11 Iranian student associations in Europe and the United States announced in a joint statement on the occasion of the awarding of the Freedom Prize to Reza Pahlavi that they consider him a rightful representative of the Iranian people to receive this prize, and they assess this event as an opportunity to reflect the steadfastness, sacrifice, and determination of Iran’s young generation on the global stage.

In this statement, it says: “We consider Prince Reza Pahlavi the rightful representative of the Iranian people in receiving this prize, and we assess this event as an opportunity to reflect the steadfastness, sacrifice, and determination of Iran’s young generation on the global stage.”

Pointing to the role of Iran’s student movement from 18 Tir and the uprising of “Woman, Life, Freedom” to the “Lion and Sun” Revolution, the signatories of the statement announced that the student movement has always been at the forefront of the struggle for freedom.

In another part of the statement, it says: “Today, our peers in Iran are being expelled from universities, jailed, and even sentenced to death for thinking and asking. Since we study in freedom, we consider it our duty to be their voice.”