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One Person’s Story

Abdollah Afsari

About

Age: 31
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Non-Believer
Civil Status: Unknown

Case

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

About this Case

The information about Mr. Abdollah Afsari is taken from the book Our Martyrs in the Path to Freedom by Rah-e Kargar publications, copyright 1988. He was born in Mameqan near the city of Tabriz. He began his political activities prior to the 1979 Revolution and was imprisoned twice. During the Revolution, he was released from the prison and co-founded the Rah-e Kargar Organization. In 1979, he was responsible for managing this Organization in Azarbaijan. He served as a member of the Organization’s Central Committee.

This execution was also reported in an addendum to the Mojahed magazine (No 261), published by Mojahedin Khalq Organization (MKO) 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 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 source, Mr. Afsari was arrested in Tehran in May 1983. During his year and half imprisonment, he was so severely tortured that he was paralyzed by the time of his execution.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

No information is available on Mr. Afsari’s charges.

Evidence of guilt

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

Defence

No information is available about the defendant’s defence.

Judgment

No specific information is available about the defendant’s execution. According to the Rah-e Kargar book, Mr. Afsari was executed by a firing squad in the Evin Prison in the fall of 1984.

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