{"id":43944,"date":"2023-03-21T11:23:11","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T10:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=43944"},"modified":"2023-03-21T11:24:14","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T10:24:14","slug":"brussels-march-20-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-held-a-grand-demonstration-calling-on-the-eu-to-blacklist-the-irgc-and-adopt-a-firm-policy-on-irans-regime","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/brussels-march-20-2023-freedom-loving-iranians-and-mek-supporters-held-a-grand-demonstration-calling-on-the-eu-to-blacklist-the-irgc-and-adopt-a-firm-policy-on-irans-regime\/43944\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels\u2014March 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Grand Demonstration, Calling on the EU to Blacklist the IRGC and Adopt a Firm Policy on Iran&#8217;s Regime"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-Grand-Rally-%E2%80%94March-20-2023.jpg\" alt=\"Brussels\u2014March 20, 2023: Freedom-Loving Iranians and MEK Supporters Held a Grand Demonstration, Calling on the EU to Blacklist the IRGC and Adopt a Firm Policy on Iran's Regime\" class=\"wp-image-43951\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brussels\u2014March 20, 2023:<\/strong> A grand demonstration took place in Brussels streets and Schuman Square, simultaneously with the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Iranian Resistance<\/a> organized this <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/brussels-grand-demonstration-march-20-2023-call-on-eu-to-blacklist-irgc-and-decisive-a-firm-policy-on-iran\/43886\/\">massive rally<\/a>. Thousands of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) gathered to demand the designation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/i\/look-irans-revolutionary-guards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IRGC <\/a>as a terrorist organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Brussels\u2014March 20, 2023: MEK Supporters Held a Grand Rally, Calling on the EU to Blacklist IRGC\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6Y1vgYHcIyo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The grand demonstration occurred during the Iranian New Year, Nowruz, and participants carried the Iranian flag with the lion and sun emblem while chanting, \u201cBlacklist IRGC now!\u201d<br><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\">Iranian Resistance<\/a> supporters urged the E.U. to adopt a firm policy against the mullahs\u2019 regime\u2019s terrorist activities, blackmail, and hostage-taking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> \u2013 Brussels \u2013 March 20<br>Demonstration of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the MEK asking the EU to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LIrRfEOepT\">pic.twitter.com\/LIrRfEOepT<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1637775875532898305?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the rally\u2019s start, the crowd of Iranians marched through the streets of Brussels, voicing slogans urging European policymakers to implement a persistent approach in combatting <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iran-state-sponsor-terrorism\/\">terrorism <\/a>and the mullahs\u2019 regime\u2019s blackmail tactics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> \u2013 Brussels \u2013 March 20<br>Demonstration of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the MEK asking the EU to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4sHCd6ZVE\">pic.twitter.com\/W4sHCd6ZVE<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1637775887838871558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Iranians called for practical measures to be taken against the regime\u2019s heinous crimes committed against the Iranian people and the protesters in <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iran-protests-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the nationwide uprising <\/a>across the country. They also rejected any form of dictatorship by chanting the popular slogan of \u201cDown with the oppressor, be it Shah or the [supreme] leader.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">7. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranRevoIution?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranRevoIution<\/a> \u2013 Brussels \u2013 March 20<br>Demonstration of freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the MEK asking the EU to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlacklistIRGC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BlacklistIRGC<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShutdownIranTerrorEmbassies<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B2IMMTKw8S\">pic.twitter.com\/B2IMMTKw8S<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Iran Freedom (@4FreedominIran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/4FreedominIran\/status\/1637775903395553282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After the march, the demonstrators <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/activities-outside-iran\/2023\/03\/brussels-grand-demonstration-march-20-2023-call-on-eu-to-blacklist-irgc-and-decisive-a-firm-policy-on-iran\/43886\/\">gathered in Schuman Square<\/a> to hear from prominent speakers who had joined the demonstration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Brussels-March-20-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-43953\" 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