Mansoureh Behkish

Mansoore Behkish was a member of the so-called Mourning Mothers who have lost their children to executions during the 1980s and especially the summer of 1988. She is also a supporter of “Laleh Park Mothers” and has been repeatedly summoned, arrested and banned from leaving the country

• <coverage-outsourcing id='20771'> Siamak Asadian, married to Mansoore Behkish’s sister, was killed in a clash. He was a central committee member of the People’s Fadian Guerilla Organization of Iran </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20770'> Mohammad Behkish was killed in a clash. He was a member of People’s Fadian Guerilla Organization of Iran (PFGOI) </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20775'> Zahra Behkish, sister to Mansoore Behkish, was killed. Some cases says this was due to “eating a cyanide tablet” or “torture during arrest” </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20773'> Mohsen Behkish, brother to Mansoore, was arrested in 1983 due to his membership in People’s Fadian Guerilla Organization of Iran and was hanged in 1985 </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20774'> Ali Behkish, brother of Mansoore Behkish, was arrested as a sympathizer of the PFGOI. She was killed in the year 1988 when there weew mass executions in Iranian prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20772'> Mahmood Behkish, Mansoore’s brother, had also been to jail during Shah’s time. He was released after thousands of political prisoners came out. In 1983, he was arrested due to membership in People’s Fadaian organization and was sentenced to 10 years in prison but was executed during the Summer massacre of 1988 after five years in prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20776'> According to Meli-Mazhabi website, Mansoore Behkish, a day after she attended a ceremony by the families of those killed in the summer of 1988 was arrested at her place of work in Karafarin Bank and was released after three days. A few months later, she was fired from her job </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20777'> According to the Meli-Mazhabi website, she was arrested in front of Lale Park together with 28 of the Mourning Mothers. Was held in the Vozara detention house until the Students’ Day in early December </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20765'> Was arrested in the airport, as he tried to leave Iran and received a ban from leaving the country </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20778'> Ms Mansoore Bekish, together with 29 of the mourning mothers, was arrested in Lale Park, according to Meli-Mazhabi website. Was released after a few days </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20761'> According to Hrana, Mansoore Behkish was identified and arrested at the intersection of Yousefabad and Fatemi avenues by an intelligence officer. After being sent to the security police, she was sent to Evin prison as an exceptional case </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20764'> According to Lale Park Mothers’ website, she was convicted of “propaganda against the regime and gathering and collusion against national security” and discretionarily sentenced to four and a half years </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20766'> Her lawyer saw the verdict of the appellate court. According to Lale Park Mothers’ wbriste, the appellate court changed the verdict to a discretionary sentence of six months and a suspended sentence of 3.5 years </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20769'> Nayere Jalali Mohajer, known as “Behkish Mother”, a member of Mourning Mothers and mother of Mansoore Behkish passed away. Five of her children and a son-in-law were executed or killed in the 1980s </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20768'> In an initial court at the Branch 26 of the revolutionary court headed by Mashallah Ahmadzad, Mansoore Behkish was convicted of “gathering and collusion against national security” due to “repeating the acts of recent years” and sentenced to 7.5 addtional years in prison </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='20767'> According to Akhbare Rooz, the appellate trial was held by the Branch 54 of the appellate court headed by Judge Babayi and with the presence of Morteza Kiayasati, the court advisor, prosecutor’s representative and supply lawyer. The trial confirmed the initial sentence </coverage-outsourcing>
• <coverage-outsourcing id='27777'> <reference source='https://ipa.united4iran.org/media/file_evidence/1_szbeca4.mp4'> Mansoore Behkish published a video to declare she is standing with the protesters of November 2019 and sympathizes with the families of those who died during the protests </reference> </coverage-outsourcing>