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One Person’s Story

Ma'sumeh Darabi

About

Age: 17
Nationality: Iran
Religion: Islam
Civil Status: Single

Case

Date of Killing: October 6, 1981
Location of Killing: Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province, Iran
Mode of Killing: Shooting
Charges: Participating in an anti-regime demonstration; Counter revolutionary opinion and/or speech; Fighting against the revolution/blocking the path of God

About this Case

The information about the execution of Ms. Ma'sumeh Darabi was released in a communique issued by the Ahvaz Revolutionary Tribunal and published in the newspaper, Jomhuri Eslami, on October 8, 1981. Ms. Darabi had alleged contacts with a Muslim opposition organization named Forqan. Ms. Darabi was also one of the 1,533 executed prisoners listed by the Association of Iranian Women of Koln (Germany).

Arrest and detention

The circumstances of this defendant’s arrest and detention are not known.

Trial

No information is available on the defendant’s trial.

Charges

Ms. Ma'sumeh Darabi was charged with "being actively in touch with the Forqan organization"; "distributing banned publications"; posessing "membership to team houses"; and "assaulting security forces"

Evidence of guilt

The report of this execution does not contain information regarding the evidence provided against the defendant.

Defense

No information is available on Ms. Darabi's defense.

Judgment

Ms. Darabi was found guilty by the Ahvaz Islamic Revolutionary Tribunal. She was executed on Tuesday, October 6th. No further information is available on her conviction, sentence, and execution.

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