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In mid-1988, Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran ordered the execution of thousands of political prisoners. These executions happened all over Iran and lasted about five months, beginning in July. [ 8 ] : 8, 13 They took place in at least 32 cities across the country, and were carried out without any legal authority.
Pages in category "1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Hedayatollah Hatami (c. 1914 - September 1988) was an Iranian man who was allegedly hanged during the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.He was one of at 1,000 people identified in a United Nations Human Rights Commission Special Representative's Report entitled "Names and Particulars of Persons Allegedly Executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran from July–December 1988 ...
Sweden freed former Iranian official Hamid Noury, who had been convicted for his part in a mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in 1988. Sweden and Iran exchange prisoners in breakthrough ...
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The 1988 mass executions came at the end of Iran’s long war with Iraq. After Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini accepted a United Nations-brokered cease-fire, members of the Iranian ...
1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners (27 P) A. Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Iran (54 P) Pages in category "Political prisoners in Iran"
DUBAI (Reuters) -Iran said on Monday it would keep seeking the release of a former Iranian official sentenced in Sweden to life in prison over a mass execution of political prisoners in Iran.