Son of the Mullahs – Escape from Iran | DW Documentary
Iranian journalist Roohollah Zam grew up within the Iranian clerical regime. His father is a member of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s inner circle. But the more Zam learned about the regime, the more critical he became – until he had to flee.
Zam was forced to leave his home country after he publicly denounced electoral fraud during the re-election of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. He fled to France and was granted asylum. He began running the news channel ‘Amadnews’, exposing Iran’s money laundering activities, among other things. Following death threats, Roohollah Zam was placed under the protection of the French authorities – along with his wife and their children.
The Swedish-Iranian director Nahid Persson Sarvestani wondered: Why, and how, does a person endure such hardships? Zam wasn’t able to leave the house for fear of being attacked. He was so deprived of fresh air, he was forced to sleep with an oxygen mask.
Nahid Persson Sarvestani documented the family’s life in exile, and witnessed up close how the Iranian regime succeeded in infiltrating Roohollah Zam’s network, despite all precautions. Roohollah Zam was lured into a trap and abducted to Iran. After 14 months in prison, a forced confession and a show trial that Iranians can watch live on television, he was sentenced to death and executed.
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Show what Israel does in gaza instead of this.
He should not have gone to Iraq.
* "a Patriot prosecution" is a better name for the episode
He was very naive that he fell for it!
خدا رحمتش کنه ، فرزند ایران ❤
There is no place in for for shah regim west and usa & israel back
These all are paid for making this fake story😂😅 hahhaha he want to share money for spreading fake and wrong and for internal affairs but they failed 🤣😂 so they are worried they relatives in iran🤣😂 they all are paid and former west and usa back shah supporter🤣😂
Is it just what Iran does, or that there is some sort of Islamic mindset (the religion) behind all this? Is Islam truly a peaceful religion or is it just a cover-up? Many questions, few answers.
If khamnai's son does wrong ther is no relaxation for him because There roles are islamic rules there is no relaxation for for any govt official but in your western countries and America there is no rule there is nothing for humanity whoch we watching in whole media how all west and America support israel for killing womens and children how west countries including America treated with pro Palestinian protesters this all makes you people and spread propaganda about iran internal Afferenc inshallah you will fail in your mission who you are doing for israel and west. 😅😂 you people are puppets
It is completely western propaganda😅😂 how play the role to make a fake story
I is completely western propaganda😅😂 how play the role to make a fake story
روانش شاد😢💔 مرد بزرگی بود. لعنت به حکومت جنایتکاری که صدای حقیقت رو میخاد خاموش کنه. ولی نمیتونه. به امید آزادی ایران🙏
Propaganda I’m sure Israel sponsored this documentary to be aired on DW.
😂😂..the stupidest propaganda I've ever seen..
زم عزیز یادت و راهت همیشه زنده هست❤/مطمئن باش روزی خیانتکاران ازجمله کسانیکه تورافریب دادند وبه عراق کشاندند تاوان سختی میدهند❤
When western are doing against something in iran it means iran is right path . God bless Islamic republic of iran who are not puppet of western like shah.
Labbayik ya Rasool Allah
Labbayik ya Hussein
Labbayik Rehber Khomeini
Labbayik ya Islamic republic of Iran
Love the Iranian culture from India.
For sure his father was a killer and a thief
Him and his family or his grandfather or grandparents never worked a day in his life family for the past 400 years
After minutes 32 just lying , how come he is alive if he is not one of them , don’t let them play you read more about them
Minute 32 he says IRGC is bale to kille everyone who is against them but not him , haha so he is proving he is one of them !!!!