Justin Forsyth retweeted
Visiting Auschwitz and Birkenau was a harrowing experience.
My wife Yasmine and I viewed the possessions left behind by the victims and visited the barracks, gas chambers, and crematoria. Every shoe and suitcase was a reminder of a human being who had a name, a family and a e Holocaust against the Jewish people are incomparable in the combination of its industrial scale of slaughter and the bureaucratic efficiency with which it was planned and organized. Auschwitz and Birkenau lay that plain.
My thoughts turned to the people of Iran, and to a regime that denies the Holocaust while attempting to erase the massacre of our compatriots from the world’s memory through internet blackouts, censorship and hidden executions.
But the Islamic Republic does not represent Iran. The heirs of Cyrus stand with the Jewish people. And while the regime seeks death and destruction, the Iranian nation is fighting for life and liberty.
We placed a wreath bearing the Lion and Sun on behalf of the Iranian people at the memorial to the victims. We will never forget and we will not allow the regime occupying Iran to turn our nation’s name and history into instruments of hatred.
A free Iran will once again stand for peace, life and human dignity.
Light will prevail over darkness.
@AuschwitzMuseum @EJAssociation
My wife Yasmine and I viewed the possessions left behind by the victims and visited the barracks, gas chambers, and crematoria. Every shoe and suitcase was a reminder of a human being who had a name, a family and a e Holocaust against the Jewish people are incomparable in the combination of its industrial scale of slaughter and the bureaucratic efficiency with which it was planned and organized. Auschwitz and Birkenau lay that plain.
My thoughts turned to the people of Iran, and to a regime that denies the Holocaust while attempting to erase the massacre of our compatriots from the world’s memory through internet blackouts, censorship and hidden executions.
But the Islamic Republic does not represent Iran. The heirs of Cyrus stand with the Jewish people. And while the regime seeks death and destruction, the Iranian nation is fighting for life and liberty.
We placed a wreath bearing the Lion and Sun on behalf of the Iranian people at the memorial to the victims. We will never forget and we will not allow the regime occupying Iran to turn our nation’s name and history into instruments of hatred.
A free Iran will once again stand for peace, life and human dignity.
Light will prevail over darkness.
@AuschwitzMuseum @EJAssociation
620
4,639
14,211
286,710
It was humbling and moving to be at Auschwitz to remember the over 1.1m jews murdered in gas chambers like this one. Hard to comprehend how humans can do this. Pure evil. Never forget
1
6
44
742
Justin Forsyth retweeted
Thank you for your visit and thank you for sharing. We hope it was an important lesson of history and a valuable personal experience.
Here are some of our online materials about the history of Auschwitz if you would like to learn more:
🔹e-lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org
🔹podcast: podcast.auschwitz.org
🔹videos: youtube.com/auschwitzmemor…
Auschwitz is a place that shows where hatred, antisemitism, and contempt for a fellow man led people decades ago. It is also a place where we should reflect on our individual and collective moral responsibility for the world we live in.
Here are some of our online materials about the history of Auschwitz if you would like to learn more:
🔹e-lessons: lesson.auschwitz.org
🔹podcast: podcast.auschwitz.org
🔹videos: youtube.com/auschwitzmemor…
Auschwitz is a place that shows where hatred, antisemitism, and contempt for a fellow man led people decades ago. It is also a place where we should reflect on our individual and collective moral responsibility for the world we live in.
5
12
60
2,468
Paying respects this morning to the millions of jews murdered in the holocaust - hosted by @EJAssociation and Rabbi Manachem Margolin at Auschwitz @PahlaviReza
Work Sets you Free
Work Sets you Free
243
1,366
4,905
66,447
This headline says everything about mainstream media and their bias. @AFP should be ashamed. Reza Pahlavi is supported by tens of millions of Iranians who rose up across 31 provinces. He is the unquestioned leader of the democratic opposition. Yes not everyone supports him - but a huge coalition do - left and right, republican and monarchist. It is bizarre large sections of the western media feel the need to define him by his father alone. And the critics of the prize are mainly a small faction of ultra leftists. Shameful journalism.
The son of the ousted shah of Iran on Saturday received a "Freedom Prize" in Frankfurt awarded to the Iranian people in a ceremony that critics said was illegitimate u.afp.com/Sy9a
230
1,308
3,530
34,289
This analysis is fundamentally flawed and doesn’t understand the nature of the Iranian Regime. Yes the Iran war has caused economic pain. But to continue to appease it and let it survive is an even bigger mistake. It will never stop blackmailing the west, blockading the Strait of Hormuz, backing Putin in Ukraine, promoting extremism and terror on European soil. Imagine a democratic Iran of 93 m, at peace with its neighbours, the South Korea of the region, not North Korea. The economic prize is huge. This Regime is weak and wounded and will now launch proxy attacks across Europe. The UK and other European governments need to wake up to this threat and stand with the Iranian people. They will bring this regime down - with or without us but some outside support will make make this day closer
The Times's weekend read:
* Forget the 10-year plan. Forget the Budget. Forget the everyday fixes. The only question that matters in government right now is what Donald Trump does next on Iran
* John Healey, the Chancellor, told colleagues this week that the end of the conflict would be the 'single biggest economic benefit' possible for Britain
* He was not underselling it. We are at a clear fork in the road
* In one direction lies a world of pain. Inflation rising to 6.2% in Q3 2027. Energy bills heading well north of £2,000. Rising prices at the pump, rising mortgage rates and above all a 'catastrophic' fall in living standards
* The other path offers a much brighter prospect. Inflation falling to 2.25% next year. Lower borrowing costs. Higher growth. The decline in living standards 'largely reversed'. It is the kind of shift in economic fortunes that Chancellors can only dream of
* What Trump does next is hugely consequential for Britain. But senior government figures acknowledge we have little influence
* The optimists in government see Vance's extraordinary Tweet as an attempt to get ahead of the formal climbdown by Trump. The pessimists think he intervened because Trump wasn't moving and is poised to announce another military intervention
* But the fact is they don't know. Nobody in British politics does. Trump is an extraordinary capricious president at the best of times. He is backed into a corner. What he does next is anyone's guess.
* So what does a prime minister so constrained by the state of the public finances and decisions being made by a man in the White House 3,600 miles away actually do?
* Enter Burnham's 10 year plan, which as @HugoGye revealed has already slipped into the New Year. Why is it delayed? The reason is actually pretty simple. They thought if they did it in the run-up to Christmas people wouldn't be listening. Far better to do it at the start of the year. Which is probably right
* Burnham feels people are already underestimating the importance of the plan. 'We have to think big in this moment,' he told No 10 staffers. 'The big vision for where the country is going.' The plan, he said, was about getting the buy-in of the electorate
* It will be broad brush with three themes, as @benrileysmith revealed - growing up, getting on and growing old - and policies in each area. Education, energy, public control. It is trying to put flesh on Burnham's until now fairly abstract vision
* Behind the scenes there is a hive of activity. @benclatworthy reveals that the Boston Consulting Group - a giant US management consultancy - have been drafted in. This is not without controversy. It was involved in the plan for a 'Trump Riviera' in the Gaza Strip
* But one person working on the plan said that translating Burnham's broad political philosophy into tangible pledges with timelines is proving challenging. They say that Burnham has set out the direction of his government but not the destination
* 'There are a number of issues, like what exactly does ‘public control’ of utilities mean in practice, and how do you achieve that? Likewise Brexit and social care. If it is a ten-year plan, people want to know exactly what the end point is but he has deliberately not set that out. It is a bit like trying to cut your way through a rainforest'
Read it here:
thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…
And listen here on our podcast The State of It with @benrileysmith and @lara_spirit
youtu.be/0tQKXqhf_aI?si…
2
12
56
974
Watch live @PahlaviReza receive the @FNFreiheit Freedom Prize on behalf of the Iranian people.
پخش زنده مراسم اهدای «جایزه آزادی ۲۰۲۶» بنیاد فریدریش نائومان به شاهزاده رضا پهلوی به نمایندگی از ملت ایران
اکنون از کانال یوتیوب تلویزیون انقلاب ملی ایران، تماشا کنید:
youtube.com/live/q5fmGGAVg…
10
123
531
2,667
Justin Forsyth retweeted
پخش زنده مراسم اهدای «جایزه آزادی ۲۰۲۶» بنیاد فریدریش نائومان به شاهزاده رضا پهلوی به نمایندگی از ملت ایران
اکنون از کانال یوتیوب تلویزیون انقلاب ملی ایران، تماشا کنید:
youtube.com/live/q5fmGGAVg…
اکنون از کانال یوتیوب تلویزیون انقلاب ملی ایران، تماشا کنید:
youtube.com/live/q5fmGGAVg…
105
1,764
5,679
64,540
Justin Forsyth retweeted
Heute verleihen wir den #Freiheitspreis2026 an das iranische Volk und würdigen seinen Mut und ungebrochenen Freiheitswillen.
Die Frankfurter Paulskirche ist ausgebucht. Doch auch digital könnt ihr dabei sein und mit uns ein Zeichen der Solidarität setzen!
@StSaebisch lädt euch te von 11:00 bis 12:30 Uhr im Livestream mitzuerleben.
📺Meldet euch hier für den Livestream an. Den Zugangslink erhaltet ihr rechtzeitig vor Beginn der Preisverleihung:
freiheit.org/de/event/freih…
#Freiheitspreis #Iran #Menschenrechte #fnf
Die Frankfurter Paulskirche ist ausgebucht. Doch auch digital könnt ihr dabei sein und mit uns ein Zeichen der Solidarität setzen!
@StSaebisch lädt euch te von 11:00 bis 12:30 Uhr im Livestream mitzuerleben.
📺Meldet euch hier für den Livestream an. Den Zugangslink erhaltet ihr rechtzeitig vor Beginn der Preisverleihung:
freiheit.org/de/event/freih…
#Freiheitspreis #Iran #Menschenrechte #fnf
332
1,048
2,734
37,514
An important day in Frankfurt for the people of Iran: @PahlaviReza will receive the Freedom Prize on behalf of millions of people denied freedom and democracy. He will speak at the historic Paulskirshe - the church Germans in 1848 elected their first national parliament. He will ask today’s Germans to summon up the spirit of 1848 and back the people of Iran in their struggle for freedom. @FNFreiheit
@StSaebisch, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Friedrich-Naumann-Stiftung für die Freiheit, zum Freiheitspreis in der FAZ 👇
faz.net/aktuell/rhein-…
30
236
720
4,132
Justin Forsyth retweeted
It was a pleasure to meet with Belgian Interior Minister, Bernard Quintin.
@BernardQuintin_ and I discussed the Islamic Republic’s increasing threat to Belgian security and attempts to undermine its democracy. I urged Belgium to lead the fight to counter the regime in the European Union.
@BernardQuintin_ and I discussed the Islamic Republic’s increasing threat to Belgian security and attempts to undermine its democracy. I urged Belgium to lead the fight to counter the regime in the European Union.
627
5,870
14,652
204,477
Justin Forsyth retweeted
"You simply cannot allow Iran's terrorist regime to survive and exist."
Iranian opposition figure @PahlaviReza on #EuropeToday during a visit to Brussels this week to lobby for more sanctions and economic pressure on Iran.
Iranian opposition figure @PahlaviReza on #EuropeToday during a visit to Brussels this week to lobby for more sanctions and economic pressure on Iran.
916
2,317
6,048
123,273
A significant moment in the struggle for freedom in Iran. The biggest group in the European Parliament stands with the people of Iran. Thank you @EPPGroup @fxbellamy
What happens in Iran does not stop at its borders. It matters to all of Europe.
Today at the European Parliament, Iranian opposition leader @PahlaviReza and EPP Group Vice-Chair @fxbellamy MEP held a press briefing. They were joined by family members of victims of the January focused on the threat posed by the Iranian regime to Europe and the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.
As MEP @fxbellamy stressed:
“The fall of the mullahs’ regime would be a liberation for the Iranian people and a major turning point for Europe’s security and freedom. The destinies of Iran and Europe are intertwined.”
The future of Iran matters, and Europe cannot look away.
94
761
2,014
9,883
Justin Forsyth retweeted
We are thankful to the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament, for standing with the Iranian people in their fight for freedom.
A free Iran will mean a safer Europe and a more peaceful world.
That was the joint message of Prince Reza Pahlavi and the EPP today.
A free Iran will mean a safer Europe and a more peaceful world.
That was the joint message of Prince Reza Pahlavi and the EPP today.
What happens in Iran does not stop at its borders. It matters to all of Europe.
Today at the European Parliament, Iranian opposition leader @PahlaviReza and EPP Group Vice-Chair @fxbellamy MEP held a press briefing. They were joined by family members of victims of the January focused on the threat posed by the Iranian regime to Europe and the Iranian people’s struggle for freedom and democracy.
As MEP @fxbellamy stressed:
“The fall of the mullahs’ regime would be a liberation for the Iranian people and a major turning point for Europe’s security and freedom. The destinies of Iran and Europe are intertwined.”
The future of Iran matters, and Europe cannot look away.
68
981
2,646
13,506
Justin Forsyth retweeted
It was a pleasure to meet again with @davidmcallister , Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Foreign Affairs.
I appreciate his deep commitment to the people of Iran and support for freedom and democracy. We discussed a range of measures the EU could take from further internet connectivity. David is a true friend of our cause.
I appreciate his deep commitment to the people of Iran and support for freedom and democracy. We discussed a range of measures the EU could take from further internet connectivity. David is a true friend of our cause.
441
4,411
10,831
167,044
Solidarity with the Iranian people cannot stop at condemnations and declarations. It must be translated into action.
The Iranian people have already shown their courage. Now Europe must show it @alicemedce
The Iranian people have already shown their courage. Now Europe must show it @alicemedce
Idag har jag för andra gången träffat den iranska kronprinsen Reza Pahlavi, den samlande kraften inom oppositionen i Iran.
Hans budskap är tydligt: Islamistregimen måste störtas inifrån, av det iranska folket. Men mod räcker inte. Det krävs också organisation, samordning och cera utan att riskera livet.
Det iranska folket visar gång på gång sin vilja att kämpa för friheten, trots regimens brutala förtryck. Frågan är vad vi i västvärlden är beredda att göra för att hjälpa dem.
Det handlar om att ge den demokratiska oppositionen politiskt stöd, men också om att bryta regimens informationsblockad och säkerställa tillgången till fritt internet. Utan möjlighet att kommunicera och organisera sig försvåras också kampen för ett fritt Iran. EU kan och borde hjälpa iranierna med detta.
Men vad som är verkligt anmärkningsvärt är att EU:s utrikeschef Kaja Kallas vägrar att träffa Reza Pahlavi. EU säger sig stå bakom det iranska folkets rätt till frihet och demokrati. Hur går det ihop med att samtidigt avvisa dialog med en av de mest framträdande företrädarna för den demokratiska oppositionen?
Därför har jag idag ställt två skriftliga frågor: en till den höga representanten om hennes vägran att träffa Pahlavi och en till kommissionen om vilka konkreta åtgärder den vidtar för att ge iranierna tillgång till fritt internet.
Solidaritet med det iranska folket kan inte stanna vid fördömanden och deklarationer. Den måste omsättas i handling.
Det iranska folket har redan visat sitt mod. Nu måste Europa visa sitt.
188
1,048
3,179
15,431
Justin Forsyth retweeted
As I arrive in Brussels, the capital of Europe, to meet with its leaders, the criminal regime in Iran has murdered two more protesters from the January 8 and 9 protests. Amir Hossein Ebrahimi and Amir Hossein Maleki were put to death this morning, killed by the Islamic Republic, for the crime of wanting to be free.
I am in Brussels with a clear message: the era of appeasement must end. Appeasement means more dead, innocent Iranians. Now is the time for moral courage and strategic clarity. Now is time to help the Iranian people end this reign of terror.
Reza Pahlavi
I am in Brussels with a clear message: the era of appeasement must end. Appeasement means more dead, innocent Iranians. Now is the time for moral courage and strategic clarity. Now is time to help the Iranian people end this reign of terror.
Reza Pahlavi
1,097
8,326
20,695
371,743