Parents Of Iranian Prisoners At Risk Of Execution Plead For Their Release; Mother Of Blogger Sattar Beheshti, Killed By Regime: May You Mourn The Death Of Khamenei's Son

This clip is a compilation of videos of Iranian parents whose sons have been victims of the Iranian regime crackdown on anti-regime protests. The videos were posted to various online sources on December 8 and 21, 2022. The clip features the parents of: Kurdish worker Pouria Javaheri, who was arrested on November 29, 2022 and charged with "rebellion against God" – according to human rights organizations, he has contacted his family only once from prison, telling them that he was tortured and had a broken rib; Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou, a 53-year-old radiologist who has been convicted of "corruption on earth" and sentenced to death by hanging; Dr. Ghare-Hassanlou's wife Farzaneh, who has been sentenced to 25 years in solitary confinement (see MEMRI Inquiry & Analysis Series No. 1672); Pouya Bakhtiari, who was shot to death during the 2019 protests; Saeed Yaghoubi, a 30-year-old protestor who has been charged with "rebellion against God" and who may be sentenced to death; and Iranian blogger Sattar Beheshti, who died in regime custody in 2012 – Gohar's mother said in the video: "May the one that ordered the execution of our young ones be speechless. May he become blind [witnessing] how our youth wither away. May you mourn the death of Mojtaba [Khamenei's son]."

Mother of Sattar Beheshti (Gohar Eshghi): "May the one that ordered the execution of our young ones be speechless. May he become blind [witnessing] how our youth wither away. May you mourn the death of Mojtaba [Khamenei's son]."

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Mother of Pouria Javaheri: "For God's sake help! I am begging! I am begging the Justice Department to help my son!"

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Mother of Dr. Hamid Ghare-Hassanlou: "People, I'm a mother. I'm begging whoever is in a position to do something, please do not execute my son. Release both of them, so their kids do not lose their guardians. They are innocent. They did not harm anyone. Please set them free."

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Mother of Pouya Bakhtiari: "Is it necessary for your survival and staying in power to bury our kids, so you amass wealth and send your kids to a life of amusement and luxury in Europe?

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"How can you look me in the eyes? Shame on you! Shame on you! Death to you!"

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Mother of Saeed Yaghoubi: "They arrested my innocent son and I have had no news of him for a month. He has an 85-year-old father at home. We have no one besides Saeed. We have had no news of him and have no idea where he is. I am begging you to insist and save our Saeed."