Ahmad Raoof Bashardoost was amongst the 30,000 victims of the Iranian mullahs’ madness in the summer of 1988 |
The West's indifference to Iran's historic crimes lets my brother's killers get away with murder.
By Massoumeh Raouf
International Business
Times August 30, 2017 14:53 BST
On a cold day in March 1988, my
colleague came to me and said "Masoumeh, Masoumeh, you have a
letter".
Receiving a letter is a routine
for most people, but not for me. I was a former political prisoner in Iran and
had been sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment in the city of Rasht in northern
Iran. I was able to escape the prison miraculously and cross Iran's borders in
a completely non-standard fashion. In the midst of a severe crackdown on
dissent in Iran, it was very risky to send me a letter.