World History

"Assassins of the Turquoise Palace"

Roya Hakakian

About the Program

Roya Hakakian talks about the 1992 killing of four Iranian-Kurdish dissidents in Germany and the trial that followed.  The government of Iran was implicated in the killing and all the European Union governments cut off relations as a result.  Hosted by Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida.    

About the Authors

Roya Hakakian

Roya Hakakian, founding member of the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center, is the author of "Journey from the Land of No."  Her work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal.  For more, visit: royahakakian.com.   


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"Assassins of the Turquoise Palace"

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Past Airings

  • Monday, December 26th at 2am (ET)
  • Saturday, December 24th at 2pm (ET)
  • Sunday, November 20th at 5pm (ET)
  • Saturday, November 19th at 11am (ET)
  • Sunday, November 13th at 2pm (ET)
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