{"id":448347,"date":"2026-02-02T02:49:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448347\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T02:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T02:49:13","slug":"thousands-rally-in-toronto-to-support-iran-uprising-call-for-regime-change-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/448347\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands rally in Toronto to support Iran uprising, call for regime change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted February 1, 2026 4:13 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Thousands gathered in Toronto on Sunday to show support for the Iranian people as a deadly uprising sweeps through the Middle Eastern country.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Protesters took to Sankofa Square to demand the fall of the <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/islamic-regime\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Islamic regime<\/a>, one of multiple protests in Toronto and across the country over the past several weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Countrywide protests began in <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/iran\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Iran<\/a> on Dec. 28 sparked by an ongoing economic crisis that has sent the country\u2019s currency into freefall.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1767930311_275_national.jpg\" alt=\"For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet breaking National news<\/p>\n<p>For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.<\/p>\n<p>While protesters were initially focused on Iran\u2019s economy, demonstrators quickly pivoted to calling for a regime change, with some supporting the return of Iran\u2019s exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi.<\/p>\n<p>Some protesters in Toronto on Sunday said they supported Western intervention in Iran as the government violently cracks down on demonstrations within the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Iranian government says more than 3,000 have been killed since protests erupted but other groups have put the death toll as high as 36,500.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11646678\/winter-alerts-saskatchewan-ontario-n-s\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img 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