The Massacre of Summer of 1988 in Iran: 5,000 Execution
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26 years
ago around this time, the most horrific crime was committed by the
Islamic regime in Iran and thousands of political prisoners were
executed during the month of July. The massacre went on in several
prisons around the country but Evin and Gohardasht prisons particularly
witnessed massacre in a much bigger scale. The
massacre of political prisoners in 1988 was deliberately planned to
remove the potential political opposition, terrorize general public and
prevent further protests and unrests in Iran. Click here for more information and here for clink to Amnesty International information.
26 years
ago around this time, the most horrific crime was committed by the
Islamic regime in Iran and thousands of political prisoners were
executed during the month of July. The massacre went on in several
prisons around the country but Evin and Gohardasht prisons particularly
witnessed massacre in a much bigger scale. The
massacre of political prisoners in 1988 was deliberately planned to
remove the potential political opposition, terrorize general public and
prevent further protests and unrests in Iran. Click here for more information and here for clink to Amnesty International information. 