Following the massacre of political prisoners by the Islamic regime of Iran in the summer of 1988, a large number of former Iranian political prisoners established the Association of Iranian Political Prisoners in March of 1989. Association of Iranian Political prisoners(in Exile)("AIPP in Exile") is the abroad organisation of the Association of Iranian Political prisoners. The AIPP(in Exile) was formed by a number of the founders of the AIPP, who were forced to flee Iran and live in exile, in June 1994. AIPP(in Exile) has members in 11 countries and is currently active in Sweden, Holland, Germany, Australia, U.S.A, Canda, England and pakistan.