"We were robbed of our revolution once, we mustn't let it happen again"

It's common to see a handful of Iranian protesters at Place Clairefontaine calling for the fall of the mullahs' regime, whether at a time of heated unrest in Tehran or not. But in recent weeks, as the regime has carried out an unprecedented crackdown on protests sparked by the high cost of living in Iran, the atmosphere around these gatherings in Luxembourg has changed, even giving rise to tensions between groups with different ideas. This Saturday, two separate demonstrations will be held in the city: the first, openly pro-Pahlavi, in front of the US embassy, and the second, refusing to display flags, at Place Hamilius.

And yet everyone wants the same thing: to see the departure of the mullahs, the Revolutionary Guards and all the military and religious bodies that have been suffocating the country for 47 years, ever since the Shah was forced to flee with his family in the face of mass protests and an economy paralysed by strikes.