In 1978, shortly before the revolution of 1979, the group hosted a large literary even that was essential in generating an atmosphere of dissent and political enthusiasm.
On September 8, 1996, 12 writers were blindfolded and transported to Evin Prison in Tehran after meeting at the home of Mansour Koshan, editor of the banned journal Takapoo, to prepare a new charter for the IWA.
Ebrahim Zalzadeh, former editor of the monthly literary journal Me'yar and owner of Ebtekar, was reported missing in February 1997 and his death was discovered in a Tehran morgue in March 1997.
During that decade, the murders were part of a state-sponsored organized crime campaign that mostly targeted intellectuals and political activists.
Security agents also seized all of the posters and souvenirs that members had prepared for the ceremony during the previous year, according to the article.