Free Republic

By Hassan Mahmoudi Before the parliamentary election, Raisi, head of Iran’s judiciary, accompanied by several judges paid a visit to Shar-e-Rey women’s prison. Raisi was a member of the “four-person death committee” during the mass execution of political prisoners in Iran in the summer of 1988. The visit, which was just a week before the parliamentary elections, was intended to be a propaganda act boosting the morale of those still loyal to the regime. About 6 months ago, the same prisoners who were visited by Raisi on 14 February had written a letter to the regime’s authority in charge of...