Reactions to the assault on Gohar Eshghi; Hamed Esmailiyon: Bastardism, ignorance, and crime will not last.

ArminDecember 13, 2021

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After the publication of images and news about the attack on Gohar Eshghi, mother of Sattar Beheshti, by two unknown individuals in recent days, many social media users reacted to this attempt.

Sattar Beheshti was a blogger and labor activist who lost his life in the detention center of the Islamic Republic of Iran's police force nine years ago.

Masih Alinejad, an independent journalist and host of the Voice of America program Tablet, wrote on Twitter: "The wounded but steadfast gaze of Gohar Esgki, mother of Sattar Beheshti, is a symbol of the humiliation of a tyrannical government. The real thugs are this government that is so afraid of a mother who wants justice and resort to brutality to silence her."

Ms. Alinejad continued: “The face and voice of Gohar Eshghi symbolize the sorrow and strength of the mothers who seek justice in Iran.”

Hamed Esmailiyon, spokesman for the Association of Families of Flight 752 Victims, tweeted after the news of the attempt on Gohar Eshghi's life was published: "They told her mother she was laughing when we tortured her. Yesterday they reported to higher authorities that we also beat her mother on the way to the cemetery."

The tweet continued: "The rule of murderers will not last. Bastardism, ignorance, and crime will not last."

Batoul Hosseini, the mother of Behnam Mahjoubi Darvish Gonabadi, a prisoner who lost his life in Tehran's Loghman Hospital last year, also posted a picture of Gohar Eshghi after the attempt on his life and wrote: "Since the day Behnam said he saw the decline of humanity, I have seen the decline of humanity more and more. The day of reckoning is near and you will be tried in a just court, have no doubt."

Esmaeil Bakhshi, a labor activist and former prisoner, also posted a sketch of Ms. Eshghi's face on his Twitter account, writing that Gohar Eshghi was beaten because they were afraid of her.

Saeed Afkari, the brother of Navid Afkari, a wrestler executed in Iran, also reacted to the attack in a message on Twitter, writing: "You couldn't silence Sattar with your threats, you can't silence his mother either."

On the other hand, Saeed Dehghan, a lawyer, reposted a picture of Ms. Eshghi's injured face and bandaged head and wrote: "The image of seeking justice in the Islamic Republic system is a symbol of resistance among the people."

Earlier, Prince Reza Pahlavi reacted to the news of the attack on Sattar Beheshti's mother by posting a tweet, and posting a picture of Ms. Eshghi, he wrote: "The message of this photo is clear: Ali Khamenei, the leader of the terrorists in the region, is afraid of Sattar's just and steadfast mother."

The tweet continued: "An Iran is next to the gem of love."

On Friday, December 9, the Sattar Beheshti Foundation announced on its Instagram account, while publishing a picture of Ms. Eshghi, that an attempt was made on her life on December 9.

In a video posted on Saturday, December 10, just two days after the alleged assassination attempt on her, Gohar Eshghi said about the assassination attempt: "I was going to Imamzadeh, there were two people on a motorbike, one of them got off and pushed me onto the railings. Then I didn't understand where I was. I opened my eyes, regained consciousness and saw that I was in the hospital."

On Sunday, December 11, a day after the release of this video, in the first reaction of the authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the assassination attempt against Gohar Eshghi, Musa Ghazanfarabadi, in an interview with the news website "Asr Iran" and referring to the attack by unknown motorcyclists on Sattar Beheshti's mother, said: "The law must protect everyone living in the Islamic Republic of Iran; it makes no difference who they are, whether they are Muslim or non-Muslim, revolutionary or counter-revolutionary."

He added: "It may not be possible to identify the attackers on motorbikes, but security and law enforcement agencies must take the necessary measures."

In early November, on the eve of the anniversary of Sattar Beheshti's killing, Gohar Eshghi said in a video reviewing the events of the day her son was arrested: "Khamenei, sit in your son's shoes!"

It was then that security officials arrested him, along with his daughter and son-in-law, on November 12 to prevent them from holding a ceremony to mark the anniversary of Sattar Beheshti.

Ms. Eshghi also emphasized in an exclusive interview with Voice of America, in response to Masih Alinejad's question about their discussions during the meeting with the mothers of the plaintiffs: "We say do not remain silent until the Islamic Republic is destroyed and our youth are not killed."

He said, "My heart aches, not just for Sattar Beheshti but for all the young protesters who were killed," adding, "We are telling them not to remain silent and to be united."

Gohar Eshghi is an outspoken protestor of the Islamic Republic and Ayatollah Khamenei himself, and many consider him a symbol of resistance.

Source: Voice of America

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