{"id":323081,"date":"2024-08-08T16:12:51","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T15:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323081"},"modified":"2024-08-08T19:10:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T18:10:06","slug":"as-iran-commemorates-the-1988-massacre-regime-continues-its-killing-spree-with-impunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/human-rights\/as-iran-commemorates-the-1988-massacre-regime-continues-its-killing-spree-with-impunity\/","title":{"rendered":"As Iran Commemorates the 1988 Massacre, Regime Continues Its Killing Spree with Impunity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As thousands of Iranians worldwide honor the victims of the massacre of political prisoners in the summer of 1988, the regime under the new president Massoud Pezeshkian has escalated its repressive tactics, setting a grim record for executions. On August 7, at <\/span>least 29 prisoners<\/span><\/a> were executed in a single day\u2014the highest number in years. The executions included 26 inmates in Ghezel Hesar Prison and three, including two women, in Karaj Central Prison. The day before, Reza Rasaei, a political prisoner arrested during the 2022 uprising, was hanged in Kermanshah. Since the regime\u2019s sham elections, 87 citizens have been killed by the state.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite condemnations and statements of concern by the international community, the regime’s confidence in impunity remains steadfast. For many years, the UN Special Rapporteur Javaid Rehman has emphasized that systemic impunity has enabled the regime to perpetuate its brutal approaches. “Institutional impunity and the absence of a system for accountability for violations of human rights permeate the political and legal system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The absence of accountability derives from various deficiencies within State structures, including negating the principles of rule of law and separation of powers,” Prof. <\/span>Rehman stated<\/span><\/a> in his report.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This entrenched impunity has allowed key figures responsible for past atrocities to continue their repressive actions. Failing to hold the regime accountable for the 1988 massacre has enabled it to perpetuate its brutal suppression of dissent to this date.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For 3 decades, the int\u2019l com.has been silent over the #1988massacre<\/a>. The mullahs have continued with impunity to violate human rights in Iran, launch terrorist operations, and wage wars in the Middle East and other countries. Now, the time has come to end this silence. pic.twitter.com\/NIDTA1EN6S<\/a><\/p>\n

— Maryam Rajavi (@Maryam_Rajavi) August 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n