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Berlin: People gather in front of the Brandenburg Gate for a demonstration for freedom in Iran. (Source: dpa/Rockrohr)

As of: February 7, 2026 4:05 p.m

In Berlin, hundreds of individuals took to the streets in solidarity with the protesters in Iran and as an indication in opposition to the Iranian mullahs’ regime. According to police experiences, the motion has up to now been peaceable.

  • 10,000 members in an indication in Berlin in opposition to the mullah regime in Iran
  • According to the police, the demonstration is “absolutely calm”
  • Protests are additionally directed in opposition to the return of the Shah household
  • Son of the Shah, who was overthrown in 1979, has introduced himself into dialogue as a substitute for the regime

Thousands of individuals took to the streets in Berlin-Mitte on Saturday to protest in opposition to the Iranian mullahs’ regime. The police stated the variety of members was 10,000 within the afternoon. So far the operation has been “absolutely quiet,” a police spokesman informed rbb. The officers are on website with 380 emergency providers.

The demonstration beneath the motto “Free Iran” leads from the Brandenburg Gate to Potsdamer Platz and again to the Brandenburg Gate. The major organizer is the National Council of Resistance, by which varied Iranian opposition teams have come collectively.

Second protest march deliberate at Potsdamer Platz

Organizers stated the demonstrators included many kin of individuals killed or arrested throughout latest protests in Iran. Many waved Iranian flags. Photos of the President of the National Council of Resistance (NCRI), which is banned in Iran, Maryam Rajavi, have been additionally held up. Some folks wore yellow vests with the phrases “Free Iran” written on them.

A second protest march is deliberate for the late afternoon at Potsdamer Platz. There have been a number of demonstrations in opposition to the mullahs’ regime in Iran in latest weeks.

Demonstrations bloody in Iran dejected

The name for demonstrations is directed in opposition to each the present Islamic Republic and a return of the Shah household to energy. Reza Pahlavi, the son of the Shah who was overthrown in 1979, has just lately repeatedly introduced himself into dialogue as a substitute for the present regime.

There are many Iranians who’re raving about nostalgia, defined Sahar Sanaie, co-organizer of the protest in Berlin, on rbb24 Inforadio on Saturday morning. She described Pahlavi as an opportunist who was betting on this wave. His advisors would come from the present regime. But the folks of Iran needed to take widespread sovereignty into their very own palms, stated Sanaie. The individuals are relying on the abolition of the mullahs’ regime.

A dramatic financial disaster and really excessive inflation triggered protests in Iran on the finish of December. The demonstrations developed into political protests in opposition to the authoritarian system of rule. Security forces used violence. Iranian human rights teams reported greater than 3,400 deaths. Exact figures are tough to confirm due to the data blackout.

Broadcast: rbb 88.8, February 7, 2026, 3:00 p.m

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