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Unfortunately, Iran is also known for the public executions carried out by the mullahs’ regime to install a climate of fear throughout the society.
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96 women have been executed in Iran under the “moderate” Rouhani.
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“Between late July & Sep 1988, Iranian authorities forcibly disappeared & extrajudicially executed thousands of prisoners for their political opinions & dumped their bodies in unmarked individual & mass graves. Minimum estimates put the death toll at around 5,000.”
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“By refusing to acknowledge the killings & fully disclose the victims' fate & whereabouts, the authorities have committed the crime of enforced disappearance under int’l law. The anguish caused to families by this ongoing crime constitutes torture.”
amnesty.org/en/latest/camp…
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These crimes cannot be ignored.
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The truth about ongoing crimes against humanity that have taken place since Iran's 1988 massacre. The Iranian opposition PMOI/MEK reports over 30,000 political prisoners were sent to the gallows, mostly its members and supporters.
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Iran’s 1988 massacre: Authorities violating torture prohibition through cruel treatment of victims’ families
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Iran’s former justice minister-Mostafa Pourmohammadi who sentenced thousands of political prisoners to death in 1988 literally defends his actions.
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More heart-breaking stories from the 1988 massacre victims’ families.
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"Iranian authorities must come clean about enforced disappearances & extrajudicial executions from 1988.”
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Taher Boumedra: @amnesty has issued a report on how the regime in #Iran is destroying the evidence of crimes that took place in 1988, particularly the mass graves. This is documented by @jvmifoundation, Amnesty Int’l & @hrw.
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@Alfreddezayas reiterated the urgency & importance of an independent inquiry commission in the crimes committed by the Iran regime in 1988.
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@ReElectCohen:
The 1988 massacre needs to be investigated. It needs to have justice brought in some way by the UN and the US.
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