▁prison ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁served ▁two ▁years . ▁ ▁Ex plan ation ▁The ▁kill ings ▁have ▁been ▁bl amed ▁on ▁forces ▁trying ▁to ▁put ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁the ▁Iran ian ▁reform ▁movement ▁and ▁its ▁effort ▁to ▁create ▁" c ult ural ▁and ▁political ▁open ness ." ▁Sh ir in ▁Eb adi ▁spec ul ates ▁that ▁the ▁mur ders ▁were ▁done ▁by ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁means ▁and ▁sur re pt it iously ▁to ▁avoid ▁any ▁connection ▁between ▁them ▁and ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁community . ▁Pre vious ▁mass ▁kill ings ▁by ▁the ▁regime ▁" had ▁black ened ▁the ▁reputation " ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁and ▁h inder ed ▁Iran ' s ▁efforts ▁to ▁provide ▁jobs ▁and ▁resources ▁for ▁its ▁growing ▁population ▁and ▁" re build ▁itself " ▁after ▁the ▁Iran – I ra q ▁War . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁media ▁The ▁events ▁surrounding ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁inf am ous ▁assass in ations , ▁the ▁My kon os ▁restaurant ▁assass in ations ▁and ▁subsequent ▁trial , ▁were ▁exam ined ▁by ▁Ro ya ▁H ak ak ian ▁in ▁her ▁book ▁Ass ass ins ▁of ▁the ▁Tur qu o ise ▁Palace . ▁ ▁The ▁event ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 ▁writers ▁in ▁the ▁bus ▁and ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁writers ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁formed ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁Moh amm ad ▁Ras ou lo f ' s ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁film ▁Man us cript s ▁Don ' t ▁Burn ▁( , ▁transl it .  