After killing of Neda Agha Soltan and Sohrab Aarabi by government forces during the summer protests, Mourning Mothers was formed by women whose children have been killed recently, their supporters, many civil society activists, and mothers whose children had been executed. The group’s principle demand is for the authorities to be accountable for the deaths, disappearances, and detentions of their children.

The families of the victims of the massacres of political opponents in 80s and their supporters gather beside the mass graves in Khavaran Cemetery to commemorate the “prison massacre of 1988”. Many of the victims were buried in mass graves. For more than 20 years, many of these mothers are going to Khavaran every Friday. They are known as “Mothers of Khavaran”

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Wife of Mehdi Karroubi Addresses Ayatollah Khamenei About Torture of Her Son


(14 February 2010) The wife of opposition leader Mehdi Karroubi has published an open letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader detailing her son Ali Karroubi’s torture following his detention on 11 February, as the authorities stifled opposition demonstrations, and appealed for an end to such abuses.
Fatemeh Karroubi described how her son was arrested as he attempted to protect his father from violence by unidentified agents.
Read more in:
http://www.iranhumanrights.org/2010/02/wife-of-karroubi-khamenei/
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