Abdorrahman Boroumand Center

for Human Rights in Iran

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

Kianush Bahadori

About

Age: 24
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Single

Case

Date of Killing: December 5, 1984
Location of Killing: Masjed Soleyman, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting

About this Case

The information about Mr. Kianush Bahadori has been sent to Omid by a relative via an electronic form. Mr. Bahadori is one of the 12028 individuals listed in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization in 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.

Arrest and detention

The details of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known. A friend of Mr. Bahadori, who had been already arrested, gave the authorities information about Mr. Bahadori, leading to his arrest. (This individual was also executed.) Mr. Bahadori was kept in the Masjed-e Soleyman prison and had weekly visits with his family.

Trial

There is no information regarding this trial.

Charges

According to the available information, the charge against Mr. Bahadori was that he allegedly knew the location, where the arms of the Mojahedin Khalq Organization were hidden.

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

No information is available concerning the evidence presented against the accused.

Defense

No information is available concerning Mr. Bahadori’s defense.

Judgment

No specific information is available about the verdict leading to this execution. Mr. Kianush Bahadori was shot by a firing squad in Masjed-e Soleyman on December 5, 1984. The authorities demanded the cost of the bullets from his family.

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