{"id":78216,"date":"2025-09-08T11:46:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:46:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=78216"},"modified":"2025-09-08T11:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T09:46:11","slug":"international-media-spotlight-free-iran-rally-in-brussels-on-60th-anniversary-of-mek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/news\/2025\/09\/international-media-spotlight-free-iran-rally-in-brussels-on-60th-anniversary-of-mek\/78216\/","title":{"rendered":"International Media Spotlight \u201cFree Iran\u201d Rally in Brussels on 60th Anniversary of MEK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Global Media Highlights \u2018Free Iran\u2019 Rally in Brussels on MEK\u2019s 60th Anniversary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Saturday, September 6, 2025, Brussels became the center of a historic political rally<\/a> as tens of thousands of Iranians and supporters of a democratic Iran gathered at the Atomium and Heysel Plateau. The event marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/a>)\u00a0and called for a Free Iran free from the current clerical regime.<\/p>\n

The demonstration, organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/a>), drew large sections of the Iranian diaspora in Europe. Despite strict security restrictions, Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, the Iranian dissident and NCRI<\/a>\u2019s president-elect, made a rare public appearance and delivered the keynote address. She was joined by prominent international figures including former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, former Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, and former UK House of Commons Speaker John Bercow.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe are here today to make our voices heard against the Iranian regime and to support Maryam Rajavi in her call for democracy in Iran,\u201d
said Afchine Alavi, NCRI spokesperson, speaking to reporters on-site.
(Belga News Agency<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Participants called on the European Union to impose tougher sanctions on Tehran, to designate the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, and to recognize the Iranian people\u2019s right to overthrow the ruling theocracy.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThrough this demonstration, we are showing our support for the Iranian resistance\u2019s call to dismantle the regime and build a democratic, secular Iran,\u201d
Alavi added.
(Brussels Times<\/a>)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

International media widely covered the rally:<\/p>\n