Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI)
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Speaker of the Majlis (Parliament) and Deputy Commander of the Armed Forces, the de facto number two official of the regime after Khomeini.
Present post and occupation: Chairman of the State Expediency Council; member of the Assembly of Experts (the highest decision-making body of the regime, tasked with selecting the Supreme Leader’s successor):
Rafsanjani was President of Iran from 1989 until 1997. He was Chairman of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011.
Latest Update
Mass murderers are running Iran’s judiciaryBy Clerk on September 15, 2019
NGOs urge UN to end impunity over Iran’s 1988 massacreBy Clerk on August 14, 2019
Amnesty International urges UN to investigate Iran’s 1988 massacreBy Clerk on August 14, 2019
Nine NGOs urge UN to investigate Iran’s 1988 massacre of political prisonersBy Clerk on August 8, 2019
Amnesty International’s 2018 report on the 1988 massacreBy Clerk on August 8, 2019
NGOs urge UN to investigate 1988 massacre in IranBy Clerk on July 21, 2018