- Khosrow Golsorkhi
Khosrow Golsorkhi (Persian: خسرو گلسرخي) also known as Khosro Golesorkhi (
22 January 1944 ,Rasht -18 February 1974 ,Tehran ) was anIran ian journalist, poet, andcommunist activisit inIran during theCold War .He was famous for his leftist poetry and was convicted with his friend,
Keramat Daneshian , a director, for plotting to kidnap theShah of Iran 's son. The military court was shown to the world because at the time of the trial the Shah was hosting the Conference forHuman Rights inTehran .Golsorkhi's execution was broadcast on state television. The court became a symbol of the Shah's dictatorship and hypocrisy, due to its content most of the trial proceedings was censored. After the 1979 revolution the entire trial was shown on public television, but again it was censored after the fall of
Mehdi Bazargan 's government.He was executed, and was acclaimed a hero by socialist Guerrillas because he wished not to be blind-folded.
Further reading
* Maziar Behrooz, "Rebels With A Cause: The Failure of the Left in Iran", I. B. Tauris (2000), ISBN 1860646301 pp.69-70
* [http://www10.rapidupload.com/d.php?file=dl&filepath=37841 Court download]
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