Document #1288719

OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author)

Iran: Supporter of "Mourning Mothers", Ms. Mansoureh Behkish, sentenced to 4.5 years of prison

http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/iran/2012/04/d21714/

ecoi.net description:
Human rights defender and supporter of the “Mothers of Laleh Park” (“Mourning Mothers” of Iran), Mansoureh Behkish, was sentenced to 4 years of imprisonment on charge of “assembly and collusion against national security" and 6 months on charge of “spreading propaganda against the system”
Country:
Iran
Source:
OMCT – World Organisation Against Torture (Author)
Published:
5 April 2012
Original link:
http://www.omct.org/human-rights-defenders/urgent-interventions/iran/2012/04/d21714/
Document type:
Appeal or News Release
Language:
English
Document ID:
1288719 (former ID 213346)

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