Khavaran cemetery
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Khavaran cemetery is a cemetery located in South East of Tehran
. It was used as a graveyard for the religious minorities such as Christians, and recently Bahá'ís
, and also as a mass grave
site for political prisoners executed in the 1988 mass executions
On January 25, 2009 it was alleged that the Khavaran cemetery had been demolished by the regime, sparking condemnation from Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi
and Iran's most prominent dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri
.
The portion of the cemetery in which the political prisoners are buried is colloquially known as "لعنتآباد" (lanat-abad, the damned place).
Abdolmalek Rigi
has been buried in this cemetery after execution by hanging
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...
. It was used as a graveyard for the religious minorities such as Christians, and recently Bahá'ís
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
, and also as a mass grave
Mass grave
A mass grave is a grave containing multiple number of human corpses, which may or may not be identified prior to burial. There is no strict definition of the minimum number of bodies required to constitute a mass grave, although the United Nations defines a mass grave as a burial site which...
site for political prisoners executed in the 1988 mass executions
On January 25, 2009 it was alleged that the Khavaran cemetery had been demolished by the regime, sparking condemnation from Iranian Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi
Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer, a former judge and human rights activist and founder of Defenders of Human Rights Center in Iran. On 10 October 2003, Ebadi was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her significant and pioneering efforts for democracy and human rights, especially women's,...
and Iran's most prominent dissident cleric Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri
Grand Ayatollah Hossein-Ali Montazeri
Grand Ayatollah Hussein-Ali Montazeri Najafabadi was a prominent Iranian scholar, Islamic theologian, Shiite Islamic democracy advocate, writer and human rights activist. He was one of the leaders of the Iranian Revolution in 1979...
.
The portion of the cemetery in which the political prisoners are buried is colloquially known as "لعنتآباد" (lanat-abad, the damned place).
Abdolmalek Rigi
Abdolmalek Rigi
Abdolmajid Rigi or Abdolmalek Rigi was the leader of Jundallah, an Islamist Sunni militant organization based in the Sistan and Baluchestan Province of southeast Iran, until his capture and execution in 2010 by the Iranian government.-Biography:Born in 1983, Abdolmalek Rigi is from the Regi tribe...
has been buried in this cemetery after execution by hanging