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One Person’s Story

Gholamhossein Feyzabadi

About

Age: 27
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

Date of Killing: August 13, 1988
Location of Killing: Gohardasht Prison, Karaj, Tehran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Hanging
Charges: Counter revolutionary opinion and/or speech; War on God, God's Prophet and the deputy of the Twelfth Imam

About this Case

Mr. Hossein Feiz-Abadi is one of 1000 people identified in a UN Human Rights Commission's Special Representative's Report, "Names and particulars of persons allegedly executed by the Islamic Republic of Iran during the period July-December 1988," published January 26, 1989.

The report specifies that although 1000 names are mentioned, "in all probability" there were several thousand victims. "Most of the alleged victims were members of the Mojahedin. However, members of the Tudeh Party, People's Fedaiyan Organization, Rahe Kargar, and Komala Organization and 11 mollahs were also said to be among the alleged victims."

Mr. Feybadi is also listed among 3,208 members and sympathizers of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) whose execution was reported by the Organization in a book entitled Crime Against Humanity. This book documents the 1988-89 mass execution of political prisoners. Additional information was drawn from the Bidaran website and the MKO website. He was born in Arak in 1961. He was a student and a sympathizer of the MKO.

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on Mr. Feiz-Abadi’s trial.

Charges

No information is available concerning the charges against Mr. Feiz-Abadi.

Evidence of guilt

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

Defense

No information is available on Mr. Feiz-Abadi's defense.

Judgment

No information is available on the judgment or whether an appeal was allowed. Mr. Feiz-Abadi was executed in November, 1988.

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