In 2003 a construction crew uncoverd a mass grave in Sanandaj, Iran. The mass grave lay in the grounds of an old courthouse that was being converted into a commercial area. Intelligence officials threatened construction workers to stay quiet.
A newspaper that reported the discovery was forcibly shut down. construction on site went ahead. The mass grave site now forms part of a crowded shopping area in Sanandaj.
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