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Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller rallies also taking place in Tel Aviv and Libson.
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Addressing an estimated 250,000 people in Munich, Reza Pahlavi - who has called for the overthrow of the Iranian government - denounced the crackdown on recent protests.
Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller protests in cities including Tel Aviv, Lisbon, Sydney and London.
It is estimated that more than 6,000 people have been killed after joining demonstrations against Iran's rising cost of living, which transformed into a wider anti-government movement.
Pahlavi told the crowd: "My first message is to our brave and fighting compatriots inside the country.
"Know that you are not alone, and today the world stands with you in this struggle."
Criticising Iran's leadership, he said: "In contrast to this corrupt, repressive, child-killing regime, you represent a great culture and civilisation, and in a free Iran of tomorrow you will prove to the world what a great nation we are."
Pahlavi's daughter, Noor Pahlavi, addressed a crowd in Los Angeles. The BBC's US partner CBS News reported her as saying Iranians had "never been this close to freeing up themselves from this Islamic regime".
She called on US President Donald Trump to end ongoing nuclear talks with Iran's leadership, describing it as "negotiation with murderers".
On Friday, Trump told reporters a change in Iran's government would be the "best thing that could happen", although it was unclear whether his comments were in reference to Pahlavi, who is seeking a role in Iran.
Speaking to the Reuters news agency last month, Trump said Pahlavi seemed "very nice" but expressed uncertainty over whether he could muster enough support within Iran to eventually lead it.
In Toronto, where an estimated 350,000 join
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