Iran still seeks to erase the ‘1988 prison massacre’ from memories, 25 years on

Headline Title:  Iran still seeks to erase the ‘1988 prison massacre’ from memories, 25 years on 29 August 2013 The last time Jafar Behkish saw his brothers, Mahmud and Mohammad Ali, both political activists imprisoned in Iran, they only had 10 minutes to talk through a glass window.None of them imagined that it would be their last interaction or the horror that would unfold over the following months.A few weeks after that meeting in August 1988, without any warning, Iran’s prison authorities suspended all family visits. Televisions and radios were removed from the wards, delivery…

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