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One Person’s Story

Yusef Alyari

About

Age: 39
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Non-Believer
Civil Status: Single

Case

Date of Killing: August 14, 1984
Location of Killing: Evin Prison, Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Unknown charge

About this Case

Mr. Yusef Alyari is one of the 12,028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) on September 6, 1985. The list includes individuals, affiliated with various opposition groups, who were executed or killed during clashes with the Islamic Republic security forces from June 1981 to the publication date of the magazine. The additional information about him is taken from the book "Our Martyrs on the Path to Freedom" by Rah-e Kargar Publications.

Mr. Alyari was born in Tabriz. He was a law student at National University of Tehran and a political activist. In 1970, when he was serving in the military in a village near Tabriz, he was arrested and released six months later. In 1973, he was arrested again and condemned to six years imprisonment. He was released during the revolution. Mr. Yusef Alyari co-founded the Rah-e Kargar Organization and a member of the Organization’s Central Committee. He was in charge of the provinces for awhile. Once during the summer of 1981, he was arrested and released.

"Rah-e Kargar" or the "Revolutionary Workers Organization of Iran" was established in the summer of 1979. The Organization was founded by individuals from various leftist groups who rejected the idea of armed struggle and believed in political action. They introduced themselves as Marxist-Leninists, promoting a socialist revolution and the leadership of the proletariat. They differed with the pro-Soviet communist party, Tudeh, in that they opposed the Islamic Republic and Ayatollah Khomeini's leadership.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are unknown. According to the above book, Mr. Yusef Alyari was arrested while on Karaj road in August of 1983. He was taken to Evin Prison.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

No information is available on Mr. Yusef Alyari’s charges.

The validity of the criminal charges brought against this defendant cannot be ascertained in the absence of the basic guarantees of a fair trial.

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution contains no evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available about the defendant’s defense.

Judgment

No specific information is available about the defendant’s execution. According to the above source, Mr. Yusef Alyari was executed by a firing squad at Evin Prison on August 14, 1984. He wrote in his will: "Mother, I wanted to take care of you and make you happy. But, as you see, it didn't happen. You know that this is a willing death."

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