in 1988, the iranian government, led by ayatollah khomeini, ordered thousands of political prisonersbe killed. my father was amongst those killed. i was just two years old. now, for the first time in over 30 years, one of the perpetrators of the killings is on trial, a government official called hamid nouri. this is hamid nouri. he is the first member of the islamic republic ever to stand trial outside iran for atrocities committed in iran. protestors chant. less than 15 hours til verdict and everyone is so anxious. iraj mesdaghi was a political prisoner at the time of the 1988 prison massacre. an estimated 5000 prisoners were killed. iraj survived. ever since, he's vowed to bring those responsible to justice. and he just found out one of the prison officials, hamid nouri, was planning to come to sweden. iraj contacted lawyers who interviewed witnesses, assembled a case and tipped off the swedish authorities. he sings. back in iran, hamid nouri was celebrating his upcoming trip. radio plays upbeat music. i travelled to stockholm to cover the trial for bbc persia. hamid nouri was accu

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september, 11th, people have been sentenced to death and more than 18000 arrested supreme leader, ayatollah khomeini. his niece is one of his harshest critics. ah, it's difficult to get a full picture of life in iran right now. but when a video is published, the eyes of the world are on it. not since the islamic revolution have the iranian people made, their voices heard so loud and clearly and at such great risk to their lives. ah, hawkins, i'm on on with among the fiercest critics video, the supreme leaders own nice. i'm a very dame would at cammie, has spoken out harshly against her uncle, and called on foreign governments to cut all ties with terror on the you missed the boy draw a is on her yours or the that can oh, free people be with us and support us though that you government stop supporting this murderous and child killing regina gordon. dangerous words in the islamic republic for where she was arrested for he. for a day more at cammie is currently in jail and iran, where according to her lawyer, she'll spend the next 3 years opposition to the supreme leader runs in the family ferry day. m

equating you know any , form of protest or any, form of protest or criticism the leadership of ayatollah khomeinin the 21st century and this notion you know a mediaeval notion that any level of criticism against the state is actually an act against god a war against god is slightly worrying if we consider that, you know , all western that, you know, all western capitals are still willing to discuss the jcpoa for example, we are willing to engage in negotiation with the state that has no respect all value for human life and is quite willing to shoot children and women in the face when they protest for their basic human rights. it is right. it's a catastrophe. what is happening catherine is happening in iran. catherine can you explain how quickly this process was put through. as i understand it, process was put through. as i understand it , the parents understand it, the parents weren't expecting to happen. it was pushed through . and people was pushed through. and people are questioning sort of the trial and what he was accused with . well like i said, enmity with. well like i said, enmity against