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The UN Human Rights Council published on 13 September 2016 a statement by five international NGOs on the 1988 massacre in Iran. The joint written statement, titled "The massacre of political prisoners in Iran in 1988 constitutes a crime against humanity", was submitted by the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, non-governmental organization in general consultative status, the Women's Human Rights International Association, France Libertes : Fondation Danielle Mitterrand, non-governmental organizations in special consultative status, International Educational Development, Inc., Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples, non-governmental organizations on the roster.

5 international NGOs urge UN to investigate Iran’s 1988 massacre

The UN Human Rights Council published on 13 September 2016 a statement by five international NGOs on the 1988 massacre in Iran. The joint written statement, titled “The massacre of political prisoners in Iran in 1988 constitutes a crime against humanity”, was submitted by the Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, non-governmental organization in general […]

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POLITICO: France’s Kouchner urges probe of 1988 Iran prison massacre

Former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner has called for an international probe into a 1988 killing of thousands of political prisoners in Iran. Kouchner told POLITICO Iran’s killing of political prisoners at the end of the Iran-Iraq war was likely a crime against humanity that needed to be investigated and prosecuted by the International Criminal

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Members of Iran’s ‘Death Commissions’ exposed

The Iranian resistance has released the names of senior members of the country’s current regime that it says were involved in the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners, the International Business Times reported. The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) has investigated and documented the names of 59 people currently holding high office in Iranian

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A mourner holds a poster of Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri at the cleric's funeral in 2009. (Associated Press).

An opponent of political violence was once set to lead Iran. One last quarrel changed it all.

The Washington Post has reported on the newly-released audiotape of Iran’s former deputy supreme leader who acknowledged that the massacre of political prisoners was ongoing in Iran. The following is the full text of the Washington Post’s report: The Washington Post An opponent of political violence was once set to lead Iran. One last quarrel

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