{"id":79042,"date":"2025-09-29T09:55:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=79042"},"modified":"2025-09-29T09:55:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T07:55:59","slug":"berlin-conference-highlights-irans-democratic-resistance-and-calls-for-a-republic-beyond-monarchy-and-theocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/supports\/2025\/09\/berlin-conference-highlights-irans-democratic-resistance-and-calls-for-a-republic-beyond-monarchy-and-theocracy\/79042\/","title":{"rendered":"Berlin Conference Highlights Iran\u2019s Democratic Resistance and Calls for a Republic Beyond Monarchy and Theocracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<!--?xml encoding=\"UTF-8\"--><html><body><figure id=\"attachment_79046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79046\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79046\" src=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berlin-conference-September-25-2025.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"477\" onerror=\"this.src='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';this.srcset='https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/themes\/hello-elementor\/images\/broken-image-placeholder.gif';\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berlin-conference-September-25-2025.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berlin-conference-September-25-2025-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Berlin-conference-September-25-2025-768x366.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Berlin conference \u2013 September 25, 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 data-start=\"562\" data-end=\"618\">A Call for Democratic Change in Iran<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"1181\"><strong data-start=\"619\" data-end=\"648\">Berlin, 25 September 2025<\/strong> \u2014 At a high-profile conference titled <em data-start=\"687\" data-end=\"755\">\u201cIran: Reign of Terror, Popular Uprisings, and the Role of Europe\u201d<\/em>, German parliamentarians, former diplomats, and Iranian opposition leaders united in urging Europe to align its policies with the Iranian people\u2019s democratic aspirations. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/biography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a>, President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (<a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/national-council-of-resistance-of-iran\/\" rel=\"\">NCRI<\/a>), alongside prominent European speakers, called for sanctions, political pressure, and recognition of the NCRI\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maryam-rajavi.com\/en\/viewpoints\/tomorrow-s-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ten-Point Plan<\/a> as a framework for democratic transition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1183\" data-end=\"1410\">The event came in the wake of major rallies\u2014tens of thousands in Brussels marking the 60th anniversary of the <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/about-iranian-opposition-pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PMOI\/MEK<\/a> and another in New York\u2014amplifying the slogan: <em data-start=\"1349\" data-end=\"1408\">\u201cNo to Shah, no to mullahs\u2014yes to a democratic republic.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"de\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BerlinFreeIranKonferenz?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BerlinFreeIranKonferenz<\/a>: Demokratische Alternative zum Mullah-Regime unterst\u00fctzen!; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IranThirdOption?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#IranThirdOption<\/a> ist die L\u00f6sung der <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Iran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Iran<\/a>-Krise; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Snapback?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Snapback<\/a> aktivieren!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NCRIAlternative?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NCRIAlternative<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/No2ShahNo2Mullahs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#No2ShahNo2Mullahs<\/a><br>\n25. Sept <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Berlin?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Berlin<\/a> \u2013 Zahlreiche Abgeordnete des Bundestags sowie f\u00fchrende Pers\u00f6nlichkeiten\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/InJG5C1sYQ\">pic.twitter.com\/InJG5C1sYQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Javad Dabiran (@JavadDabiran) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JavadDabiran\/status\/1971255487728377864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1417\" data-end=\"1478\">Maryam Rajavi: Resistance Units as the Engine of Change<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"1479\" data-end=\"1703\">Opening the conference, <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/maryam-rajavi\/\" rel=\"\">Maryam Rajavi<\/a> stressed that despite heightened repression and executions, \u201cimportant changes are taking place on the people\u2019s front in Iran.\u201d She connected global rallies to domestic unrest, noting:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1825\">\n<li data-start=\"1704\" data-end=\"1762\">\n<p data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1762\">Tens of thousands gathered in Brussels on September 6.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1763\" data-end=\"1825\">\n<p data-start=\"1765\" data-end=\"1825\">Iranian communities rallied in New York only days earlier.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1827\" data-end=\"1886\">Mrs. Rajavi highlighted Resistance Units as the driving force:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"2011\">\n<li data-start=\"1887\" data-end=\"1947\">\n<p data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1947\">Nearly <strong data-start=\"1896\" data-end=\"1932\">3,000 anti-repression operations<\/strong> in one year.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1948\" data-end=\"2011\">\n<p data-start=\"1950\" data-end=\"2011\">Over <strong data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1984\">35,000 acts of resistance<\/strong> across all 31 provinces.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2225\">She emphasized: <em data-start=\"2029\" data-end=\"2223\">\u201cThe real conflict is between the people of Iran and the clerical regime. On one side stands the Revolutionary Guards; on the other side is a rebellious force acting daily against repression.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2227\" data-end=\"2551\">On the nuclear issue, she recalled the Resistance\u2019s <strong data-start=\"2279\" data-end=\"2298\">133 revelations<\/strong> of secret sites, warning that the regime holds over <strong data-start=\"2351\" data-end=\"2392\">400 kilograms of 60% enriched uranium<\/strong> with stalled negotiations. She dismissed the false binary of \u201cnuclear bomb or war,\u201d insisting that regime change by the Iranian people is the real solution.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2553\" data-end=\"2575\">Mrs. Rajavi urged Europe:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2707\">\n<li data-start=\"2576\" data-end=\"2620\">\n<p data-start=\"2578\" data-end=\"2620\">Recognize the Iranian people\u2019s struggle.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2621\" data-end=\"2660\">\n<p data-start=\"2623\" data-end=\"2660\">Place the <a href=\"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2023\/04\/irans-regime-irgc-a-state-sponsored-terrorist-organization\/44858\/\" rel=\"\"><strong data-start=\"2633\" data-end=\"2641\">IRGC<\/strong><\/a> on terror lists.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2661\" data-end=\"2707\">\n<p data-start=\"2663\" data-end=\"2707\">Reject appeasement and dictatorship alike.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe title=\"Online Conference: Maryam Rajavi to German MPs \u2013 Iran\u2019s Uprisings &amp; Nuclear Threat (Sept 25, 2025)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MW73kFDVl54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2714\" data-end=\"2761\">German Lawmakers Call for Stronger Action<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"3014\"><strong data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2797\">Carsten M\u00fcller (CDU, Bundestag)<\/strong> welcomed cross-party support and endorsed Rajavi\u2019s Ten-Point Plan as a roadmap to a democratic, secular state. He underscored that sanctions must be tightened, linking them to the people\u2019s demand for regime change.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3283\"><strong data-start=\"3016\" data-end=\"3046\">Amb. Dr. Hans-Ulrich Seidt<\/strong>, former German Ambassador to Afghanistan, assessed Tehran\u2019s weakening regional position, pointing to the setbacks of Hezbollah, Assad, and the Houthis. He argued that the regime faces an <strong data-start=\"3234\" data-end=\"3256\">existential crisis<\/strong> both at home and abroad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3538\"><strong data-start=\"3285\" data-end=\"3303\">Martin Patzelt<\/strong>, former Bundestag member, likened today\u2019s regime to the GDR\u2019s apparatus of disinformation. He defended the NCRI\/MEK as \u201cintelligently organized\u201d and praised its <strong data-start=\"3465\" data-end=\"3490\">female-led leadership<\/strong> under Maryam Rajavi as a mark of credibility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3742\"><strong data-start=\"3540\" data-end=\"3563\">Prof. Rita S\u00fcssmuth<\/strong>, former Bundestag President, delivered a written message calling this a \u201cfateful moment,\u201d emphasizing the NCRI as a <strong data-start=\"3680\" data-end=\"3713\">viable democratic alternative<\/strong> rooted in European values.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3994\"><strong data-start=\"3744\" data-end=\"3776\">Jan Metzler (CDU, Bundestag)<\/strong> called the delegation\u2019s presence a deliberate act of solidarity, recalling his impression of Rajavi\u2019s leadership: <em data-start=\"3891\" data-end=\"3992\">\u201cIf people in Iran risk everything for freedom, the least we in Germany can do is stand with them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4001\" data-end=\"4041\">Human Rights and Security Concerns<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4177\"><strong data-start=\"4042\" data-end=\"4060\">Joachim R\u00fccker<\/strong>, former German Ambassador and UN Human Rights Council President, highlighted Iran\u2019s high execution rate and urged:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"4178\" data-end=\"4390\">\n<li data-start=\"4178\" data-end=\"4221\">\n<p data-start=\"4180\" data-end=\"4221\">Placing the IRGC on the EU terror list.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4222\" data-end=\"4320\">\n<p data-start=\"4224\" data-end=\"4320\">Conditioning any engagement on the abolition of executions and release of political prisoners.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"4321\" data-end=\"4390\">\n<p data-start=\"4323\" data-end=\"4390\">Expanding universal-jurisdiction trials against regime officials.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4392\" data-end=\"4709\"><strong data-start=\"4392\" data-end=\"4411\">Leo Dautzenberg<\/strong>, Chair of the German Solidarity Committee for a Free Iran (DSFI), tied Iran\u2019s drone and missile threats to European security, stressing: <em data-start=\"4549\" data-end=\"4600\">\u201cTheir long-range missiles already reach Europe.\u201d<\/em> He credited the NCRI\/MEK for exposing Natanz and Arak and urged constructive dialogue with the opposition.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4711\" data-end=\"4890\"><strong data-start=\"4711\" data-end=\"4754\">Mareike Hermeier (Die Linke, Bundestag)<\/strong> framed solidarity as a global responsibility, declaring: <em data-start=\"4812\" data-end=\"4888\">\u201cAs long as even one child suffers under dictatorship, we are all at war.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"4897\" data-end=\"4937\">Voices from the Iranian Resistance<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"4938\" data-end=\"5204\"><strong data-start=\"4938\" data-end=\"4997\">Dr. Masoumeh Bolourchi (NCRI Representative in Germany)<\/strong> emphasized women\u2019s leading role: <em data-start=\"5031\" data-end=\"5113\">\u201cWomen today play a leading role in social, political, and operational spheres.\u201d<\/em> She called for a secular republic, gender equality, and an Iran free of nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5206\" data-end=\"5357\"><strong data-start=\"5206\" data-end=\"5256\">Javad Dabiran (NCRI Foreign Affairs Committee)<\/strong> welcomed sanctions snapback but stressed that the regime remains dangerous until it is overthrown.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5359\" data-end=\"5586\"><strong data-start=\"5359\" data-end=\"5417\">Hossein Yaghobi (Society of German-Iranians, Co-Chair)<\/strong> recalled decades of persecution, citing the ongoing trial of 104 MEK leaders as proof of the regime\u2019s fear. He appealed to Berlin: <em data-start=\"5549\" data-end=\"5584\">\u201cLet us walk this path together.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5588\" data-end=\"5803\"><strong data-start=\"5588\" data-end=\"5654\">Mahmoud Mahoutchian (Society of German-Iranians, Lower Saxony)<\/strong> rejected the regime\u2019s claim that there is \u201cno alternative,\u201d stressing that the Resistance Units and growing parliamentary support prove otherwise.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"5805\" data-end=\"6024\"><strong data-start=\"5805\" data-end=\"5869\">Bahram Mavaddat (NCRI member and former national footballer)<\/strong> highlighted decades of discipline and sacrifice within the Resistance: <em data-start=\"5941\" data-end=\"6022\">\u201cOnly with this organized Resistance and the MEK can the regime be overthrown.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"6026\" data-end=\"6279\"><strong data-start=\"6026\" data-end=\"6075\">Mehdi Amiri (former activist, now in Germany)<\/strong> recounted his imprisonment and threats from regime agents. He emphasized that Resistance Units remain the <strong data-start=\"6182\" data-end=\"6204\">motor of uprisings<\/strong>, urging Europe to support their activities and defend prisoners\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"6286\" data-end=\"6339\">A Path Toward a Democratic Republic<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"6340\" data-end=\"6721\">The Berlin conference reaffirmed a unified message: the Iranian people reject both monarchy and theocracy in favor of a <strong data-start=\"6460\" data-end=\"6492\">democratic, secular republic<\/strong>. Speakers urged European governments to align sanctions and diplomacy with explicit support for the NCRI and its Ten-Point Plan, recognizing Iran\u2019s organized resistance as the only real solution to dictatorship and repression.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International leaders and Iranian opposition figures in Berlin emphasize support for Iran\u2019s democratic resistance, rejecting both monarchy and theocracy in favor of a secular republic.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":79046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pgc_sgb_lightbox_settings":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18,867,1,32],"tags":[3580,3755,28],"class_list":["post-79042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-supports","category-iranian-resistance","category-news","category-videos","tag-berlin-conference","tag-german-members-of-parliament-and-distinguished-dignitaries","tag-maryam-rajavi"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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