ARD Investigation Exposes Violent Campaign by Supporters of the Son of Iran’s Ousted Shah

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  Written by Farid Mahoutchi In light of mounting global exposure by major media outlets—including The Guardian , Politico , the Atlantic and Le Monde —documenting the aggressive and coercive tactics of his loyalists, the political ambitions of Reza Pahlavi, the son of Iran’s ousted monarchial dictatorship, are coming under intense scrutiny. Adding to this international chorus, an investigative report by the German ARD television program Kontraste , broadcast on May 28, 2026, reveals a disturbing pattern of physical violence, severe threats, and systematic harassment orchestrated by Pahlavi’s supporters against journalists, human rights activists, and political dissidents. While Pahlavi attempts to position himself as the potential leader of a transitional government and a beacon for a “free and democratic Iran,” critics increasingly question his democratic legitimacy and his failure to curb his radical base . Intimidation of the Press and Human Rights Defenders According to the re...
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Iran: more than 70,000 cyberspace users were arrested in 2017


Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Kamal Hadifar, chief of the cyber police known as FATA, said that in 2017 (March 20, 2017 to March 20, 2018) more than 70,000 cyberspace users were arrested. "Last year, more than 70,000 cybercriminals were arrested and -referred to judicial authorities- In 2017, more than 39,000 cyber crimes were discovered, and growth of close to 10 times the number of crimes has added to our concerns... "(Ilna State News Agency, April 29, 2018).
A few days earlier, Sadegh Larijani, the head henchman of the clerical judiciary, said: "Social networks have come to serve the dominating power (US) and the PMOI for the destruction of the pillars of the regime." (ILNA news agency – April 25). He also said three months ago that "all security agencies are required to deal with internal branches who work in cyberspace with enemies and foreigners" (Television News Network – January 25, 2018).


The resort of the Iranian criminal rulers to the massive crackdown on the Internet reflects the regime's inability to cope with the popular uprisings that have targeted this medieval regime and call for the overthrow of the regime in its entirety. Following the uprising in December 2017, the Supreme Security Council of the regime stated: "It was decided that the activities of these networks should be stopped" in order not to be used against "the tranquility of the country" (news media - January 3). Mullah Ahmad Jannati, the head of the regime's Assembly of Experts, said: "If cyberspace was restrained, we would not have reached this point ... The cyberspace is a problem and disaster that is biting us."
The Iranian resistance strongly condemns the mass arrests and unprecedented repression of Internet users and calls on all international human rights organizations, including Special Rapporteur on the Freedom of Speech, and the Working Group on Arbitrary Arrests, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and other relevant international bodies to strongly condemn the mullahs regime for this brutal suppression, which is a violation of many international treaties, and to take the necessary steps to free the arrested and stop this Internet piracy.

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