Security forces of the Islamic Republic prevented the holding of a memorial ceremony for political and ideological prisoners executed in the summer of 1988 at the Khavaran cemetery. Informed sources told Radio Farda that the families and relatives of the executed individuals, who gathered around the Khavaran cemetery on Friday, September 6, were barred from entering the cemetery by security agents. The Khavaran cemetery, located in southeastern Tehran, is the burial site of unknown prisoners who were killed in the mass and sudden executions of the summer of 1988. Various sources have reported the number of these prisoners to be in the thousands. Most of them were members of groups such as the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, the Tudeh Party, and other leftist groups who had been tried and were serving their prison sentences. According to Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri, the then-deputy leader of the Islamic Republic, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini personally ordered the execution of 'those who insist on their hypocritical stance in prisons across the country.' Many of those executed were buried anonymously in mass graves at the Khavaran cemetery.
Security Forces Prevent Memorial Ceremony for Executed Prisoners of 1988 in Khavaran
Security forces in Iran prevented a memorial ceremony for political prisoners executed in 1988 from taking place at Khavaran cemetery. Families of the victims were denied entry, highlighting ongoing repression of dissent and remembrance of past atrocities. This incident underscores the regime's continued efforts to suppress discussions about its historical human rights abuses.
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📰 What Happened
Iranian security forces prevented a memorial for executed prisoners at Khavaran cemetery.
- Iranian security forces crackdown families and relatives of executed prisoners
- security agents bar families and relatives of executed individuals
💡 Why It Matters
📚 Background
The crackdown on memorials underscores the Iranian regime's intolerance of dissent.
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