Symbols Of The Shah's Secret Police Seen At Iranian Royalists Rallies Abroad

Symbols Of The Shah's Secret Police Seen At Iranian Royalists Rallies Abroad

Some Iranians in exile who are advocating a return of the monarchy in Tehran have been displaying symbols associated with the notorious secret police, SAVAK, used by the former shah to repress political opponents before the Islamic Revolution in 1979. That imagery has sparked outrage among fellow exiles and is complicating the position of Reza Pahlavi, the son of the shah, who hopes to return to power if the current theocratic rule in Iran shoul…

The Return of SAVAK Symbols: A Dangerous Rehabilitation of Fascism

The public display of SAVAK insignia in Germany is not a nostalgic political gesture. It is an attempt to normalize the legacy of torture, dictatorship, and authoritarian violence under the guise of monarchist revivalism. The shocking display of the SAVAK emblem during a gathering of monarchist supporters in Regensburg, Bavaria, was not merely an act of political provocation or extremist nostalgia. It was a political declaration — a deliberate …