{"id":328461,"date":"2025-02-08T17:15:18","date_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:15:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=328461"},"modified":"2025-02-08T17:15:18","modified_gmt":"2025-02-08T16:15:18","slug":"thousands-of-ncri-supporters-rally-in-paris-to-commemorate-the-1979-revolution-and-call-for-democratic-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/thousands-of-ncri-supporters-rally-in-paris-to-commemorate-the-1979-revolution-and-call-for-democratic-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands of NCRI Supporters Rally in Paris to Commemorate the 1979 Revolution and Call for Democratic Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_328462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-328462\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-328462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paris-free-iran-rally-08022025-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-328462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Thousands of NCRI supporters rallied in Paris on Feb. 8, 2025, marking Iran\u2019s 1979 revolution and vowing to overthrow the clerical regime.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Paris, February 8, 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 Thousands of Iranians gathered in Paris today to mark the 46th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/iran-1979-anti-monarchical-revolution-never-ended\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1979 anti-monarchical revolution<\/a> and to call for the downfall of Iran\u2019s ruling theocracy. The demonstrators, carrying banners with slogans such as &#8220;Death to the Oppressor, Be it the Shah or the Supreme Leader&#8221; and &#8220;Long Live the Iranian People&#8217;s Democratic Revolution&#8221;, rejected both monarchical and clerical rule, advocating for a democratic alternative. The event also paid tribute to fallen freedom fighters, particularly those who died resisting both regimes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Maryam Rajavi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), delivered <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/february-demonstration-paris-46th-anniversary-anti-monarchic-revolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the keynote speech<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, emphasizing the Iranian people\u2019s continuous struggle against dictatorship. \u201cYes, neither Shah nor Sheikh\u2014long live the Iranian people\u2019s democratic revolution!\u201d she declared, as the crowd erupted in applause. Rajavi described the clerical regime as being at its weakest point, surrounded by domestic resistance, international pressure, and growing societal unrest. \u201cAli Khamenei once said, \u2018If we don\u2019t fight in Syria, we will have to fight in Tehran and Isfahan.\u2019 Well, now they are losing Syria and Lebanon, and they are resorting to mass executions in Iran to maintain control.\u201d She reaffirmed the NCRI\u2019s commitment to a democratic republic, gender equality, and the separation of religion from the state while urging world powers to back the Iranian people\u2019s aspirations instead of engaging with the Tehran regime.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The generation of the 1979 Revolution was massacred time and again, shackled in chains, and bombarded with lies and demonization. Yet, it endured and multiplied in the rebellious and uprising generations.<br \/>They sought to extinguish and bury Iran\u2019s revolution. But under Massoud\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/g3zuCsXrgL\">pic.twitter.com\/g3zuCsXrgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1888229185967022181?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Former Belgian Prime Minister <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Guy Verhofstadt<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> delivered a powerful speech, declaring 2025 as the year of transformation for Iran. \u201cJust as Syria liberated itself from Bashar al-Assad, Iran will be free of the mullahs.\u201d He warned about the Iranian regime\u2019s nuclear ambitions and its attempts to manipulate international negotiations. \u201cThe mullahs\u2019 regime tries to obtain nuclear weapons to threaten the West and to end the sanctions. The policy of appeasement must end.\u201d He called for decisive action: \u201cFirst, end the appeasement policy. Second, reimpose the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/factsheets\/un-security-council-resolutions-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Security Council\u2019s six resolutions<\/a> against the mullahs. Third, designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. Finally, recognize the Iranian Resistance as the real representatives of the people of Iran.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Legaret<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, former mayor of Paris\u2019s 1st district and president of the Foundation for Middle East Studies, stressed that the Iranian regime is not as invincible as it claims. \u201cThe downfall of the Assad regime was a turning point. It sends a clear message to the people of Iran that the regime is weak both inside the country and across the world.\u201d He urged support for Maryam<a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a roadmap to democracy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Former Colombian Senator <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ingrid Betancourt<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> highlighted the global fight against tyranny. \u201cYou who rally to support those who fight give us hope that Iran will be free.\u201d She denounced the regime\u2019s human rights abuses, particularly its hostage-taking tactics. \u201cWe have French citizens taken hostage by the regime as bargaining chips. We are here for the people on death row in Iran. We must stop these criminals ruling Iran.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Today, February 8, 2025, thousands of Iranians and supporters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> rallied in Paris, marking the anniversary of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>\u2019s 1979 revolution and reaffirming their commitment to overthrow the clerical dictatorship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RvnzI3MSw1\">pic.twitter.com\/RvnzI3MSw1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1888260056619118680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Christine Arrighi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a French MP, underscored the historical certainty of dictatorships collapsing. \u201cThey collapse from inside, from the pressure of the world, from the resistance of people like you.\u201d She praised the Iranian opposition, stating, \u201cWill Iran have the democracy that the people deserve? This is what we are here to ensure.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacques Boutault<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Deputy Mayor of Paris Centre and former Mayor of the 2nd arrondissement of Paris condemned the Iranian regime\u2019s rampant executions. \u201cThe Iranian regime is responsible for 74% of executions in 2023. In 2024, it executed more than 1,000 people. This tendency toward execution and death is alarming.\u201d He stressed the need for international action. \u201cWe, the mayors of France, support Maryam Rajavi\u2019s call to abolish the death penalty, which is included in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/plan-for-future-of-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">her Ten-Point Plan<\/a> for the future of Iran.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Zinat Mirhashemi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a leading member of the NCRI and the Cherikhaye Fedaee Organization (OIPFG), emphasized the perseverance of the Iranian people in their fight for freedom. \u201cThe oppression of the Shah regime prevented people from breathing. This is why the people rose and created a revolution to overthrow the Shah regime.\u201d She reaffirmed that the people of Iran deserve to dream of and achieve freedom.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Belgian PM <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guyverhofstadt?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@guyverhofstadt<\/a>: &quot;This year will be special because it will be the year of change in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a>, freedom from the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship. Around the world, people are rising against dictatorship.&quot;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ENcBmqU8cr\">pic.twitter.com\/ENcBmqU8cr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1888252729551659058?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Kak Baba Sheikh Hosseini<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Secretary General of the Khabat Organization of Iranian Kurdistan, expressed solidarity with the Iranian Resistance and emphasized that a free Iran will have no place for dictatorship. \u201cThe dictatorship of the mullahs hijacked the revolution of the Iranian people against the Shah regime. During its rule, it carried out the worst crimes against the people of Iran.\u201d He highlighted the unity of Kurdish resistance with the broader opposition. \u201cThe people of Kurdistan have fought against the Shah and mullahs\u2019 regimes. They will remain in the fight for a democratic republic.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In a video message, <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Colonel Riad al-Asaad<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, founder of the Free Syrian Army, expressed solidarity with the Iranian people and their struggle against tyranny. \u201cOur relationship with Mrs. Maryam Rajavi and the Iranian Resistance was established at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/meeting-of-mrs-maryam-rajavi-and-mr-ahmad-jarba-in-paris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">very beginning of the Syrian revolution<\/a>,\u201d he said. \u201cThe people of Iran, who once overthrew the Shah\u2019s dictatorship, have shown through their resistance that they can also topple the dictatorship of the Supreme Leader.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mahnaz Salimian<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Senior Secretary of the NCRI, declared that the same fiery spirit that overthrew the Shah in 1979 would bring down the clerical regime. \u201cThe central pillar of this system has lost its strategic levers of survival in the region. Regime officials are tearing each other apart to stay alive.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&quot;We also know that all dictatorships will one day collapse. This is what history tells us. They collapse from inside, from the pressure of the world, from the resistance of people like you,&quot; French MP <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChArrighi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChArrighi<\/a> said during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParisFreeIranRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ParisFreeIranRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/muGTv4mNaM\">pic.twitter.com\/muGTv4mNaM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy\/status\/1888242524071862689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 8, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Several Iranian Resistance supporters, including <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rebecca Malihi, Arash Marandi, Dr. Sina Dashti, Milica Javdan, and Mona Forouzandeh<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, delivered speeches echoing the call for revolution. \u201cAfter 46 years of struggle and sacrifice, we have everything we need to achieve victory,\u201d said Marandi. Dr. Dashti reinforced the need for a revolutionary approach. \u201cFor us, overthrowing the regime is not merely a transfer of power\u2014it is about shaping a democratic and prosperous society.\u201d Forouzandeh honored the sacrifices of young revolutionaries and <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>. \u201cIran is no place for executioners! The young generation of Iran will uproot both the Shah and the mullahs forever.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Arvin Habibi<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, a PMOI supporter in France, paid tribute to the frontline fighters of the Iranian Resistance. \u201cToday, in this darkness, a light shines: The light of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a>\u2014heroes who fearlessly embrace death for Iran\u2019s freedom.\u201d He dismissed alternative movements that sought to derail the revolution, concluding with a firm declaration of support. \u201cWe stand in full support of the just struggle of the PMOI.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paris, February 8, 2025 &ndash; Thousands of Iranians gathered in Paris today to 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