A large rally of supporters of Prince Reza Pahlavi and of Iran's national revolution takes place in Frankfurt, Germany, on Saturday 7 November 2026. 24,000 people have registered for the march, and the city of Frankfurt expects about 6,000 more to join the closing gathering.
According to the city, the march starts at 8 a.m. local time at Römerberg square and ends at Ostpark. The city has warned of heavy traffic in the centre all day and asked drivers to avoid the area or use public transport. The US Consulate General in Frankfurt has also issued a demonstration alert for American citizens.
Freedom Prize for the Iranian people
At the same time, the Friedrich Naumann Foundation awards its 2026 Freedom Prize to the Iranian people at St. Paul's Church in Frankfurt. Prince Reza Pahlavi accepts the prize in trust, to be handed one day to the freely elected representatives of the Iranian nation. Bijan Djir-Sarai, foreign policy spokesman of Germany's Free Democratic Party, gives the laudatory speech. The Prince has said that his role is only that of the prize's custodian.
The Islamic Republic's threats and the police restriction
Under the announced programme, Prince Reza Pahlavi was to speak at the Ostpark gathering after the ceremony. But Yasmine Pahlavi said on Friday that Frankfurt police would not allow him to attend or speak at the rally because of the Islamic Republic's threats (DIAR report). The restriction has revived the debate in Germany over the reach of the Islamic Republic's transnational repression (DIAR analysis). In Belgium, Defence Minister Theo Francken had also said the Islamic Republic tried to stop the Prince's speech with threats (DIAR report).
In February 2026, more than 250,000 people took part in a rally of Prince Reza Pahlavi's supporters in Munich, according to German police estimates: the largest gathering of Iranians abroad on that global day of protest.
24,000 people have registered for Saturday's rally of Prince Reza Pahlavi's supporters in Frankfurt.
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