Several thousand people from the Iranian diaspora protested at Schuman Square in the European quarter of Brussels on Sunday to call for regime change in Iran.
An hour after the official start of the demonstration, hundreds of people continued to arrive. The demonstrators waved the historic Iranian flag with the lion and sun, which was the official symbol of Iran until the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
Images of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran's last shah, the dictator ousted by the 1979 revolution, were also carried. Though a divisive figure, Pahlavi, who has been living in exile in the US for years, has put himself forward as the main opposition figurehead.
Protesters also chanted pro-Trump slogans during the demonstration. The American president’s forces earlier attacked Iran and Mr Trump promised help "was on the way" as thousands were massacred at the behest of the Islamic regime in Tehran on 8 and 9 January. Protesters asked the European Union and the Belgian government to take a tougher stance against the Iranian authorities.
The demonstration in Brussels passed without any notable incidents.
Up to 30,000 dead in protests in Iran, Time Magazine writes
During the mass protests in Iran, up to 30,000 people may have been killed in just two days, according to Time Magazine.
The magazine bases its report on information from two high-ranking officials from the Iranian Ministry of Health.
They say that on 8 and 9 January, so many people were killed by the security forces that the services responsible for recovering the bodies became overwhelmed. There are reports there were not enough body bags, and trailers were used instead of ambulances.
HRANA, a human rights organisation based in the US, had previously reported 5,495 confirmed fatalities, including 5,149 protesters. The organisation is also investigating 17,031 other suspected deaths.
The exact extent of the violence is difficult to determine, partly due to the disruption of the internet. The Iranian authorities now report 3,117 deaths, most of them in what the government calls ‘terrorist activities’.