Report of the 26th Conference on the Killing of Political Prisoners in the Sixties
On Saturday, September 14, 2019, the 26th conference on the killing of political prisoners in the 1960s was held in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden.
Shahin Pouyan opened the program with a political and justice-seeking manifesto against the Islamic Republic, remembering Mother Lotfi, who passed away in February of this year, and the mothers who preceded her, and honoring the mothers who remain and continue to hold high the banner of justice. Fariborz Fakhari, a Kurdish artist and companion of the 1960s gatherings in Stockholm, played basso-soprano pieces at the end of the audience’s applause, which was performed in honor of the victims of the 1960s.
The program continued with a memory that Reza Pourkarimi shared about his time in prison in the 1960s, and a speech by Pardis Shafafi. Pardis spoke about “The Relationship between Anthropology and Advocacy.” Sahar Mohammadi was the next speaker on the program, who spoke under the title “Advocacy Movement and Advocacy from a Legal Perspective.” Before her, Fatan Jokar shared a memory of his time in prison in the 1960s.
The second part of the program was opened by Fariborz with a performance of pieces in memory and in honor of the victims of the 1960s. Shora Makaremi was the last speaker of the program, who gave a speech entitled “Is litigation the only way to seek justice?” Before him, Ahmad Mousavi shared a memory of his time in prison in the 1960s.
The final part of the 26th gathering was a live musical performance by renowned Stockholm-based artist Rostam Mirlashari and two of his fellow musicians. The various parts of the program were enthusiastically received by the audience.
The program of the 26th gathering, like the previous years, was completely different and had a special significance. This time, three young women of the second generation in exile, without having experienced the 1960s, spoke about the killing of political prisoners in this decade and the legal action in relation to it. They have combined the killing of political prisoners in this decade with their profession and research, and have included people’s courts as the most popular means of legal action in the context of academic discussions and topics such as law, anthropology, and ethnography. Their belief in legal action for the killing of political prisoners in the 1960s and their emphasis on the People’s Court of Iran Tribunal as the most appropriate legal action in Iran is so deep and strong that they can be considered the heirs of the generation of fighters of the 1960s and the mothers and families of the Khavarans in the field of legal action. Another highlight of the 26th gathering on the killing of political prisoners in the 1960s was the presence of two generations of activists from the 1960s and the younger generation together.
Law of Iranian Political Prisoners (in Exile)
September 19, 2019 equals September 28, 2019