Iranian opposition leader : Crime against Humanity” exhibition – October 29, 2019 pic.twitter.com/4uc1PQgyqn
— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) October 30, 2019
“Their perseverance for the cause of freedom and their rejection of Khomeini and his regime inspired the whole nation to resist and remain steadfast.”
“They epitomize the true life of the Iranian nation. This is why their voices cannot be silenced, and their names are not forgotten. The more their story is told, the more it stays untold.”
“And it remains the untold secret of resistance of a nation, the resistance of the PMOI in the darkest era of Iranian history.”
“Indeed, if these Mojahedin and combatants had not made the ultimate sacrifice to safeguard freedoms, and if Massoud Rajavi had not challenged the evil and reactionary mullahs, what would have remained of Iran and Iranians?”
“Today, we bear on our shoulders the responsibility of seeking justice for them.”
“Today, fighting for freedom is our commitment, and the overthrow of the clerical regime is our responsibility. And we are not going to relent until we achieve this goal.”
“Seeking justice for these martyrs, for the victims of the 1988 massacre, and for all the oppressed people of Iran is a patriotic commitment.”
Mrs. Rajavi added: “This is a commitment and an unwavering pledge to achieve freedom. It is an unflinching commitment to overthrow the mullahs’ theocratic regime. This is my commitment and responsibility, and yours.”
Background to the 1988 massacre in Iran:
- More than 30,000 political prisoners were massacred in Iran in the summer of 1988.
- The massacre was carried out on the basis of a fatwa by Khomeini.
- The vast majority of the victims were activists of the opposition PMOI (MEK).
- Death Commissions approved all the death sentences.
- Ebrahim Raisi, a member of the Death Commissions, is today Iran’s Judiciary Chief.
- Alireza Avaei, a member of the Death Commissions, is today Hassan Rouhani’s Justice Minister.
- The perpetrators of the 1988 massacre have never been brought to justice.
- On August 9, 2016, an audiotape was published for the first time of Khomeini’s former heir acknowledging that that massacre took place and had been ordered at the highest levels.