{"id":336536,"date":"2025-09-06T18:45:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T17:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=336536"},"modified":"2025-09-13T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T13:54:13","slug":"tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-marking-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-pmoi-calling-for-a-free-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/free-iran-2025-latest-articles\/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-marking-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-pmoi-calling-for-a-free-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Tens of Thousands Rally in Brussels Marking the 60th Anniversary of the PMOI, Calling for a Free Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_336537\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-336537\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-336537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025.jpg\" alt=\"On September 6, 2025, tens of thousands of Iranians and NCRI supporters rallied in Brussels, Belgium, to celebrate the PMOI's 60th anniversary\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025-746x420.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/NCRI-rally-in-Brussels-06092025-696x392.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-336537\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On September 6, 2025, tens of thousands of Iranians and NCRI supporters rallied in Brussels, Belgium, to celebrate the PMOI&#8217;s 60th anniversary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">September 6, 2025 \u2014 A massive rally took place today in Brussels, marking the 60th anniversary of the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK), bringing together tens of thousands of supporters, political leaders, and dignitaries from across the globe to honor six decades of sacrifice and resistance against tyranny.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event, organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), featured speeches from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, NCRI\u2019s President-elect, alongside prominent international figures including:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Mike Pence \u2013 Former Vice President of the United States<\/li>\n<li>Guy Verhofstadt \u2013 Former Prime Minister of Belgium<\/li>\n<li>John Bercow \u2013 Former Speaker of the UK Parliament<\/li>\n<li>Kris Van Dijck \u2013 Belgian MEP<\/li>\n<li>Patrick Kennedy \u2013 Former U.S. Congressman<\/li>\n<li>Alejo Vidal-Quadras \u2013 Former Vice President of the European Parliament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You, the vanguard generation, and you, women and youth, who pursue freedom, democracy, and equality, I say: <br \/>It is all is in your hands, and depends on your will! <br \/>You will ignite the uprising! <br \/>You will liberate Iran! <br \/>You will build victory and the future! <br \/>It can be done\u2014and\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TTbmiTxSqW\">pic.twitter.com\/TTbmiTxSqW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1964320962083459101?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\">In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/60th-founding-anniversary-pmoi-forward-to-a-free-iran\/\">her keynote speech<\/a>, NCRI\u2019s President-elect <strong>Maryam Rajavi<\/strong> marked sixty years of resistance, calling it \u201csixty years without a single day or even an hour of pause.\u201d She said the movement has endured torture, executions, prisons, and relentless demonization, yet \u201cthe Shah fell, the mullahs will fall too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She stressed that the movement \u201cwants nothing for itself\u201d and seeks only \u201cfreedom and the transfer of sovereignty to the people of Iran,\u201d rejecting the regime\u2019s claim that there is no alternative: \u201cYou all know there is an alternative \u2014 well-organized, fully prepared, and perfectly qualified.\u201d Presenting her vision for a free Iran, she called for democracy, gender equality, separation of religion and state, and a secular republic rooted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Highlighting women\u2019s leadership, she called it \u201ca new model for equality and the foundation for the Iran of tomorrow.\u201d She urged the international community to \u201cdesignate the IRGC as a terrorist organization, enforce UN resolutions on the regime\u2019s nuclear program, and support <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units.<\/a>\u201d Ending with a rallying cry, she said, \u201cThe time for uprising has arrived. You will ignite the uprising. You will liberate Iran. You will achieve victory and build the future. It can be done \u2014 and it must be done.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Brussels Free Iran Rally with Maryam Rajavi <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1vRMBHGMvR\">pic.twitter.com\/1vRMBHGMvR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Firouz Mahvi (@FirouzMahvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirouzMahvi\/status\/1964310743169249528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\">Former U.S. Vice President<strong> Mike Pence\u00a0<\/strong>honored the PMOI\u2019s six decades of struggle and praised the Iranian people\u2019s courage, saying sixty years ago a movement was born \u201cdeep in the hearts of the Iranian people\u201d that endured the brutality of the Shah\u2019s dictatorship and the cruelty of the theocracy that replaced it. \u201cToday, that movement \u2014 the PMOI \u2014 is stronger, more inspired, and more powerful than ever,\u201d he said. Pence delivered a message to Iranians secretly listening inside the country: \u201cYou are not alone. You are not forgotten. The day of your freedom is closer than ever. The free world stands with you for a democratic, secular, non-nuclear Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1404\">Highlighting the growing activities of <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resistance Units<\/a>, Pence said, \u201cAll across Iran today, young men and women in Resistance Units risk their lives to keep the flame of liberty alive. The Resistance Units inside Iran are the beating heart of hope for the Iranian people and an inspiration to the world. They are the driving engine of change, igniting uprisings and sustaining protests with courage that inspires the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1406\" data-end=\"1716\">Warning against the regime\u2019s repression, he added: \u201cThe greatest threat to this regime is not America, not Israel \u2014 it is the Iranian people themselves. We will not be silent in the face of their evil. We will stand, we will speak, and we will support the Resistance with everything we have, so help us God.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Honored to Address Tens of Thousands at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> Rally in Belgium today! Thank You <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Maryam_Rajavi<\/a> and Freedom loving Iranians everywhere for your courageous stand for a Free and Democratic Iran. Friends of Freedom Around the World Are With You! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrusselsFreeIranRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrusselsFreeIranRally<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P7g1er0gO2\">pic.twitter.com\/P7g1er0gO2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Pence (@Mike_Pence) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mike_Pence\/status\/1964346516455231725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\">Former Belgian Prime Minister<strong> Guy Verhofstadt <\/strong>said, &#8220;This immense, massive presence of Iranian people from outside Iran is proof that there is effectively a democratic alternative to the cruel and criminal mullahs\u2019 regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He condemned Europe\u2019s decades-long <a href=\"https:\/\/isjcommittee.com\/2024\/10\/isj-white-paper-europes-failed-policy-towards-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cpolicy of appeasement\u201d<\/a> toward Tehran: \u201cThe fact that the mullahs\u2019 regime still survives shows the failure of the West\u2019s appeasement strategy. Talking to the regime about everything, even nuclear weapons, has only made things worse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The former MEP called for a new European policy:\u00a0\u201cWe need a new strategy \u2014 positive engagement with the Iranian people, the democratic opposition, and the organized Resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Verhofstadt laid out three immediate steps:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization<\/li>\n<li>Expand sanctions on regime leaders, banks, and oil sectors<\/li>\n<li>Begin a structured dialogue with the democratic opposition, using Maryam Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan as the foundation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yesterday in Brussels huge rally \u201cFreeIran\u201d with Mrs.Rajavi and Mike Pence ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8L5vrSsvDC\">pic.twitter.com\/8L5vrSsvDC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guy Verhofstadt (@guyverhofstadt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guyverhofstadt\/status\/1964609317228671275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 7, 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;\" data-start=\"523\" data-end=\"947\">Former UK Parliament Speaker <strong>John Bercow<\/strong> celebrated <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/news\/pmois-60th-anniversary-a-legacy-of-resilience-a-future-forged-by-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the PMOI\u2019s anniversary<\/a>, saying the crowd\u2019s passion for freedom reflected the \u201cindomitable power of the human spirit.\u201d He called the idea that there is no alternative to the mullahs\u2019 dictatorship \u201can abominable insult to the people of Iran,\u201d adding, \u201cThe alternative is not appeasement, not war \u2014 the alternative is freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"949\" data-end=\"1300\">Bercow dismissed any return to monarchy, declaring: \u201cWe don\u2019t mean some baby Shah. We don\u2019t mean some clown prince. We don\u2019t mean someone who\u2019s lived off the fat of the land for decades \u2014 a kind of playboy prince over the water, generously offering to come to the rescue of the people of Iran now. Not needed, not wanted, not of any use whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1649\">He praised the NCRI and the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI-led Resistance Units<\/a>, calling them \u201cgreater in number, bigger in scale of activity, and superior in reach in their communities than at any time.\u201d He said Mrs. Rajavi \u201chas devoted her whole adult life not to living on riches, not to serving herself, but to sacrificing everything to serve the cause of a free Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1780\">Bercow closed with a personal pledge: \u201cFor as long as I have breath in my lungs, I will support the cause of freedom for Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"lyte-wrapper\" title=\"#FreeIran2025 rally in Brussels: Tens of thousands join Mrs Rajavi &amp;amp; global leaders for a free Iran\" style=\"width:853px;max-width:100%;margin:5px;\"><div class=\"lyMe\" id=\"WYL_SKLr4Qx6eQY\" itemprop=\"video\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><div><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSKLr4Qx6eQY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"embedURL\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SKLr4Qx6eQY\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT4M33S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2025-09-11T18:46:32Z\" \/><\/div><div id=\"lyte_SKLr4Qx6eQY\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSKLr4Qx6eQY%2Fhqdefault.jpg\" class=\"pL\"><div class=\"tC\"><div class=\"tT\" itemprop=\"name\">#FreeIran2025 rally in Brussels: Tens of thousands join Mrs Rajavi &amp; global leaders for a free Iran<\/div><\/div><div class=\"play\"><\/div><div class=\"ctrl\"><div class=\"Lctrl\"><\/div><div class=\"Rctrl\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><noscript><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SKLr4Qx6eQY\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-youtube-lyte\/lyteCache.php?origThumbUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.ytimg.com%2Fvi%2FSKLr4Qx6eQY%2F0.jpg\" alt=\"#FreeIran2025 rally in Brussels: Tens of thousands join Mrs Rajavi &amp;amp; global leaders for a free Iran\" width=\"853\" height=\"460\" \/><br \/>Watch this video on YouTube<\/a><\/noscript><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Read More: https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/tens-of-thousands-rally-in-brussels-marking-the-60th-anniversary-of-the-pmoi-calling-for-a-free-iran\/ https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IranNCR\/ https:\/\/twitter.com\/iran_policy Subscribe to NCRI weekly newsletter: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3SMgEla\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"lL\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:853px;margin:5px;\"><\/div><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"414\" data-end=\"792\">Belgian MEP <strong>Kris Van Dijck<\/strong> expressed solidarity with Iranians fighting for freedom, praising the massive gathering in Brussels and the courage of those standing up to oppression. \u201cWherever people have the courage to fight for fundamental human rights, freedom of speech, free elections, equality between men and women, and freedom of religion, I stand on their side,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"794\" data-end=\"1157\">He called for the release of political prisoners and an end to executions, adding that \u201cEuropeans held in Iranian jails as hostages must be freed immediately.\u201d He condemned <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/publications\/special-reports\/an-overview-of-irans-history-of-hostage-taking-and-how-western-appeasement-has-fueled-tehrans-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tehran\u2019s hostage-taking<\/a> and declared, \u201cThe policy of Flanders and Belgium is clear: no more hostage diplomacy, and we are pushing the EU to blacklist the IRGC as a terrorist organization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1159\" data-end=\"1538\">Highlighting the strength of the movement, he said, \u201cThe real power is you, the people of Iran, united. Nothing is as strong as the will of the people.\u201d Van Dijck concluded by reaffirming his shared vision with the protesters: \u201cMy dream is your dream: a free Iran where fundamental human rights are respected and where we, together, can build a better world. I\u2019m on your side.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A seemingly endless line of freedom-loving Iranians during today&#39;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrusselsFreeIranRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrusselsFreeIranRally<\/a> rejecting any form of dictatorship. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RQHOlWJHcx\">pic.twitter.com\/RQHOlWJHcx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SIMAY AZADI TV (@en_simayazadi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/1964341393976910062?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\" data-start=\"441\" data-end=\"832\">Former U.S. Congressman <strong>Patrick Kennedy<\/strong> praised the PMOI\u2019s sacrifices and celebrated its 60th anniversary, sending a special message to members of Ashraf 1, 2, and 3, thanking them for their \u201cpersonal witness to freedom\u201d and their courage in decades of resistance. He said, \u201cEvery single year, MEK members have been tortured, jailed, and murdered \u2014 but have they stopped? No, they haven\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"1100\">Kennedy highlighted the PMOI\u2019s power and resilience: \u201cIt stood up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/terrorism-a-fundamentalism\/how-irans-clerical-regime-rebuilt-savak-into-a-global-repression-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Shah\u2019s secret police,<\/a> it has stood up to the mullahs\u2019 terrorists, and today it represents hope for a brighter future for a free Iran, embodied by the leadership of Maryam Rajavi and the NCRI.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1102\" data-end=\"1396\">He thanked European leaders for rejecting Tehran\u2019s appeasement strategy, warning, \u201cAppeasement never gets us security. Appeasement invites fascism to prevail. We must double down on sanctions, hold the IRGC accountable, and unite free people everywhere against the oppression of the mullahs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1398\" data-end=\"1726\">Framing the cause as universal, he said, \u201cThis isn\u2019t just an Iranian issue. This is a human rights issue, and we are all human beings.\u201d In an emotional close, he echoed his uncle\u2019s historic Berlin speech: \u201cPresident Kennedy said, \u2018Ich bin ein Berliner.\u2019 Today, as his nephew, I proudly say, \u2018Man Irani hastam\u2019 \u2014 I am Iranian.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Huge sea of Iranians in Brussels today chanting Down with the mullahs&#39; regime. Yes to a Democratic Republic. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/OurChoiceMaryamRajavi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#OurChoiceMaryamRajavi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X37qDYCM8Q\">pic.twitter.com\/X37qDYCM8Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; M. Hanif Jazayeri (@HanifJazayeri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HanifJazayeri\/status\/1964340813317464152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\" data-start=\"791\" data-end=\"1172\">Former European Parliament Vice President <strong>Alejo Vidal-Quadras<\/strong> addressed the tens of thousands gathered in Brussels, calling them \u201cthe living embodiment of the Iranian people\u2019s will for change.\u201d He praised the NCRI and PMOI, saying, \u201cYou are not a fringe, you are not a faction, you are not a grouplet. You are the voice of millions of Iranians. You are the heartbeat of a nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1398\">\u201cDear Maryam Rajavi, the NCRI and PMOI are not alone. Iran is suffocated by tyranny, and your presence here is a living referendum \u2014 a thunderous voice for your democratic vision expressed in your Ten-Point Plan,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1400\" data-end=\"1774\">Condemning any return to monarchy, he declared, \u201cThe vast majority of Iranians reject replacing a criminal, corrupt, and terrorist regime with a crown dictatorship driven by selfish ambition.\u201d Highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a>, he said, \u201cI have seen them inside Iran \u2014 fearless, challenging, marking the PMOI\u2019s 60th anniversary with fire, determination, and faith.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1776\" data-end=\"1970\">Responding to critics, he added, \u201cTo those who say you lack support, we reply that their only wish is to see the mullahs rule for another 50 years. This would be a disgrace we will not allow.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"1972\" data-end=\"2266\">Recalling surviving an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/spanish-court-says-attempt-former-politicians-life-linked-opposition-iran-2025-07-09\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination attempt<\/a>, he pledged, \u201cI will remain a proud soldier in your ranks under the banner of Maryam Rajavi, all the way to a free Iran.\u201d Sending a message to Tehran, he warned, \u201cThey can kill us, torture us, imprison us \u2014 but we will never, never, ever give up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Free Iran 2025 Onward to a Democratic Republic<br \/>We want a democratic revolution, a democratic republic, and democratic rights and freedoms for all!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MEK60?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MEK60<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kz3FQioG2k\">pic.twitter.com\/kz3FQioG2k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Maryam_Rajavi\/status\/1964370621543981375?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\"><strong>Andrin Mohseni<\/strong>, a young PMOI supporter declared: \u201cMohammad Hanifnejad was only 27 when he founded the PMOI. Sixty years later, the organization is stronger than ever. Today, it terrifies the regime, which is trembling and falling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He addressed <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/iranian-resistance-units\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Resistance Units<\/a> directly: \u201cYour defiance shakes the regime and honors the martyrs. Though far from Iran, our hearts beat with yours, and your sacrifice lights the path to freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Farzaneh Hosseini<\/strong>, an Iranian Activist, honored her family\u2019s sacrifices: \u201cTwo of my uncles endured torture in the Shah\u2019s jails and were murdered by the mullahs. My aunt Maryam Hosseini was brutally killed in the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/event\/112th-congress\/house-event\/LC1409\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> 2013 Camp Ashraf massacre<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Praising Maryam Rajavi\u2019s leadership, she said: \u201cUnder Maryam Rajavi\u2019s motto, \u2018mitavan va bayad \u2014 we can and we must,\u2019 generations of women have risen to lead a movement daring to challenge the world\u2019s most misogynistic regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Vida Niktalean<\/strong>, an NCRI Supporter and leader of an Iranian-German Community group, celebrated the PMOI\u2019s resilience: \u201cToday we celebrate the 60th anniversary of an iron-willed organization that, through sacrifice, honesty, and loyalty to its covenant, has become the national treasure of 90 million Iranians and is poised to break every bond of this regime.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BrusselsFreeIranRally?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BrusselsFreeIranRally<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeIran2025?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FreeIran2025<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GzCDhFKL0y\">pic.twitter.com\/GzCDhFKL0y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ehsan Eghbal Eslami (@Ehsaneghbale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ehsaneghbale\/status\/1964318965435400613?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 6, 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;\">Today\u2019s rally in Brussels demonstrated growing international recognition of the NCRI and PMOI as the democratic alternative to Iran\u2019s ruling regime. 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