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

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French police banned an Iranian opposition rally in Paris due to concerns about violence, canceling planned demonstrations against executions by the Iranian regime. The opposition group called the authorities' justification illegitimate amid rising international tensions.

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".