Reza Pahlavi says Europe media ignored Iran executions during a tour meant to bring the voice of millions of Iranians to Western audiences.
Reza Pahlavi Met Parliamentarians, Officials, Journalists
The exiled Crown Prince of Iran spent several weeks meeting parliamentarians, officials and journalists across Europe.
He said his goal was to present the reality facing Iranians under the Islamic Republic.
In a recorded address during the tour, Pahlavi outlined his concerns directly:
European Journalists Ignore Iran Executions
But Pahlavi said journalists showed little interest in killings, executions and political prisoners inside Iran, despite repeated reports of crackdowns and a new wave of executions in Iran stretching back to 2020 and continuing today.
Iran International reported that no journalists in Stockholm or Berlin asked about the killing of protesters or recent executions of political prisoners.
“They seem more interested in criticizing America,” Pahlavi said.
He said journalists showed more interest in criticizing the United States than asking about Iranian executions.
The media criticism followed a Berlin appearance where Reza Pahlavi called for stronger European support for Iranians seeking democratic change.
Pahlavi Symbolicly Splashed With Blood
The Associated Press reported that someone splashed him with red liquid, believed to be tomato juice, as he left Germany’s federal press conference building. Police detained a suspect.
Hundreds of supporters gathered near Germany’s parliament during the visit, showing visible backing among the Iranian diaspora.
Pahlavi did not meet German government officials during the trip.
At the same event, he said Iranian authorities executed 19 political prisoners in two weeks and sentenced another 20 people to death.
“Will the free world do something, or watch the slaughter in silence?” he said.
Media Coverage Supports Trade Over People
The Reza Pahlavi Europe media clash highlights a long-running divide between Iranian opposition voices and Western coverage priorities.
He argues that European media still frame Iran through diplomacy and geopolitics, while overlooking the daily reality faced by Iranians.
That gap is not new.
NewsBlaze Iran Coverage
Since 2005, NewsBlaze covered Iran through dissident accounts, including reporting on Camp Ashraf in Iraq and the later relocation of opposition members to Albania.
Coverage also documented ongoing pressure, including reported medical sieges and restrictions on residents.
Pahlavi’s remarks return to the same question: whether Western media report Iran through the voices of its people, or through the lens of governments and negotiations.
He said his effort will continue regardless of Europe’s response.
“Whether or not Europe stands with us,” he said, “I will fight for my people and my country.”
The Reza Pahlavi Europe media issue now raises a broader question for Western newsrooms: whether Iran’s people remain central to the story, despite years of documented repression, or secondary to international politics.
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