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They were our friends
Photos essay: Families gather to remember victims of 1988
prison massacres
Khavaran.com
September 2, 2005
iranian.com
...In the summer of 1988, the Islamic Republic took
the lives of thousands, nay, tens of thousands of the most conscious,
most decent loving human beings in our society who wanted nothing
but freedom and happiness for all. Do not think of these prisoners
as strangers among the people, no, you all know them: they were
our friends, our relatives. They were our sisters, our brothers,
our children, our folks, our comrades. Each and every one of them
was a family’s loved one; our loved ones. Some believed in
communism, some were religious. However, they had one thing in
common: they were all freedom-loving human beings; they were the
forerunners of freedom... -- Ashraf
Dehghani
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These are photos of victims' families who gathered
at Khavaran cemetery in southern Tehran Friday to mark the anniversary
of the 1988 prison massacres. If you have never heard about this,
do a google search for "Iran prison massacre" or visit khavaran.com. Also
see selected
letters from the victims written before their execution. Meeting
September 10, 2005 San Jose, CA
Remembering Summer of '88
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