Rome, Italy \u2013 July 16, 2026<\/strong>
\nThousands of Iranians and supporters gathered in Rome today for a major rally organized by free Iranians, calling for an end to executions and the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran.<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a video message to the gathering, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/about-ncri\/ncri\/alternative\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NCRI<\/a>), reaffirmed the movement\u2019s vision for a secular, democratic Iran based on her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-Point Plan<\/a>. The plan emphasizes gender equality, the abolition of the death penalty, a non-nuclear Iran, and the separation of religion and state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Message to the gathering of Free Iranians in Italy<br>No to Executions, Yes to a Democratic Republic<\/p>\n<p>The solution lies in the very force and rival that has, for 48 years, driven the regime to the depths of ruin and the verge of overthrow.<br>The solution is the overthrow of this\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGzWKRGhBn\">pic.twitter.com\/ZGzWKRGhBn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/2077801461107290369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-adyw6z r-135wba7 r-b88u0q\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Key Speeches at the Rally<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Young Iranian activist <\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Andri Mohseni<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> told the crowd:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cPeople of Iran have shown time and again that the solution will not come from outside. The real force for change lies in the courage of Iranian citizens and their organized resistance\u2026 We call on the international community to support the Iranian people\u2019s right to decide their own future in freedom and justice.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">Former U.S. Congressman <\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\">Patrick Kennedy<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\"> (D-RI) declared:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3 r-1x3r274\"><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u201cThe mullahs do not represent Iran\u2026 They prefer to spend two trillion dollars on their nuclear program rather than provide clean drinking water for the Iranian people. The people of Iran do not want to return to the era of the Shah, nor do they want the current religious dictatorship. They want a democratic republic.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani stressed:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are on the verge of major change\u2026 Forty-seven years of negotiating with this regime have only brought more death. The organized resistance and the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a>, with its clear political program, offer the path forward. The Iranian people will reclaim their country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The rally strongly rejected both the former monarchical dictatorship and the current theocratic regime, positioning the NCRI and Maryam Rajavi\u2019s leadership as the democratic alternative. 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