{"id":82809,"date":"2026-01-16T08:39:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:39:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=82809"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:39:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T07:39:12","slug":"washington-dc-second-day-iranian-americans-rally-at-capitol-hill-backing-irans-nationwide-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/01\/washington-dc-second-day-iranian-americans-rally-at-capitol-hill-backing-irans-nationwide-protests\/82809\/","title":{"rendered":"Washington, DC \u2013 Second Day: Iranian Americans Rally at Capitol Hill Backing Iran\u2019s Nationwide Protests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\"Iranian — Iranian Americans gather for the second day outside the US Capitol, echoing Iran\u2019s call for freedom and a democratic republic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For the second consecutive day,\u00a0Iranian Americans and freedom-loving Iranians gathered outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on January 14, 2026, to show solidarity with the ongoing\u00a0nationwide protests<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in Iran. Supporters of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK<\/span><\/a>) and the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI<\/span><\/a>) chanted anti-regime slogans and called for an end to dictatorship in all its forms.<\/p>\n
Iranian Americans called on policymakers to hold the regime accountable for ongoing crimes against humanity in Iran, including the massacre of thousands of protesters.<\/p>\n
Demonstrators carried banners and photos of the martyrs of the Iranian uprising, echoing the slogans of protesters inside Iran: \u201cRegime change in Iran by the people of Iran,\u201d and \u201cNo to the \u00a0 Shah<\/span><\/a>! No to the\u00a0 Mullahs<\/span><\/a>!\u201d They urged the establishment of a free and democratic republic in Iran, rejecting both monarchical and theocratic rule.<\/p>\n
The event sent a powerful message to the world: support the Iranian people\u2014not any form of dictatorship\u2014as they fight for a democratic, secular, and free Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n
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Day 2
Support Iran\u2019s Uprising!
Iranian Americans backing the NCRI (#NCRIAlternative<\/a>) rallied today on the U.S. Capitol Grounds in DC, for Iranians who\u2019ve sacrificed thousands of lives, just in the last 16 days for a free, democratic, non-nuclear republic. #No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a>\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/T1WT7rcOTM<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 Iranian American Community of Virginia (@iac_virginia) January 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n