Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

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Omid, a memorial in defense of human rights in Iran
One Person’s Story

Shamsoddin Amir Shahkarami

About

Age: 27
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Non-Believer
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: October 3, 1981
Location of Killing: Esfahan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Unknown charge

About this Case

The information regarding Mr. Shamsodin Amir Shahkarami’s execution was sent to Omid via electronic forms by a person familiar with this case and by a friend and cellmate of his. The sender of the second form spent a year with Mr. Amir Shahkarami in prison during the Shah period.

According to his cellmate, Mr. Amir Shahkarimi was probably born in 1950 in Esfehan to in farmer family and held a high school diploma. He was involved in a religious movement in Esfehan in the previous regime and he was imprisoned. In prison he was introduced to Marxism and later he joined the Rah-e Kargar Organization.

This execution was also reported in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 1985. The list includes 12028 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.

"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 identified 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

Mr. Shamsoddin Amir Shahkarami had been arrested and imprisoned under the previous regime. After the Islamic Revolution he was arrested again, probably in 1981 in Esfehan, as a member of the Reh-e Kargar Organization. No further information is available about his arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

The charges against this defendant are not mentioned.

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Amir Shahkarami's defense.

Judgment

The details of verdict leading to this execution are not known. Mr. Amir Shahkarami was executed in Esfehan in 1981.

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