On 7 March 2026, thousands of Iranians took to the streets across Paris, Washington, London, Berlin, Brussels, Rome, Stockholm, and other cities in Europe and the United States to show their support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI)’s announcement of a provisional government, aimed at transferring sovereignty to the people of Iran and establishing a democratic republic. (ncr-iran.org)
The largest rallies were held at Trocadero Square in Paris and in front of the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C.. At the Paris rally, speakers included Mrs. Sarvnaz Chitsaz, Chair of the NCRI Women’s Committee; Mr. Abolghasem Rezaee, Deputy of the NCRI Secretariat; and Mrs. Zinat Mirhashemi, NCRI member and Editor-in-Chief of Nabard-e Khalq.
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Freedom-loving Iranians gathered in Paris today to support the transitional government announced by the NCRI, based on Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan—a roadmap for a free, democratic, secular, and non-nuclear republic that restores sovereignty to… pic.twitter.com/HvBHoMwUQI— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) March 7, 2026
Meanwhile, the Washington rally featured Ms. Soona Samsami, Representative of the NCRI in the US, and Mr. Arash Saleh, Representative of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan. Participants, including diaspora groups and ethnic minorities such as Kurds and other Iranian ethnic communities, voiced calls for international recognition of the provisional governing body and urged world governments to support the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom.
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Iranians gather in Washington, D.C., supporting the NCRI’s provisional government and Mrs. Maryam Rajavi’s 10-point plan to return sovereignty to the Iranian people.
pic.twitter.com/FDdLBB8IUm— SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) March 7, 2026
Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, President-elect of the NCRI, emphasized: “No Return to the Past, No Stagnation in the Present, but a Leap Forward Toward a Free, Democratic, and Advanced Future.” Her statement resonated strongly with the diaspora and activists.
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The course and direction of Iran’s transformation can be summed up in a single sentence:
No return to the past, no stagnation in the present, but a leap toward a free, democratic, and advanced future.#FreeIran10PointPlan pic.twitter.com/yGMVLt8056— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) March 7, 2026
Supporters of the Iranian Resistance highlighted the need for a peaceful transition underpinned by the NCRI’s ten‑point plan, which champions gender equality, democratic governance, and the separation of religion and state. Demonstrators also called for the release of political prisoners and increased global pressure on Tehran.