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Paris police ban Iranian opposition rally, cite 'tense international context'

Anti-Iranian regime protesters wave Iranian flags before the 1979 revolution, as they gather during a march in Paris on March 7, 2026
Protesters against the Iranian regime wave Iranian flags from before the 1979 revolution as they gather during a march in Paris on March 7, 2026. © Lou Benoist, AFP

French police on Friday issued a last-minute ban on a rally by an Iranian opposition group planned for Saturday, citing a risk of violence. The National Resistance Council of Iran said its planned demonstration in Paris against executions by the Iranian regime was cancelled "after business hours" and called the authorities' justification "bogus".

French police have banned a rally planned for Saturday by an Iranian opposition group outlawed by Tehran, citing a risk of clashes, in a decision organisers called "bogus".

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