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Brussels rally in solidarity with Iran\u2019s nationwide uprising, calling for regime change and a free, democratic republic by the will of the Iranian people.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Brussels, Belgium \u2014 January 17, 2026 \u2014<\/strong> Freedom-loving Iranians and supporters of the\u00a0Iranian Resistance<\/span><\/a> and their Kurdish compatriots held a rally in Brussels in solidarity with the\u00a0 nationwide protests in Iran<\/span><\/a>\u00a0that erupted on December 28, 2025.\u00a0They called on the European Union to list the Iranian regime\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC<\/a>) as a terrorist organization for its crimes against the Iranian people and its brutal suppression of protests, and to end the EU\u2019s appeasement policy toward Tehran.<\/p>\n
<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Participants reaffirmed the call of their compatriots inside Iran for a free and democratic republic. They carried banners and portraits of the uprising\u2019s martyrs, voicing the slogan: \u201cRegime change in Iran by the people of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrators called for the establishment of a free and democratic republic in Iran, rejecting all forms of autocracy\u2014whether\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">monarchical<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">theocratic<\/span><\/a>. They held pictures of the martyrs of the uprising and carried banners echoing the demands of protesters in Iran, including \u201cRegime change in Iran by the people of Iran\u201d and \u201cNo to the\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">Shah<\/span><\/a>! No to the\u00a0<a class=\"reset interactable cursor-pointer decoration-1 underline-offset-1 text-super hover:underline font-semibold\" href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2020\/10\/who-is-ali-khamenei-iranian-regime-supreme-leader\/19254\/\" rel=\"\"><span class=\"text-box-trim-both\">Mullahs<\/span><\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Iranians Rally in Brussels Backing Iran Uprising, Calling for a Democratic Republic - Jan 17 - 1\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C3A7gojU84Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The rally sent a clear message to the global community: Support the Iranian people\u2019s quest for freedom and democracy, not any dictatorship.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-83018\" 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