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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Top Iranian Official Defends 1988 Massacre of Political Prisoners in Iran – February 2021By Clerk on February 28, 2021
Michelle Bachelet Urged To Launch UN Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on February 17, 2021
Khamenei Defends Fatwa Ordering 1988 Massacre in IranBy Clerk on February 1, 2021
Iran Supreme Court Judge Says Opponents Can Be Hanged ‘Without a Trial’By Clerk on January 27, 2021
Townhall Publishes JVMI Op-Ed on Trial in Sweden of Perpetrator of Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on January 19, 2021
Europe Must Finally Hold Iran Accountable for the 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on January 12, 2021
Call for a UN Commission of Inquiry Into Iran’s 1988 MassacreBy Clerk on January 11, 2021