The testimony of the only Iranian survivor of the 1988 massacre

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Broadcast: On the morning of Tuesday, October 12, the 27th session of the trial of Hamid Nouri, one of those involved in the 1988 massacre, was held.

At this hearing, Ms. Khadija Burhani, the only surviving family member of the victims of the 1988 massacre, gave her video testimony from Albania.

In conjunction with Hamid Nouri's trial, the Free Iranians, the families of the victims of the 1988 massacre, and the supporters of the People's Mujahedeen demonstrated in Stockholm, Sweden, calling for the trial of the regime's leaders, especially Khamenei and Raisi.

Mrs. Khadija Burhani is the daughter of Syed Abul-Qasim Burhani, imam of the Great Mosque in Qazvin. Six of his sons were martyred for supporting the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran and fighting the mullahs' regime.

It is noteworthy that the Khomeini regime removed the religious dress of Abu al-Qasim Burhani, which was met with widespread rejection and opposition from the people of Qazvin who supported and supported him.

Khadija Burhani will testify before the Nuri court about the execution of her two brothers, Sayed Ahmed Burhani and Sayed Muhammad Hussein Burhani, who were martyred in the 1988 massacre, and what happened to her family as a result of these executions.

In court today, Ms. Khadija Burhani, who appeared with her lawyer Kenneth Lewis in a court in Durres, northwest Albania, on the Adriatic coast, testified about her two brothers who were executed in the 1988 massacre under Khomeini's fatwa.

First, Mrs. Khadija Burhani explained about the case of her brother “Syed Muhammad Husayn Burhani” that he was arrested in Qazvin on 25 April 1981, when she was 17 years old, and was sentenced to life imprisonment.

She added: "In May 1988, her two brothers, Ahmed and Hussein, were transferred from Shobin Prison in Qazvin to Gohardasht Prison in Karaj and were executed while serving their imprisonment."

Ms. Khadija Burhani then went on to describe her family’s fate, saying: “I was 12 years old when I was arrested. My father was a prominent cleric and imam of the Jamia Mosque, one of the two largest mosques in Qazvin. My mother was also arrested and tortured, and her leg was broken with a severe blow. My parents died as a result of The regime put pressure on our family."

Finally, Khadija Burhani added, "Despite the fact that my six brothers were martyred by the regime, which is very painful for me, they were all role models and teachers, and I am proud of them, and I will continue their path."

The court continues to hear the testimony of Hossein Seyed Ahmadi, whose two brothers were executed in the 1988 massacre.