Iran : Hunger strike in London against the massacre of political prisoners in 1988 at the order of Khomeini

Hunger strike held outside Downing Street to condemn mass execution in Iran

Explain: In the summer of 1988, in a matter of a few months, 30,000 political prisoners were massacred upon a fatwa by Khomeini, the Iranian regime's leader. Based on this fatwa, all the prisoners who were still loyal to the opposition People's Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK)and refused to renounce it were executed. Many of the victims were serving their sentences or had even finished them. The fatwa was subsequently extended to other prisoners. A delegation called, the Death Commission, was

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METRO - Toby Meyjes

The protest is being held in reaction to the death of at least 20 Sunni inmates at Gohardasht Prison near capital Tehran on Wednesday, on the anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of 30,000 liti in 1988.

The execution was slammed by the National Council of Resistance in Iran (NCRI) which is hoping to use the hunger strike in Whitehall to pressure the Foreign Office to openly criticise it.

The protest also takes place 28 years after the execution of potentially tens of thousands of dissidents by Iranian authorities.

As well as achieving support from the UK government, the campaigners also hope to secure a similar missive from the UN Security Council and UN Human Rights Council.

Hossein Abedini, a spokesman for the NCRI, told metro.co.uk: that there is a lot of concern a similar execution to the one in 1988 could take place.

‘The situation in Gohardasht and other parts of Iran has really worsened,’ he said.

‘I think its really very important [we get UK Government support] because a large number of MPs and Lords recently issued a statement and calling for cross-party support concerning Iran.

‘There is a lot of concern about the brutal hangings and torture.
The protest is being held in reaction to the death of at least 20 Sunni inmates at Gohardasht Prison near capital Tehran on Wednesday, on the anniversary of the state-sanctioned killing of 30,000 political prisoners in 1988.

The execution was slammed by the National Council of Resistance in Iran(NCRI)

which is hoping to use the hunger strike in Whitehall to pressure the Foreign Office to openly criticise it.

The protest also takes place 28 years after the execution of potentially tens of thousands of dissidents by Iranian authorities.