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One Person’s Story

Faramarz Baqerpur

About

Nationality: Iran
Religion: Non-Believer
Civil Status: Married

Case

Date of Killing: 1983
Location of Killing: Sari, Mazandaran Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Unspecified execution method
Charges: Unknown charge

About this Case

The information about Mr. Faramarz Baqerpur was taken from an interview with a former cellmate who cooperated with the same political organization. Mr. Baqerpur was born in Qaemshahr. He was married and had a son. He was a sympathizer of the Fadaiyan Khalq Organization, Minority branch.

The Fadaiyan Khalq Organization, a Marxist Leninist group inspired by the Cuban Revolution and the urban guerilla movements of Latin America, was founded in 1971 by two communist groups opposed to the Pahlavi regime. Following the 1979 revolution, the Organization, which had renounced armed struggle, split over their support of the Islamic Republic and of the Soviet Union. The Fadaiyan Khalq Minority opposed the Islamic Republic and was active mainly in the political arena and the labor movement.

Arrest and detention

Mr. Baqerpur was arrested in the fall of 1982. No other information is available about the details of his arrest and detention.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

The charge brought against the defendant is not known.

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. Baqerpur’s defense.

Judgment

There is no information on the verdict leading to this execution. Mr. Baqerpur was executed in Sari in 1983.

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