Omid Memorial
The men and women whose stories you can read on this page are now all citizens of a silent city named Omid ("hope" in Persian). There, victims of persecution have found a common life whose substance is memory.
Omid's citizens were of varying social origins, nationalities, and religions; they held diverse, and often opposing, opinions and ideologies. Despite the differences in their personality, spirit, and moral fiber, they are all united in Omid by their natural rights and their humanity. What makes them fellow citizens is the fact that one day each of them was unfairly and arbitrarily deprived of his or her life. At that moment, while the world watched the unspeakable happen, an individual destiny was shattered, a family was destroyed, and an indescribable suffering was inflicted.
Brigadier General Gholamhossein Ala'i…
Loyal to country, loyal to Shah, is the impression he made on those close to him. He never opted to leave, once the events of 1979 made him vulnerable.
Zabihollah Naru’i…
Zabihollah Narue’ei was tried and sentenced to death in a mass trial that took only 30 hours. What did judicial officials pursue: justice or revenge?
Mehdi Karami…
The Karamis lived in the northwest ofTehran, in a neighborhood called Jannat-Abad. The family lost him one evening, three days after the election, not far from home.