Justice for Victims of 1988 Massacre in Iran (JVMI)
Position at the time of 1988 massacre: Head of Supreme Judicial Council
Present post and occupation: Head of Mofid Seminary and a religious authority
He was first to receive Khomeini’s death decree and he was fully aware of the 1988 massacre. He was the highest judicial authority during the massacre of of some 30,000 political opponents of the regime in 1988.
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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
US Congress passes bill recognising 1988 massacre in IranBy Clerk on April 27, 2018