{"id":26678,"date":"2019-09-15T15:17:42","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T14:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/issues\/human-rights\/26678-exhibition-outside-u-s-congress-remembers-victims-of-iran-s-1988-massacre"},"modified":"2023-01-20T19:58:45","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T18:58:45","slug":"exhibition-outside-u-s-congress-remembers-victims-of-iran-s-1988-massacre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/exhibition-outside-u-s-congress-remembers-victims-of-iran-s-1988-massacre\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition Outside U.S. Congress Remembers Victims of Iran&#8217;s 1988 Massacre"},"content":{"rendered":"<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53848\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_Eliot_Engel.jpg\" alt=\"Rep. Eliot Engel at tribute to victims of Iran&#039;s 1988 massacre\" title=\"Rep. Eliot Engel at tribute to victims of Iran&#039;s 1988 massacre\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_Eliot_Engel.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_Eliot_Engel-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_Eliot_Engel-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_Eliot_Engel-696x522.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n<p>Iranian-Americans participated in a rally, vigil, and photo exhibition on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Thursday to remember the 30,000 victims of  we thank Chairman of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HouseForeign?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HouseForeign<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepEliotEngel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepEliotEngel<\/a> for joining us at this memorable event.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USAdarFarsi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@USAdarFarsi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MEastMatters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MEastMatters<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FRANCE24?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FRANCE24<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/th3NAW0TEt\">pic.twitter.com\/th3NAW0TEt<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 OIAC (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1172296062654132224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"und\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tjTyDxjPAs\">https:\/\/t.co\/tjTyDxjPAs<\/a><\/p>\n<p> \u2014 OIAC (@OrgIAC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OrgIAC\/status\/1172297499014569984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<p>Participants called on U.S. lawmakers to hold accountable the religious despots who are committing these atrocities. They urged the U.S. to raise the need to hold perpetrators of the 1988 massacre accountable at the United Nations.<\/p>\n<p>Various international media organizations covered the event, including Voice of America.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>Some 30,000 political prisoners, mainly affiliated to the opposition People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran, were executed in 1988 based on a fatwa by Khomeini.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1988_massacre_US_congress\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53849\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress.jpg\" alt=\"1988 massacre US congress\" width=\"800\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress-300x146.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1988_massacre_US_congress_2\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_2.jpg\" alt=\"1988 massacre US congress 2\" width=\"800\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_2.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_2-768x374.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_2-696x339.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1988_massacre_US_congress_3\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53851\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_3.jpg\" alt=\"1988 massacre US congress 3\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_3-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1988_massacre_US_congress_4\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53852\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_4.jpg\" alt=\"1988 massacre US congress 4\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"1988_massacre_US_congress_5\" class=\" size-full wp-image-53853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_5.jpg\" alt=\"1988 massacre US congress 5\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_5.jpg 510w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/1988_massacre_US_congress_5-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Background on Iran&#8217;s 1988 Massacre:<\/strong><\/p>\n<li>More than 30,000 political prisoners were&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/26639-paris-remembers-iran-s-1988-massacre-urges-un-action-to-stop-the-ongoing-crime-against-humanity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">massacred in Iran<\/a>&nbsp;in the summer of 1988.<\/li>\n<li>The massacre was carried out on the basis of a fatwa by Khomeini.<\/li>\n<li>The vast majority of the victims were activists of the opposition People&#8217;s Mojahedin (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/pmoi-mek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PMOI, Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK<\/a>).<\/li>\n<li>Death Commissions approved all the death sentences.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/24399-protests-against-u-n-speech-by-iran-regime-s-minister-implicated-in-mass-executions?highlight=WyJhbGlyZXphIiwiYWxpcmV6YSdzIiwiYXZhZWkiLCJhdmFlaSdzIiwiYWxpcmV6YSBhdmFlaSJd\">Alireza Avaei<\/a>, a member of the Death Commissions, is today Hassan Rouhani\u2019s Justice Minister.<\/li>\n<li>The perpetrators of the 1988 massacre have never been brought to justice.<\/li>\n<li>On August 9, 2016, an audiotape was published for the first time of <a 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