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stated in his will, which was written moments prior to his execution: “I write these words in the last moments of my life, and I can say that I am completely calm... I lived my life and at the end of my life, which perhaps could not have been longer, I’m calm, happy and relaxed.”
"Interrupted Lives" is a traveling exhibit that tells the story of Iranian students who have been punished for expressing their beliefs. Thousands have been victims of politically motivated arrests or executions during the past three decades.
This timeline examines four decades of persecution of lawyers in Iran. It is the first phase of a project that seeks to provide an understanding about the root causes for systematic persecution of human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers and others who have called for reform.