Iranian Expatriates Mount Demonstrations and Solidarities Across Europe, Canada and Australia (May 24-31)

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Iranian Expatriates Mount Demonstrations and Solidarities Across Europe, Canada and Australia (May 24-31)
upporters of the NCRI in Gothenburg, Sweden,

Supporters of the NCRI in Gothenburg, Sweden, held a rally to mark the 122nd consecutive week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign on May 26, 2026
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Amir Taghati

A synchronized campaign of political rallies and book exhibitions has erupted across major global capitals and metropolitan hubs, presenting a unified international front against the Iranian clerical regime’s domestic execution wave. Orchestrated by the Iranian diaspora, democratic activists, and cross-border supporters of the NCRI, these highly visible public actions have systematically targeted the regime’s diplomatic missions and major cultural centers. Stretching from the streets of Western Europe to the Americas and the heart of Australia, the synchronized mobilization explicitly champions the platform of a democratic republic while laying the groundwork for an upcoming international mobilization in France.

May 30, 2026
Expanding the global movement across the Atlantic, supporters of the NCRI organized a major solidarity rally in Toronto, Canada. Demonstrators took to the streets to loudly protest the regime’s rapidly rising wave of executions and systematic internal crackdowns. Mirroring the message of their European and Australian counterparts, the organizers in Toronto issued an urgent call to all freedom-loving Iranians to mobilize internationally and join the upcoming June 20 mass rally in Paris to demand an end to the current dictatorship, halt the executions, and support the establishment of a democratic republic in Iran.

May 29, 2026
In a direct legislative escalation concurrently unfolding in Brussels, Belgium, representatives from Iranian youth associations across Europe convened for a policy summit titled “Iran: Wave of Political Executions – The EU’s Responsibility & Policy Options”. Backed by a joint statement signed by more than 1,000 young European-Iranians, the coalition presented evidence that the clerical regime has executed at least 31 political prisoners since mid-March 2026—including eight PMOI members—while leaving over 50 others on death row to suppress subsequent domestic uprisings.

Human rights activists and youth leaders publicly denounced Europe’s failed diplomatic approaches. They formally petitioned the European Union to implement a policy of zero tolerance toward regime intimidation within the diaspora, place targeted sanctions on human rights violators, and condition all future economic and diplomatic relations with Tehran on an immediate halt to capital punishment. Mirroring the political framework of the global street exhibitions, the Brussels summit explicitly rejected both monarchical and theocratic dictatorships in favor of Maryam Rajavi’s Ten-Point Plan for a secular, democratic republic, utilizing the forum to mobilize support for the massive June 20 international demonstration in Paris.

The global push culminated in intense street campaigns across multiple continents. In Sweden, freedom-loving Iranians gathered in Malmö for a major demonstration explicitly designed to condemn the escalating executions inside Iran and to amplify the voices of the domestic Resistance Units. Simultaneously, across the globe in Australia, activists established a prominent public book exhibition in Melbourne to express direct solidarity with the Iranian people’s nationwide uprisings and to expose the judiciary’s recent wave of capital punishment. In France, supporters set up an extensive public information stand and book table in Paris to engage the French public, directly backing the ongoing popular revolution and demanding international isolation of the theocratic apparatus.

May 28, 2026
The French capital saw heightened activity as activists established a demonstration and exhibition directly in front of the historic Sorbonne University in Paris. The exhibition honored the victims of the recent hangings following the January 2026 uprisings, utilizing personal testimonies and photographs to showcase the human cost of the regime’s terror. Organizers used the platform to rally the international community and issue an urgent call for freedom-loving Iranians to converge on France for the grand June 20 rally under the banner of a democratic republic. Concurrently, in the United Kingdom, the Academics in Exile Association led an operational deployment in Manchester, setting up an interactive book table and photo exhibition that aggressively challenged Western appeasement policies and urged local citizens to reject both the current theocracy and any return to a monarchical dictatorship.

May 27, 2026
In Germany, localized diaspora groups launched targeted outreach campaigns to build immediate momentum for upcoming mass assemblies. Activists in Bochum initiated widespread postering campaigns across major transit hubs, explicitly plastering the city with posters for the June 20 grand rally in France. In Paris, a separate contingent of the diaspora maintained the continuity of the strategic campaign, running a full-day book exhibition that warned the French public against backing any authoritarian alternatives to the mullahs, insisting instead on a pluralistic, democratic state.

May 26, 2026
A highly coordinated multi-city push advanced across Germany, Switzerland, and Sweden. Supporters in Karlsruhe held an open-air exhibition condemning the execution of political prisoners, voicing direct support for the NCRI provisional government. In Zurich, activists mounted a striking photo exhibition demanding the immediate abolition of the death penalty and the release of all political detainees. In Paris, another targeted exhibition focused heavily on the regime’s ongoing human rights violations and internet shutdowns, while in Gothenburg, a mass rally was staged to mark the 122nd consecutive week of the “No to Execution Tuesdays” campaign, with protesters chanting slogans directly demanding the overthrow of the executioner regime.

May 24, 2026
Marking a critical phase in the European theater, activists in Münster organized a comprehensive book exhibition that combined protests against the 2026 executions with historical memorials. The event explicitly called for the expansion of the “No to Execution” campaign and distributed invitations for the upcoming Paris rally.

May 23, 2026
A powerful wave of coordinated actions took place to honor the historical anniversary of the execution of the PMOI founders by the Shah’s SAVAK in 1972, using the date to draw a direct line of resistance against both past and present dictatorships.

In Berlin, a continuous sit-in reached its 86th day directly outside the Iranian embassy, transforming the perimeter into a visual protest against the ruling clerics.

In Oslo, a large-scale rally outside the Iranian embassy in Norway featured addresses by NCRI Nordic representative Parviz Khazaei. Demonstrators laid flowers before portraits of historical martyrs, vehemently calling for the immediate closure of the embassy, which they denounced as a front for state-sponsored espionage and terrorism.

In Bonn, a major public exhibition utilized powerful images and personal testimonies of those arrested during the January 2026 uprisings to protest systemic human rights abuses.

Similar large-scale rallies and commemorative book exhibitions were executed simultaneously by the diaspora in Malmö and Effretikon, where participants actively distributed literature supporting a secular, democratic republic and rejecting all forms of authoritarian rule.

Regime Deadlock and the Strategy of Terror
The vast geographical reach of these international mobilizations exposes a profound structural reality: the Iranian regime’s domestic campaign of terror has completely failed to contain the momentum of the resistance. Terrified of the volatile internal environment following the January uprisings, the ruling clerics have attempted to project an aura of total invincibility through an unprecedented wave of executions and aggressive regional posturing. However, by taking the fight directly to the streets of Western capitals and targeting the regime’s embassies, the international diaspora has effectively neutralized this psychological warfare. These coordinated actions demonstrate that the global network of the resistance is more interconnected than ever, driving a clear wedge between the Iranian people and the dead-locked dictatorship while cementing the platform for a pluralistic, democratic republic.

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