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Let Us Water the Flowers

The Memoir of a Political Prisoner in Iran
  • ISBN-13: 9781616144494
  • Publisher: GLOBE PEQUOT
    Imprint: PROMETHEUS
  • By Jafar Yaghoobi
  • Price: AUD $38.99
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  • Availability: This book is temporarily out of stock, order will be despatched as soon as fresh stock is received.
  • Local release date: 14/08/2011
  • Format: Paperback 409 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Biography & True Stories [B]
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This title provides the true, compelling, and often harrowing story of one man's experience of being a political prisoner in Iran. In the summer of 1988, the Islamic Republic of Iran began a systematic execution of political prisoners. In great secrecy, the bodies of thousands of victims were transported to mass, unmarked graves. For more than two decades, the Iranian government has tried to hide the existence of these graves, and as recently as January 2009 has attempted to destroy evidence of their whereabouts. Amnesty International has estimated the death toll could be as high as 10,000. Dr. Jafar Yaghoobi experienced the terrible ordeal of being a political prisoner in Iran between 1984 and 1989. Against all odds, he survived the wave of state-sponsored killings. "Let Us Water the Flowers" is his personal memoir of the events of that terrible time combined with testimonials of other prisoners who shared their experiences with the author.
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