Iranian official accused in 1988 massacres of political prisoners, including journalists, goes on trial in Stockholm

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) hails the start of the trial in Stockholm of Hamid Noury, an Iranian official who held a senior position at a prison near Tehran when hundreds of prisoners, including journalists, were executed there in 1988. RSF contributed to the Noury investigation and will attend the trial, which is due to open tomorrow (10 August).



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