UPDATE: Sunni prisoners believed to have been mass executed today in Iran

NCRI - According to information from Iran's notorious Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran, the mullahs' regime is believed to have mass executed Sunni prisoners on Tuesday.

Their families had been informed to go to the prison before 15.00 (local time) on Tuesday to visit them for a final time.

One of the families who were on route to the the prison were called in the middle of the road and told that they should instead collect the body of their loved one from the morgue.

Another report from the family of a victim said the families were told to visit their loved ones for a final time in the prison before 15.00. When the family arrived at the prison, they were told to go instead to the coroner's office to collect the body of their loved one who had already been executed.

List of names of 28 Sunni prisoners who had been forcibly moved out of Hall 10 of Ward 4 in Gohardasht Prison in the afternoon of Monday, August 1, 2016:..............http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/20810-25-sunni-prisoners-believed-to-have-been-executed-today-in-iran

PMOI supporters in Iran prison summoned after secret mass executions

NCRI – At 17.30 (local time) on Tuesday, August 2, 2016, prison wardens in the notorious Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran, summoned numerous political prisoners who support the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK). This move came just hours after the mullahs’ regime is believed to have mass executed more than 20 Sunni prisoners in the notorious jail.

The political prisoners who were summoned included PMOI (MEK) supporter Afshin Baymani.

Mr. Baymani was subsequently transferred to an unknown location.

Gohardasht Prison is currently on a state of alert with a heavy security presenc.............http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/20812-pmoi-supporters-in-iran-prison-summoned-after-secret-mass-executions

Maryam Rajavi: Mass execution of Sunni prisoners is a crime against humanity and its perpetrators must be brought to justice

Maryam Rajavi called the execution of a large number of Sunni prisoners in Gohardasht Prison, "an appalling crime against humanity." The Iranian Resistance's President-elect extended her sincere condolences to the families of the victims, the Sunni community and all the people of Iran. She called on Iranian youths to stage protests against such barbaric crimes and to rise up in support of and in solidarity with the families of the victims.

She also urged Shiite and Sunni clergies around the world to not remain silent vis-à-vis this major atrocity and denounce Ali Khamenei, the great enemy of the people of Iran and the region, for his anti-human and anti-Islamic crimes.

Maryam Rajavi added: The mullahs' anti-human regime carried out the mass execution of our Sunni brothers on the anniversary of the 1988 massacre of 30,000 political prisoners in Iran. They are trying in vain to contain the volatile social atmosphere and popular protests by terrorizing the public.

The NCRI President-elect pointed out: The 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran is the biggest crime of its kind since World War II. The clerical regime's crimes systematically committed over the past 37 years are all examples of crime against humanity, war crimes or genocide. And how the international community reacts to these crimes is its great test.........http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/ncri-statements/president-elect/20813-maryam-rajavi-mass-execution-of-sunni-prisoners-is-a-crime-against-humanity-and-its-perpetrators-must-be-brought-to-justice

52 youths awaiting execution in Tehran Prison

NCRI - At least 52 youths under the age of 32 are awaiting the implementation of their execution sentences in Greater Tehran Prison (Fashafouyeh Prison), according to reports from the prison.

Among these death-row inmates, 32 are imprisoned in Section 1 and another 20 are incarcerated in Section 2 of the prison.

According to informed sources, over 100 death-row prisoners in Unit 2 of Ghezel-Hesar Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran, who engaged in a series of strikes and rioting have been transferred to Fashafouyeh Prison.....http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/20807-52-youths-awaiting-execution-in-tehran-prison

UPDATE: Sunni prisoners believed to have been mass executed today in Iran

NCRI - According to information from Iran's notorious Gohardasht (Rajai-Shahr) Prison in Karaj, north-west of Tehran, the mullahs' regime is believed to have mass executed Sunni prisoners on Tuesday.

Their families had been informed to go to the prison before 15.00 (local time) on Tuesday to visit them for a final time.

One of the families who were on route to the the prison were called in the middle of the road and told that they should instead collect the body of their loved one from the morgue.

Another report from the family of a victim said the families were told to visit their loved ones for a final time in the prison before 15.00. When the family arrived at the prison, they were told to go instead to the coroner's office to collect the body of their loved one who had already been executed.

List of names of 28 Sunni prisoners who had been forcibly moved out of Hall 10 of Ward 4 in Gohardasht Prison in the afternoon of Monday, August 1, 2016:

Kaveh Veysi
Taleb Molki
Behrouz Shah-Nazari
Barzan Nosratollah-Zadeh
Farzad Shah-Nazari
Varya Qaderi-Fard
Keyvan Momeni-Fard
Alam Bamashti
Seyyed Jamal Seyyed-Moussavi
Edris Ne'mati
Ahmad Nasiri
Mokhtar Rahimi
Yavar Rahimi
Pourya Mohammadi
Farzad Honarjou
Shahram Ahmadi
Farshid Nasseri
Amjad Salehi
Omid Peyvand
Arash Sharifi
Kaveh Sharifi
Shahu Ebrahimi
Abdollah Sharifi
Jamal Qaderi
Omid Mahmoudi
Mohammad Gharibi
Fouad Yousefi
Keyvan Karimi

Anniversary of Khomeini’s 1988 Fatwa and Massacre in Iran

London, 26 Jul - On the anniversary of the massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, July 26, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) looks back on the events that led to tens of thousands of political prisoners held in jails across Iran being summarily and extra-judicially executed in 1988.

“There are strong indications that Khomeini’s fatwa, which led to the massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, was issued on July 26, 1988”, according to the NCRI.

Further, “The Iranian regime has never acknowledged these executions, or provided any information as to how many prisoners were killed.”

However, “By the time it ended in the autumn of 1988, some 30,000 political prisoners, the overwhelming majority activists of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), were slaughtered.”

An article published July 26, explains how during the final phases of the Iran-Iraq war, Khomeini, judging imminent defeat, took his revenge on the political prisoners by issuing religious decrees ordering executions of the “unrepentant” and those unwilling to collaborate with the regime.

The article says that Iran’s then-Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini decreed: "Whoever at any stage continues to belong to the Monafeqin (the regime’s derogatory term to describe the PMOI/MEK) must be executed. Annihilate the enemies of Islam immediately.”......http://www.iranfocus.com/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30671:anniversary-of-khomeini-s-1988-fatwa-and-massacre-in-iran&catid=5:human-rights&Itemid=110

Anniversary of Khomeini’s fatwa which led to 1988 massacre in Iran

NCRI - In the summer of 1988, the Iranian regime summarily and extra-judicially executed tens of thousands of political prisoners held in jails across Iran. This massacre was carried out on the basis of a fatwa by the regime’s then-Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini.

There are strong indications that Khomeini’s fatwa, which led to the massacre of some 30,000 political prisoners in Iran, was issued on July 26, 1988.

The Iranian regime has never acknowledged these executions, or provided any information as to how many prisoners were killed.

The majority of those executed were either serving prison sentences for their political activities or had already finished their sentences but were still kept in prison.

Some of them had previously been imprisoned and released, but were again arrested and executed during the massacre.

The wave of massacre of political prisoners began in late July and continued unabated for several months.

By the time it ended in the autumn of 1988, some 30,000 political prisoners, the overwhelming majority activists of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), were slaughtered.....http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/human-rights/20768-anniversary-of-khomeini-s-fatwa-which-led-to-1988-massacre-in-iran