1. 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.
10 Facts About Gohar Eshghi
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Gohar Eshghi brought media attention to the circumstances of her son's death and caused a wide controversy in the ruling political system of Iran.
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Gohar Eshghi was born in 1946 in Neishabour, a city in northeast Iran.
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Gohar Eshghi was the second wife of Sardar Beheshti, with whom she had four children: Aliasghar, Sattar, Rahim and Sahar.
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Gohar Eshghi died under suspicious and unclear circumstances while in government custody, but it is believed that he died from suspected torture.
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Gohar Eshghi was among a group of women who met with former EU foreign-policy chief Catherine Ashton during her 2014 visit to Tehran.
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On December 9,2021, just before noon Gohar Eshghi was on her way to the cemetery to visit her son's grave when two riders approached her on a motorcycle and one of them attacked the elderly woman knocking her to the ground, causing her to sustain injuries to her head and face and lose consciousness.
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On December 11,2022, Gohar Eshghi announced in a video message that she and her family have been threatened by government agents.
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Gohar Eshghi emphasized that if anything happens to them, the Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei would be responsible.
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Gohar Eshghi added that the security forces have been threatening her for eleven years, but she and the people of Iran are ready to expel them and their master from the country.