Since the early days of the Islamic Revolution, Iran’s prisons and legal systems have been frequently used by the regime as a method to eradicate all its outspoken political opponents, as well as to instil terror into the population.
At the time of the 1988 massacre, many of those being hung, had been held in custody for several years, suffering under a horrific regime of torture and abuse…
At the time of the 1988 massacre, many of those being hung, had been held in custody for several years, suffering under a horrific regime of torture and abuse…
Countless numbers of these political prisoners had been incarcerated for organizing street demonstrations against Khomeini’s rule, or had spoken openly condemning it.While many others had committed no crime at all, except for having taken part in street demonstrations.
‘Sowing corruption on earth’
Having been convicted by revolutionary courts on charges as vague as “sowing corruption on earth” or “crimes against the Revolution”, all had been convicted without access to a lawyer, because whatever the outcome of any interrogation, their fate had been sealed anyway.
Out of the thousands of prisoners imprisoned, many should have been released years earlier due to the vague or minor crimes they had committed, but with Khomeini having issued a fatwa against the majority of these detainees, condemning them to death, very few would be walking free from the various prisons holding them.
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