Majid Kavousifar was an Iranian civilian who, with his nephew Hossein Kavousifar, killed judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi in August 2005. Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi was one of several judges of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court, that sentenced more than 2800 to 3800 [1] political prisoners to execution in 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.[2] The mass executions were largely thought to be a political purge with Operation Mersad preceding the executions.
Kavousifar and his nephew, Hossein Kavousifar, were hanged in public in August 2007 in a Tehran square. Hossein Kavousifar looked distressed as he awaited his execution, but his uncle gestured to him and smiled in an attempt to reassure him. Majid Kavousifar showed no remorse to Iranian police officers in his last words, telling them "I reached the point at which I decided to eradicate any injustice." According to Tehran's public prosecutor, the two were also convicted of armed robbery.[3]
After the execution, Kavousifar became a symbol of the fighting against tyranny in Iran.[4] Photos of his execution went viral in the late 2010s with fictional stories like "a Christian got executed in a Muslim country" or "a guy who stole from banks and gave it to poor people."
HangingWithYoMom on January 5th, 2022 at 13:59 UTC »
Majid Kavousifar was an Iranian civilian who, with his nephew Hossein Kavousifar, killed judge Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi in August 2005. Masoud Ahmadi Moghaddasi was one of several judges of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Court, that sentenced more than 2800 to 3800 [1] political prisoners to execution in 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.[2] The mass executions were largely thought to be a political purge with Operation Mersad preceding the executions.
Kavousifar and his nephew, Hossein Kavousifar, were hanged in public in August 2007 in a Tehran square. Hossein Kavousifar looked distressed as he awaited his execution, but his uncle gestured to him and smiled in an attempt to reassure him. Majid Kavousifar showed no remorse to Iranian police officers in his last words, telling them "I reached the point at which I decided to eradicate any injustice." According to Tehran's public prosecutor, the two were also convicted of armed robbery.[3]
After the execution, Kavousifar became a symbol of the fighting against tyranny in Iran.[4] Photos of his execution went viral in the late 2010s with fictional stories like "a Christian got executed in a Muslim country" or "a guy who stole from banks and gave it to poor people."
Link to photo at around time of recorded death:
https://c8.alamy.com/compfr/txte7n/majid-kavousifar-28-est-pendus-en-public-dans-le-centre-de-teheran-iran-le-2-aout-2007-kavousifar-a-ete-condamne-pour-le-meurtre-de-hassan-moghaddas-un-procureur-adjoint-de-ligne-dure-et-chef-de-l-orientation-cour-a-teheran-qui-a-ete-abattu-par-deux-hommes-tandis-que-d-entrer-dans-sa-voiture-en-aout-2005-photo-d-upi-mohammad-kheirkhah-txte7n.jpg
Del_Duio2 on January 5th, 2022 at 17:07 UTC »
OP's username tho
earic23 on January 5th, 2022 at 19:37 UTC »
It's very "a beautiful life" sad when you realize that he's smiling and waving to his nephew who was distressed that he was also going to be executed.