Federal Government - Iranian activist criticizes German Foreign Office
An activist from the Iranian opposition in exile has called off a meeting at the Federal Foreign Office and accused the German government of attempted censorship. She was told that the meeting should be kept secret and that she should not mention it in the media or on social media, Masih Alinejad wrote on the platform X (formerly Twitter).
The German government is helping the Islamic Republic of Iran to silence dissidents. The Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights, Luise Amtsberg, reacted with irritation. Confidentiality had been agreed before the planned meeting and both sides had agreed to this, she explained on X.
"I was looking forward to an open and honest exchange with Masih Alinejad today," wrote the Green politician, which is why she had invited them to the Foreign Ministry. "In my experience, confidential talks are more substantive," she continued. She regretted that Alinejad had made publication of the content of the meeting a condition.
"I am a women's rights activist and I stand for transparency," Alinejad wrote. "How ironic that the German government with its feminist foreign policy wants to meet with other feminists, but only in secret." She had canceled the meeting with the German government "because they tried to censor me".
Criticism from Röttgen
CDU foreign policy expert Norbert Röttgen criticized the ministry: "While this woman is brave enough to take on the Islamic regime of Iran, the Federal Foreign Office is too cowardly to show itself in public with her," he wrote on Twitter. This is shameful. "The people of Iran want freedom. They want to get rid of the regime. The least we have to do is listen to them and make life as difficult as possible for the mullahs."
The women's rights activist Alinejad is a well-known voice of the Iranian opposition in exile. For example, she was one of the signatories of a charter for a democratic Iran published in March. During her visit to Berlin, she met several German politicians, including Röttgen and, on Wednesday, Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir. "We talked about universal human rights, Islamism in & false tolerance among progressives," explained the Green politician on X.
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The CDU foreign policy expert, Norbert Röttgen, voiced criticism on Twitter, stating that the Federal Foreign Office is too timid to publicly engage with Alinejad despite her bravery in opposing Iran's Islamic regime. He expressed that this is shameful and that the people of Iran deserve freedom from the regime.
Masih Alinejad, a prominent women's rights activist from the Iranian opposition, met with several German politicians during her visit, including Röttgen and Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir. Their discussions revolved around universal human rights and the issue of Islamism in conjunction with false tolerance among progressives.
The German government, through its Foreign Ministry, had invited Alinejad for an open and honest exchange. Luise Amtsberg, the Federal Government Commissioner for Human Rights, had welcomed the arrangement for a confidential talk, claiming that it would lead to more substantial discussions.
Despite this, Alinejad cancelled the meeting, as she believed that the German government was attempting to censor her by asking her to keep it a secret and avoid mentioning it in the media or on social media platforms like Twitter.
Source: www.stern.de
