protests—was displayed, reminding participants of the ongoing struggle and sacrifices made by the Iranian people.
The demonstrators’ message to Western powers was unmistakable: “No to war, no to appeasement – yes to regime change by the Iranian people and their resistance.”
Note – Images sourced from RTL Luxembourg news coverage (rtl.lu), used for informational purposes:
