{"id":88972,"date":"2026-08-04T08:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=88972"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T06:10:30","slug":"brussels-rally-commemorates-victims-of-the-1988-massacre-calls-for-justice-and-an-end-to-executions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/iranian-communities\/2026\/08\/brussels-rally-commemorates-victims-of-the-1988-massacre-calls-for-justice-and-an-end-to-executions\/88972\/","title":{"rendered":"Brussels Rally Commemorates Victims of the 1988 Massacre, Calls for Justice and an End to Executions"},"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_88976\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88976\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-88976\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BrusselsAugust2.jpg\" alt=\"Iranian Resistance supporters rally in Brussels to honor 1988 massacre victims and demand justice.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"557\" 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\/08\/BrusselsAugust2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BrusselsAugust2-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BrusselsAugust2-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-88976\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Iranian Resistance supporters rally in Brussels to honor 1988 massacre victims and demand justice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Brussels, August 2, 2026 \u2013<\/strong> Supporters of the Iranian Resistance gathered in Brussels for a rally and photo exhibition marking the 38th anniversary of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/iran1988.org\/1988-massacre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a><\/strong> of more than 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. The event also paid tribute to recently executed members of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-the-peoples-mojahedin-organization-of-iran-pmoi-mek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a>) and to protesters arrested during the January 2026 nationwide uprising who were later executed by the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Brussels Rally Commemorates Victims of the 1988 Massacre, Calls for Justice and an End to Executions\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLDa9El5PGA?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>Remembering the 1988 Massacre and Ongoing Human Rights Abuses<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The exhibition highlighted the Iranian regime\u2019s continuing human rights violations while commemorating one of the darkest chapters in the country\u2019s modern history. Participants remembered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/1988-massacre-of-political-prisoners-in-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1988 massacre<\/a>, during which more than 30,000 political prisoners\u2014many of them PMOI supporters and members\u2014were executed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">The exhibition also drew attention to the regime\u2019s violent suppression of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/pmoi-more-than-3000-dead-in-irans-nationwide-uprising-as-of-january-11\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">January 2026 nationwide uprising<\/a>, during which thousands of protesters were reportedly killed, according to figures released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/peoples-mojahedin-pmoi-mek-iran\/\" rel=\"\">PMOI<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Renewed Calls for Freedom, Democracy, and Accountability<\/h3>\n<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">Speakers and participants stressed that despite decades of repression and executions, the Iranian people and their organized Resistance continue to strive for freedom and democracy. They highlighted the activities of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/t\/iranian-resistance-units\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a> inside Iran and reaffirmed their rejection of both the former monarchy and the current clerical regime.<\/p>\n<p>The rally called for accountability for past and ongoing human rights violations, expressed solidarity with the Iranian people\u2019s struggle for a democratic future, and reiterated the demand for an end to executions in Iran.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88978\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Brussels-August-2-pic-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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';\" 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