35 Years Later, 1988 Massacre Has Important Lessons For Iran and The World

Iran marks the 35th year of the 1988 massacre, in which the mullahs’ regime executed more than 30,000 political prisoners in the span of a few months. Most of the victims were members and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK). Many have finished their sentences and were kept in prison because they had not abandoned their support for the PMOI. Others had been arrested for simple activities such as distributing the Mojahed newspaper. In many ways, the 1988 massacre has become a defining moment in the history of Iran. On the one hand, it shows the viciousness…