Gohar Eshghi

Gohar Eshghi is a civil activist, one of the Iranian Complainant Mothers and the mother of Sattar Beheshti, Iranian blogger who was killed in November 2012 due to severe torture while in custody of the Islamic Republic security forces in Iran. After the death of her son she made many efforts to bring his killers to justice.

Quotes

• For a religion that wants to kill people, after eighty years, I will remove my hijab.
  • IranWire
• Sattar (my son) wanted a free Iran, eliminating poverty, and happiness of people.
  • VOA

External links

• "Gohar Eshghi" Autobiography profile - Iran Wire