Iran Uses Executions to Establish New Order
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Terrorism
- Subcategories: Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Human Rights, Violence
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Middle East, Iran
- Date: 1979-1985
Article abstract: Iran under the rule of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini had a poor record in human rights, including countless deaths of the young, underage children, political figures, and members of religious minorities, particularly of the Baha’i faith.
Summary of Event
Until 1979, Iran was under a monarchy headed by the self-styled shah, Reza, the son and successor of a minor officer who had sought to establish a new dynasty, the Aryan Pahlavis. The shah sought to modernize Iran as a Western state and establish it as a major regional power. The shah...
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