{"id":22844,"date":"2021-06-30T09:08:02","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T07:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=22844"},"modified":"2021-06-30T09:08:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T07:08:03","slug":"iran-calls-to-hold-raisi-accountable-for-1988-massacre-grow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/1988-massacre\/2021\/06\/iran-calls-to-hold-raisi-accountable-for-1988-massacre-grow\/22844\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran: Calls To Hold Raisi Accountable For 1988 Massacre Grow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Just days after the Iranian election, which saw Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi <\/a>named as the new president, calls to hold him accountable<\/a> for his role in the 1988 massacre<\/a> of 30,000 political prisoners and other human rights abuses have grown louder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent (and loudest) call came from United Nations Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran Javaid Rehman<\/a>, who made the case for an international investigation into the massacre when he spoke to Reuters on Monday, June, 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scoop \u2013 #UN<\/a> rights expert tells me he backs probe into #Iran<\/a> 1988 killings, role of President-elect #Raisi<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/9T1Vwl9w5r<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Stephanie Nebehay (@StephNebehay) June 29, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote>