Legacy of a dictator: Iran's 30,000 murdered, then and now
Legacy of a dictator Irans 30,000 murdered, then and now By Hassan Mahmoudi July 14, 2017 -- In the wake of the 30th anniversary of the massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in summer of 1988 in Iran, the people of Iran and especially families of the victims are still waiting for justice and an international tribune. In the summer of 1988, the political prisoners were systematically executed in almost two months. In a barbaric two-month purge, prisoners, including teenagers as young as 14, were loaded onto trucks in groups and hanged from cranes. During the past three decades, the regime blocked all attempts to investigate the extent of the massacre. They even went farther to cover up the crimes by toppling and damaging cemeteries and headstones of martyrdom graves with bulldozers. In Iran, there is no criminal justice system or government institutions deterring crime or sanctioning those who violate laws with criminal penalties....