The 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran: Eyewitness Accounts, Heydar Yousefli
My name is Heydar Yousefli, a member of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). I was arrested twice and was sentenced to a total of 12 years in prison. During the massacre of political prisoners, the situation was totally different, in my opinion, than the circumstances before the 1988 massacre. And the difference, in […]
Khavaran, the Symbol of Seeking Justice in Iran
According to Khomeini’s fatwa in the summer of 1988, more than 30,000 political prisoners were executed in Iranian prisons from late July to mid-autumn 1988 in Tehran and other cities and secretly buried in mass graves in often unknown locations. More than 90 percent of those executed were members and sympathizers of the People’s Mojahedin […]
Seventh Day of the Trial of Hamid Noury, the Executioner of the 1988 Massacre, at the Durrës Court in Albania — November 18, 2021
Coinciding With the 41st Court Hearing in Albania, Freedom-Loving Iranians, Supporters of the MEK in Sweden, Staged a Rally in Front of Stockholm Court Thursday, November 18, 2021 — The seventh session of the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, held in the city of Durrës, Albania, with the presence of the plaintiffs and witnesses, members of […]
The 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran: Eyewitness Accounts, Hassan Ashrafian
I am Hassan Ashrafian, who became familiar with the MEK after the anti-monarchical revolution in 1978, and I started my activities with the MEK in Abadan in 1979. In 1981, I went to Tehran and took part in the demonstration of June 20, 1981, where I witnessed how the regime suppressed the peaceful demonstrations of […]
The Iranian Regime’s Impunity Needs to End Once and for All, Aban Tribunal’s Message
The Iran Atrocities Tribunal was held by a group of human rights advocates in London recently. Known as the ‘Aban Tribunal’, the five days of sessions were held to investigate the crimes against humanity committed by the Iranian regime during its brutal crackdown of the November 2019 uprising and were attended by the families of […]
Sixth Day of the Trial of Hamid Noury, the Executioner of the 1988 Massacre, at the Durrës Court in Albania — November 17, 2021
Coinciding With the 40th Court Hearing in Albania, Freedom-Loving Iranians, Supporters of the MEK in Sweden, Staged a Rally in Front of Stockholm Court Wednesday, November 17, 2021 — The sixth session of the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, held in the city of Durrës, Albania, with the presence of the plaintiffs and witnesses, members of […]
The 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran: Eyewitness Accounts, Hossein Farsi
My name is Hossein Farsi. I was a political prisoner from 1981 to 1993. I was held in Evin, Ghezelhesar, and Gohardasht prisons. I was arrested on charges of supporting the Mojahedin-e-Khalq, MEK, and conducting political activities with respect to the MEK. In 1988, when the massacre happened, I was in Gohardasht Prison and spent […]
Fifth Day of the Trial of Hamid Noury, the Executioner of the 1988 Massacre, at the Durrës Court in Albania — November 16, 2021
Coinciding With the 39th Court Hearing in Albania, Freedom-Loving Iranians, Supporters of the MEK in Sweden, Staged a Rally in Front of Stockholm Court Tuesday, November 16, 2021 — The fifth session of the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, began in the city of Durrës, Albania, with the presence of the plaintiffs and witnesses, members of […]
The 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran: Eyewitness Accounts, Mahmoud Royaei
My name is Mahmoud Royaei. I spent 10 years in the prisons of Ghezelhesar, Gohardasht, and Evin. During the massacre, I was at Gohardasht Prison. It was around January at Gohardasht when we noticed some relocations and particular confrontations. These confrontations led to the segregation of prisoners. It was the initial measure for the massacre. […]
Fourth Day of the Trial of Hamid Noury, the Executioner of the 1988 Massacre, at the Durrës Court in Albania — November 15, 2021
Coinciding With the 38th Court Hearing in Albania, Freedom-Loving Iranians, Supporters of the MEK in Sweden, Staged a Rally in Front of Stockholm Court Monday, November 15, 2021 — The fourth session of the trial of the executioner Hamid Noury, began in the city of Durrës, Albania, with the presence of the plaintiffs and witnesses, members of […]
