Call to release Sattar Beheshti’s family members
On Friday August 26, suppressive forces raided the family home of martyr Sattar Behesdhti, prevented holding a birthday memorial for him, harshly beat Mrs. Sahar Behashti, Sattar’s sister and her husband, and arrested them and a number of participants in the event. Among the detainees, Sahar Beheshti has been transferred to an unknown location. A number of detainees were subsequently released with a summons to be called by repressive organs. Brave blogger and worker, Sattar Beheshti, was arrested in November 2013 and was martyred under brutal torture.
Along with the threats of the security forces against those who were likely to attend this event, MOIS agents tried to prevent them from participating in a commemoration of heroic Sattar. Suppressive forces with “the regime prosecutor’s decree” to prevent the formation of the gathering, surrounded martyr Sattar Beheshti’s family home and sealed off all entrances leading to it and were filming all to intimidate participants.
The Iranian Resistance calls on international human rights authorities to take immediate action to release Sahar Beheshti. The religious fascism ruling Iran in fear of an outburst of public anger and disgust, cannot even tolerate the martyrs’ memorial ceremonies.
Secretariat of the National Council of Resistance of Iran
August 26, 2016
