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Iran turns mass grave of 1979 revolution victims into parking lot
short by Disha Jana / on Saturday, 6 September, 2025
Iran is converting Lot 41, a mass grave in Tehran's Behesht-e Zahra cemetery where thousands executed after the 1979 Islamic Revolution were buried, into a parking lot. Satellite images show ongoing paving work, sparking criticism for erasing evidence of mass killings. Officials claim the parking will serve visitors to a nearby newly planned burial site for Iran-Israel war victims.
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