To mark the 31st anniversary of chemical weapons attacks on Sardasht, a city in West Azarbaijan Province, Iranian Artist Forum in Tehran is holding an exhibition of paintings dedicated to the specific Iraqi war crime.
On June 28, 1987, former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein ordered his military to drop what is believed to have been mustard gas bombs on the northwestern city in two separate bombing runs on four residential areas, which killed 100 plus civilians and injured hundreds.
Iran and Iraq fought a bloody war that lasted for eight years (1980-88) and killed an estimated one million people on both sides.
According to the Persian website Mehr News Agency, on show are 18 paintings created by 18 young artists (all under 35) on the subject of raising public awareness about international conventions related to the prohibition of chemical weapons and the role of victims of poison gas attacks.
Artists Jamal Arabzadeh and Nasrin Atiqehchi have selected the paintings for the show from among 150 works by 100 artists.
Organized jointly by Tehran Peace Museum and Online Art Gallery, the exhibit will remain open through July 10.
IAF is situated at the Honarmandan (Artists) Park on Iranshahr Street, Taleqani Avenue.
