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Second Official Admits to Iran’s 1988 Massacre of MEK Political Prisoners Written by  Shamsi Saadati  on  31 July 2019 . A second Iranian regime official has admitted to the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. Ali Razini, the Deputy of Legal Affairs and Judicial Development of the Judiciary,  spoke  to the Jamaran website, which is close to the family of Khomeini, on July 29, 2019, and confirmed that the extrajudicial killings were carried out on Khomeini’s order “without being held up by red tape.” He said the trials that led to the massacre was one of Khomeini’s last major decisions. Razini explained that on July 24, 1988, Khomeini issued a secret decree about holding emergency trials under the pretext of “investigating war crimes” and that Razini was appointed as head of this court. Razini said: “One of the most important benefits of this edict was that the opponents who had taken part in the Mersad Operation were dealt with by ...

The Litigation Movement Justice for victims bahar mehr Joining this movement, for humanity and human values  With the beginning of August and the anniversary of the 1988 massacre, Purmohammadi, a former minister of the so-called Mullahs' Justice, defended the 1988 massacre in an interview last week, saying in an attack on the petition movement: "We have not settled our accounts with the Mojahedin yet. We will take this into account after the filing. No joke either. Of course, Pourmohammadi's talk was evident in his fear of the activities of the Mujahideen rebel centers and the widespread support for the Mojahedin in the community and environment created after the inquest movement began inside. The widespread image of this criminal regime must now be revealed, and in particular, Pourmohammadi's speeches should reveal the true face of this bloody regime's repression and antichrist, and attract the attention of the international community. Spe...

Iranian regime official admits extrajudicial executions of opponents July 30, 2019 Ali Razini, a judiciary official admitted on July 29, 2019, that extrajudicial executions in summer 1988 were carried out on Khomeini’s emphatic order “without being held up by red tape.” Deputy of Legal Affairs and Judicial Development of the Judiciary,  Ali Razini  considered the trials that led to the extrajudicial executions of thousands of political prisoners as one of Khomeini’s last major decisions. Speaking to Jamaran, a website close to the family of Khomeini, Razini examined the circumstances that led to the issuance of the decree. He also explained how the executions had benefited the regime. On July 24, 1988, Khomeini issued a secret edict to hold emergency trials under the pretext of “investigating war crimes.” He appointed Ali Razini as head of this court. The complete text of this secret edict was divulged three months later by the Iranian Resistance. In t...

Former Iranian Justice Minister Defends 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners 30 JULY 2019   By Jubin Katiraie Iran’s former justice minister has defended the  1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners  in the media recently. Mostafa Pourmohammadi, who served in the cabinet of President Hassan Rouhani until 2017, told state-run Mosalas Magazine that the regime was “at war” and should not be expected to follow “legal procedures and consider citizen’s and human rights”. He then  described  the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI or MEK ), whose members and supporters were the main victims of the massacre, as “the worst kind of enemy”. He said: “They have destructed our image in the whole world. In the past 40 years, nothing has happened against us that the [MEK] did not play a direct role in.” Pourmohammadi, who is now Advisor to Iran’s Judiciary Chief, was in 1988 a member of the notorious “Death Commission” in Tehran, which s...

Iranian political prisoner marks 1988 massacre 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran Reported by PMOI/MEK Iran, July 30, 2019 -  Iranian political prisoner Mrs. Fatemeh (Houri) Ziaie sent a message on the anniversary of the  1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners  by the regime of Iran. Below are excerpts of her message, in which she commemorated the memory of those “freedom-lovers who said no to tyranny and kissed the noose.” There are some unforgettable chapters in history that will never be erased from our memories, such as the summer of 1988 when the blood of the most beloved and talented young people of our country was shed to strengthen an idea. Those freedom-lovers who kissed the noose and continued their journey with smiles on their faces; those relentless souls who were executed for defying the darkness and defending their beliefs.  Those days, no one realized what happened to those freedom-loving youth in the regime’s prisons;...

A Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs: The True Story of a Teenager Who Stood up to  the Mullahs’ Regime in Iran BOOK RELEASED ON JUNE 18 The true story of a teenager who stood up to the mullahs’ regime in Iran, recalled in the words of his surviving sister and told through drawn pictures. Ahmad, the hero of this story, was killed in 1988 at the age of 24, while in captivity but the perpetrators of the murder remain in key positions of power in Iran. The story of A Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs reveals to the reader the human tragedy facing millions of Iranians. With Ahmad, we can go through this tragedy, live it and try to understand why, and most importantly what can be done so that justice can be served, and freedom can be achieved by the Iranian people. “A Little Prince in the Land of the Mullahs  revives the little hero in the reader by telling the story of a brave young man who wants nothing more than to live the life that all boys and g...

Vast media coverage of the major Iranian demonstration in London RESISTANCE 7/29/2019 Over 3,000 PMOI-MEK supporters rallied in London to voice support for protests inside Iran – July 27, 2019 Reported by PMOI/MEK Iran, July 29, 2019  - A wide variety of media outlets have been providing continuous coverage to the 3,000-strong  London rally  held by supporters of the Iranian opposition group People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( PMOI/MEK ) in support of protests inside Iran and the initiative of regime change in Iran by the Iranian people. The London-based Ilaf website wrote, “British speakers called on their government to change its current policies of appeasement vis-à-vis Iran and adopt a firm stance, and recognizing the Iranian people’s democratic demands. They also called for an initiative to force the Iranian regime to provide democracy, respect  human rights , end-all executions, stopping all warmongering activities, exporting of...

Political Prisoner’s Open Letter About Iran’s 1988 Massacre Written by  Hamideh Taati  on  30 July 2019 . Iranian political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared has written an open letter on the 1988 anniversary of the massacre of political prisoners in Iran, criticising the West for their silence on the matter, noting that those responsible still hold positions of power in the Regime, and asserting that those two things are connected. She wrote: “Anyone who [remains] silent and fails to speak out against injustices [or] decides to pursue appeasement [betrays] human cognizance and freedom of choice. This destroys the gem that exists in all human beings and distinguishes human beings from all other living creatures. Your concealing of this crime, remaining silent about it, and encouraging the masterminds and perpetrators of the massacre of Iran’s valiant children, have emboldened the religious fascism in suppression and warmongering.” Akbari Monfared, who is being h...

Senior regime official defends 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran Mostafa Pourmohammadi, former judiciary minister in the cabinet of Hassan Rouhani, President of the mullahs’ regime in Iran, blatantly defended the mass execution of political prisoners in 1988. When asked by the state-run Mosalas Magazine about the 1988 mass executions and the “slander” directed at the regime for the massacre,  Mostafa Pourmohammadi , who was pivotal in the executions in Tehran, said that the regime was “at war” and no one should expect it to follow “legal procedures and consider citizen’s and human rights” at a time of war. He called the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran ( MEK ), whose supporters and members were the main victims of the mass executions, “the worst kind of enemy”. “They have destructed our image in the whole world. In the past 40 years, nothing has happened against us that the Monafeghin (a derogatory term used for the MEK) did not play a direct role i...

The conference, “1988 Massacre in Iran, perpetrators must be TRIED” Litigation for the 1988 Massacre Political Prisoners. Trial of Perpetrators of Massacre. View image on Twitter Masoud Dalvand @Masoud_Dalvand2 Litigation for the # 1988Massacre Political Prisoners. Trial of Perpetrators of Massacre in an International Court. # Iran 's regime executed some 30,000 # PoliticalPrisoners in the 1988 Massacre. We will urge the world community to hold the perpetrators accountable. # WeSupportMEK 18 4:08 PM - Jul 15, 2019 16 people are talking about this Twitter Ads info and privacy Iran’s regime executed some 30,000 political prisoners in the 1988 Massacre. We will urge the world community to hold the perpetrators accountable. At the Call-for-Justice for  # 1988Massacre  Conference demanding prosecution of its perpetrators and masterminds at an international court – Ashraf 3. ...