Thousands of Iranians and some prominent supporters marched in Brussels on Saturday, calling for tougher European measures against Tehran and a democratic alternative to the repressive theocratic regime.

Organised by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), an exiled Iranian opposition organisation, large crowds gathered around the Atomium and the Heysel Plateau.

Police estimated about 10,000 participants, though organisers said “tens of thousands" attended.

The protest marked the 60th anniversary of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (EK), the NCRI's infamous militant wing, once deemed a terrorist organisation in some Western countries.

Protestors called for tougher EU sanctions on Tehran and to designate Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps, a branch of the nationa

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