Continuing a Lengthy Campaign, Experts Urge Investigation Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre
Written by Shamsi Saadati, 6th May 2021 An organization called Justice for the Victims of the 1988 Massacre in Iran has released a new statement bearing the signatures of more than 150 experts on law and human rights, including 45 former United Nations officials. The statement reiterates a longstanding call to action by critics of the Iranian regime and…
Families Repeat Human Rights Experts’ Call for Investigation Into Iran’s 1988 Massacre
During the 1988 massacre, the Iranian regime killed an estimated 30,000 political dissidents over the course of several months, following a fatwa from then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khomeini which described the regime’s opponents as waging war on God himself. The main target of that edict and the resulting systematic executions was the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), which was and remains the leading…
Victims’ Families Urge Investigation into 1988 Massacre as Iran Moves to Destroy Graves
Written by Shahriar Kia, 5th May 2021 A group of Iranian expatriates has written a letter to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, reiterating a longstanding call for the international body to launch an investigation into a massacre of political prisoners that took place more than 30 years ago in Iran. The letter was motivated by reports of the Iranian regime’s…
Appeasement Enables the Iran Regime’s Ongoing Crimes Against Humanity
Written by NCR-Iran.org Editorial Board, 1st May 2021 As Western governments engage in negotiations with the Iranian regime on the nuclear dossier, it would be instructive to note how Tehran reacts to being given latitude and impunity in the context of appeasement. One of the most shameful and harmful consequences of the West’s policy of…