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Mansoureh Behkish (Persian: منصوره بهکیش) is an Iranian human rights activist.[1] She lost six family members during the 1988 executions of Iranian political prisoners.[2][3][4][5] Behkish is an active member of the social justice groups Mothers and Families of Khavaran and Mothers of Laleh Park, two groups that raise awareness for politically motivated killings, detainments, and forcible disappearances in Iran.[3]
In February 2018, Behkish was sentenced to 7.5 years in jail for "propaganda against the state" and "collusion against the country". These were added to a previous 4.5 year sentence from 2011 for "assembling and conspiring with the intent to harm national security" and "propaganda against the system".
- ^ Dehghan, Saeed Kamali (13 April 2012). "One Iranian human rights activist released, another sentenced to jail". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-06-16 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Mother Who Founded Group Memorializing Massacred Political Prisoners of 1988 Summoned to Court After Flight Ban". Center for Human Rights in Iran. 2016-10-28. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ a b "IRAN: SUBMISSION TO THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURE REGARDING REPRESSION OF WOMEN HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS" (PDF).
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