{"id":84643,"date":"2026-03-16T11:36:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=84643"},"modified":"2026-03-16T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:47:51","slug":"paris-rally-backs-ncri-provisional-government-and-calls-for-a-democratic-republic-in-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/03\/paris-rally-backs-ncri-provisional-government-and-calls-for-a-democratic-republic-in-iran\/84643\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government and Calls for a Democratic Republic in Iran"},"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 id=\"attachment_84648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84648\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84648\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ParisMarch14.jpg\" alt=\"Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris on March 14, 2026, supporting the NCRI's provisional government and calling for a democratic republic in Iran.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" 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';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ParisMarch14.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ParisMarch14-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/ParisMarch14-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Supporters of the Iranian Resistance rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris on March 14, 2026, supporting the NCRI\u2019s provisional government and calling for a democratic republic in Iran.<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"k1mstt\" data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"120\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Support for a Democratic Alternative<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"601\"><strong data-start=\"121\" data-end=\"147\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Paris \u2013 March 14, 2026:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> Supporters of the Iranian Resistance gathered at Place de la Bastille in Paris to express their support for the National Council of Resistance of Iran ( <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">NCRI<\/span><\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> ) and the provisional government announced by Mrs. <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , the President-elect of the NCRI. Demonstrators backed her <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Ten-Point Plan<\/span><\/span><\/a><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> for a free, democratic, secular, and non-nuclear Iran, emphasizing that sovereignty belongs to the people\u2014not to the ruling regime or to a return to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">monarchy<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"776\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Participants included Iranian freedom-loving communities and supporters of the Iranian Resistance who gathered to voice solidarity with the struggle for freedom inside Iran.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Paris Rally Backs NCRI Provisional Government and Calls for a Democratic Republic in Iran\u2013March 14\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7guaFwil50?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<h3 data-section-id=\"jja2cb\" data-start=\"783\" data-end=\"814\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cNo to Shah, No to Mullahs\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"1193\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Chants of \u201cNo to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/society\/who-was-mohammad-reza-pahlavi-shah-irans-last-pahlavi-dictator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shah<\/a>, No to Mullahs\u201d echoed across Bastille Square, reflecting the protesters\u2019 rejection of both the former monarchical dictatorship and the current clerical regime. Demonstrators called for the overthrow of the ruling system and highlighted the history of repression at Evin Prison, where many political prisoners were tortured and executed under both regimes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Manifestation ce jour des <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ktGdMj1cas\">https:\/\/t.co\/ktGdMj1cas<\/a> &amp; des amis fran\u00e7ais du <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNRIFrance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNRIFrance<\/a> sur la place de la <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bastille?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bastille<\/a>, pour le renversement du r\u00e9gime cruel des mollahs et la d\u00e9molition de la prison d'<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Evin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Evin<\/a> o\u00f9 des dizaines de milliers de r\u00e9sistants ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tortur\u00e9s et ex\u00e9cut\u00e9s sous\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EFtfFVA80s\">pic.twitter.com\/EFtfFVA80s<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Behzad Naziri (@BehzadNaziri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BehzadNaziri\/status\/2032868097863086389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"pzzjoi\" data-start=\"1200\" data-end=\"1231\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Tribute to Resistance Units<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1232\" data-end=\"1534\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Speakers stressed that only the organized resistance of the Iranian people can bring an end to the dictatorship. They paid tribute to Resistance Units active inside Iran and honored martyrs of the struggle from different generations, emphasizing that the fight for freedom continues across the country.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Arman: Seule la r\u00e9sistance organis\u00e9e du peuple iranien peut renverser la dictature des mollahs.<br>Hommage au courage des Unit\u00e9s de R\u00e9sistance de l'OMPI et du <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNRIFrance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNRIFrance<\/a>  : +250 unit\u00e9s ont attaqu\u00e9 un site li\u00e9 \u00e0 Khamenei, brisant la peur<br>91 martyrs identifi\u00e9s, de 18 \u00e0 +60 ans \u2013 la\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0XLxRZQG8d\">pic.twitter.com\/0XLxRZQG8d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 csdhi.org (@CSDHI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSDHI\/status\/2033188626398368227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1e39pph\" data-start=\"1541\" data-end=\"1584\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Principles for a Future Democratic Iran<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1585\" data-end=\"1953\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Several speakers highlighted the NCRI\u2019s platform as a democratic alternative, citing principles such as the separation of religion and state, full gender equality, the abolition of the death penalty, a non-nuclear Iran, and peaceful relations in the region. The leadership of a woman in the movement was also noted as a challenge to the regime\u2019s misogynistic policies.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Mme. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mahifeh23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Mahifeh23<\/a> :<br>Pourquoi soutenir le <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CNRIFrance?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CNRIFrance<\/a>  ? <br>Parce qu\u2019il est pr\u00e9sid\u00e9 par une femme qui d\u00e9fie ce r\u00e9gime misogyne : <br>s\u00e9paration religion-\u00c9tat, \u00e9galit\u00e9 totale, abolition peine de mort, Iran non nucl\u00e9aire, paix r\u00e9gionale.<br>Aujourd\u2019hui, les femmes crient \"Femme, R\u00e9sistance,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/u14jWreEFs\">pic.twitter.com\/u14jWreEFs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 csdhi.org (@CSDHI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CSDHI\/status\/2033181511499825585?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"1dobq95\" data-start=\"1960\" data-end=\"1998\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Solidarity with the People of Iran<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1999\" data-end=\"2196\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Throughout the rally, participants expressed solidarity with those inside Iran risking their lives for change. Women played a visible role in the gathering, chanting \u201cWomen, Resistance, Freedom.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2198\" data-end=\"2385\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The demonstration amplified calls for a peaceful transition to a democratic republic in Iran and reaffirmed support for the NCRI\u2019s framework as a roadmap for a free and democratic future.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">Maintenant, place de la Bastille \u00e0 Paris. On ne l\u00e2che rien jusqu\u2019\u00e0 ce que le peuple iranien prenne en main son destin. La diaspora fait bloc derri\u00e8re la R\u00e9sistance \u00e0 l\u2019int\u00e9rieur de l\u2019Iran, derri\u00e8re les milliers d'unit\u00e9s de r\u00e9sistance. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2rDaWJOsHC\">pic.twitter.com\/2rDaWJOsHC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aladdin Touran (@AladdinTouran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AladdinTouran\/status\/2032842849155236326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84651\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Paris-March-14-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"606\" 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';\" 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