Two Decades Later, Still No Justice For Iran s Chain Murders Of Intellectuals
December 12, 2020 15:37 GMT
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On November 20, 1998, journalist and translator Majid Sharif left his mother s home in Tehran for a run. He never returned.
A few days later, his mother identified his body at a morgue. Sharif was found dead on a street in the capital. His death certificate said he died of a heart attack.
His suspicious death came amid the killings of several dissidents that were believed to be politically motivated and carried out by operatives of the intelligence service.
The victims were intellectuals and political activists who had publicly criticized Iran s clerical establishment and state censorship. They had received threats and/or faced interrogations prior to their deaths. Some had been abducted and killed. Others were savagely slain in their homes.