The Fifty-Three

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Group of Iranian political prisoners

The Fifty-Three was a group of 53 Iranians arrested for involvement in communist political activities in 1937^[1] and brought to trial in November 1938 in the most sensational of the political trials held during the reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi.^[2] Some, such as Taqi Arani, died in jail—the rest were released in 1941.^[3]

The 53 Iranians arrested were:

Footnotes

^ Daniel, Elton L. (2001). The History of Iran. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313307318.
^ Abrahamian 1999, p. 48
^ Alavi, Bozorg (2009). 53 Nafar (Fifty-three People) (in Persian). Negah. ISBN 978-9643510688.

References

Abrahamian, Ervand (1999). Tortured Confessions: Prisons and Public Recantations in Modern Iran. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-21623-7.

[1] Daniel, Elton L. (2001). The History of Iran. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0313307318.

[Abrahamian_1999,_48-2] Abrahamian 1999, p. 48

[3] Alavi, Bozorg (2009). 53 Nafar (Fifty-three People) (in Persian). Negah. ISBN 978-9643510688.

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