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| 29 JANUARY 1987 |
To all National Spiritual Assemblies
16.1 WITH HEAVY HEARTS ANNOUNCE ANOTHER EXECUTION IN IRAN. AFTER TWO YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT, MOSTLY IN SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, AND HAVING BEEN SUBJECTED TO MUCH TORTURE, AIMED AT HIS RECANTATION FAITH, MR AḤMAD KÁVIH WAS EXECUTED ON 26 JANUARY IN ISFAHAN BY FIRING SQUAD. HE WAS IN HIS MID FIFTIES AND A MERCHANT NO INFORMATION RECEIVED AS TO ANY TRIAL PRIOR HIS EXECUTION. . . .
- UNIVERSAL HOUSE OF JUSTICE
