Friday, January 18, 2013

URGENT APPEAL - For Ms. Mansoureh Behkish of Mourning Mothers of Iran - Summoned to Prison




URGENT APPEAL - For Ms. Mansoureh Behkish of Mourning Mothers of Iran - Summoned to Prison

January 18, 2013 - The Observatory has been informed by the Iranian League for the Defence of Human Rights (LDDHI) about the summoning of Ms. Mansoureh Behkish, a supporter of the “Mothers of Park Laleh” (the “Mourning Mothers” of Iran)[1], also known for fighting against the death penalty, to serve a prison sentence.

According to the information received, Ms. Mansoureh Behkish has been summoned by the Shahid Moqaddas Sentences Implementation Bureau to report herself to Evin prison in Tehran by January 29, 2013, at the latest where she will serve her sentence to six months in prison for “spreading propaganda against the system” (See background information attached).

The Observatory is deeply concerned about the summoning of Ms. Behkish, as it is arbitrary and clearly aims at sanctioning her legitimate human rights activities. The Observatory therefore calls upon the Iranian authorities to refrain from detaining Ms. Behkish as well as to immediately and unconditionally release all human rights defenders presently detained in Iran, and more generally to put an end to all forms of harassment against them.

URGENT APPEAL ://www.fidh.org/Imminent-arbitrary-detention-of-Ms-12771

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