VOA Persian: Private commemoration held for political prisoners executed in 1980s

A mourner pays respects at Khavaran cemetery near Tehran. (RFE/RL)

The families of political prisoners executed in the 1980s held a commemoration ceremony on Friday. The families of the prisoners wrote a letter to Iran’s president saying they considered the "right to mourning" a basic right, but they received no response other than the continued closure of the Khavaran cemetery's doors.

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