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On November 7, 2026, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Frankfurt will award the Freedom Prize to the Iranian people to honor their decades-long struggle for freedom and self-determination, with Reza Pahlavi accepting the award on their behalf. #Iran #Freiheit #Demokratie (translated)

In her column, Ronya Othmann criticizes the decision of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation to award the Freedom Prize on behalf of the Iranian people to Reza Pahlavi, the son of the former Shah, and questions his support among Iranians as well as the influence of his followers on the protest movement. #Iran #FrauLebenFreiheit #RezaPahlavi (translated)

Iman Sefati accused columnists and Islamists of attempting to prevent the Freedom Prize of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom for the Iranian people, while simultaneously remaining silent on executions and human rights abuses in Iran. He asked where their tweets on these topics had been in recent days. The prize is awarded to the Iranian people – including conservatives, leftists, liberals, Baluchis, Azeris, Kurds, and other groups. Prince Reza Pahlavi accepts it on their behalf, Sefati wrote. It is not about a single person, but about a people fighting for freedom. In conclusion, he said that those criticized should be ashamed. #Iran #Menschenrechte #Freiheit (translated)

Reza Pahlavi Communications published a statement that had reportedly been signed by 133 Iranian political prisoners and activists. In it, the signatories thanked the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom for awarding the Freedom Prize 2026 to the Iranian people and for commissioning Prince Reza Pahlavi to accept it. The signatories wrote that during the protests on January 8 and 9, 2026, people had demanded an end to the Islamic Republic and more freedom. Published reports and estimates indicated tens of thousands of deaths and thousands of arrests. They stated that executions continued and death sentences were imposed in part based on confessions coerced under torture and in unfair trials. The authors referred to Reza Pahlavi as their political representative and supported him in leading a transition to a free, democratic Iran. They wrote that the Iranian people should decide on the future form of government in a free vote. They urged governments and international institutions to prevent executions, release political prisoners, and grant independent observers access to prisons. Additionally, they called for an end to business with the Islamic Republic, for a transparent use of frozen Iranian assets to support the freedom movement, and for better access to secure internet, including through Starlink. The letter was dated October 2026. #Iran #Freiheit #Menschenrechte (translated)

Oppositionsführer Reza Pahlavi kommt nach Deutschland! Am 7. November 2026 wird dem iranischen Volk in der Frankfurter Paulskirche der Freiheitspreis der @FNFreiheit für seinen mutigen Kampf für Freiheit, Menschenrechte und Demokratie gegen das brutale Mullah-Regime verliehen. Entgegennehmen wird den Preis Irans Oppositionsführer Kronprinz @PahlaviReza treuhänderisch für das iranische Volk; die Laudatio hält @DjirSarai , außenpolitischer Sprecher der @fdp und langjähriger Außenpolitiker, ein deutliches Signal der politischen Solidarität mit der iranischen Freiheitsbewegung. @StSaebisch @KubickiWo @KH_Paque #Iran #Freiheit #Menschenrechte #Demokratie

Na Hambacher Schloss varoval německý prezident Frank-Walter Steinmeier před autoritářskými tendencemi včetně útoků na média a justici, když udělil Hambacher Freiheitspreis polskému ústavnímu právníku Adamovi Bodnarovi za jeho boj za lidská práva a demokracii. #Demokratie #Freiheitspreis #Autoritarismus

Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier hat bei der Verleihung des Hambacher Freiheitspreises an den polnischen Verfassungsrechtler Adam Bodnar vor autoritären Tendenzen gewarnt und betont, dass demokratische Gesellschaften sich gegen diese Herausforderungen wehren können, während er die Bedeutung von Freiheit und Demokratie hervorhob. #Demokratie #Menschenrechte #Rechtsstaatlichkeit