{"id":28523,"date":"2021-11-10T08:11:21","date_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/?p=28523"},"modified":"2021-11-10T08:11:22","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T07:11:22","slug":"the-1988-massacres-impact-on-iranian-society","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iranfreedom.org\/en\/articles\/2021\/11\/the-1988-massacres-impact-on-iranian-society\/28523\/","title":{"rendered":"The 1988 Massacre\u2019s Impact on Iranian Society"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pictures of political prisoners who were massacred in 1988 in Iran<\/sup><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Thirty-three years after the brutal massacre<\/a> of over 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, the impacts of this event are still palpable in Iran today as many of the massacre\u2019s perpetrators are currently holding top positions in the regime, including the President Ebrahim Raisi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Council of Resistance of Iran<\/a> (NCRI) said<\/a>, \u201cMany analysts have already drawn conclusions about the incident, but their statements reveal a general lack of information about the real motives behind the fatwa that instigated the genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the summer of 1988, then-supreme leader Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa <\/a>to sentence thousands of political prisoners to death, which was implemented by \u2018death committees\u2019 who were ordered specifically target members and supports of the Resistance group, the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK)<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MEK <\/a>were charged with \u2018waging a war on god\u2019 for their opposing ideologies of Islam, accused of treason against the regime and classed as hypocrites. The charges placed upon them were the regime\u2019s attempts to tarnish their image and dissuade people from showing them support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NCRI said<\/a>, \u201cIn 32 words, Khomeini acknowledges the real motive behind the 1988 massacre<\/a>. Those who remained \u2018steadfast\u2019 in the MEK\u2019s ideals \u2014 namely freedom, democracy, and a tolerant form of Islam \u2014 were sentenced to death.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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