Former political prisoners recount executions, torture, death sentences, and the systematic destruction of an entire generation of political prisoners in Iran’s prisons.
The 1988 massacre...
A parliamentary conference in Australia marking the 38th anniversary of Iran’s 1988 massacre highlighted the continuing pattern of executions and repression—and the international demand...
Amnesty International documented how officials implicated in the 1988 massacre continued to occupy senior positions, while victims’ families faced intimidation, silence, and retaliation.
The 1988...
The 1988 massacre was carried out through so-called "Death Commissions" that bypassed every principle of due process, deciding the fate of thousands of political...
Long before the executions began in the summer of 1988, Iran's prison system underwent systematic preparations that reveal the massacre was a carefully organized...
The campaign for justice over the 1988 massacre of Iran's political prisoners did not begin decades later. It started while the executions were still...
The 1988 massacre of political prisoners remains the Iranian regime's deepest historical wound, fueling a nationwide justice movement that has outlived its architects and...
New evidence and survivor testimonies indicate that the 1988 massacre of political prisoners was the culmination of a months-long, coordinated operation involving prisoner classification,...
Post-war surge in executions of political prisoners revives fears of a deliberate pattern rooted in the 1988 mass killings
In the weeks following the cessation...
Hossein Mousavi Tabrizi’s record underscores decades of systemic human rights abuses rooted in the early years of the clerical regime
The death of Hossein Mousavi...
In a powerful act of civil resistance, the families of the 1988 massacre victims transform repression into a renewed political message of defiance.
The first...
UNGA Resolution Marks First Global Recognition of Iran’s 1988 Massacre Amid Escalating Executions
In a historic development, the Third Committee of the United Nations General...
LONDON – On the occasion of the World Day Against the Death Penalty, international parliamentarians, human rights advocates, and former officials convened in London...
