{"id":7089,"date":"2017-02-25T23:03:55","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T04:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/?p=7089"},"modified":"2017-02-25T23:03:55","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T04:03:55","slug":"i-will-not-keep-quiet-mother-of-shot-protester-is-silenced-by-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irandemocratic.org\/public_html\/news\/2017\/02\/25\/i-will-not-keep-quiet-mother-of-shot-protester-is-silenced-by-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I will not keep quiet’: mother of shot protester is ‘silenced’ by Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shahnaz Akmali, who was arrested last month, became outspoken after her son was killed in post-election unrest in 2009<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shahnaz Akmali, the mother of protester Moustafa Karimbeigi.<\/span> <\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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News Source:\u00a0 The Guardian<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Human rights campaigners have accused Iran of silencing the mother of a protester who was killed in post-election unrest in 2009<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Shahnaz Akmali\u2019s son, Moustafa Karimbeigi, was shot dead in December 2009 during protests after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad won a second term in office.<\/p>\n

Akmali was arrested last month after intelligence officials raided her workplace and her house in Tehran. Officials have not explained the reasons for her arrest.<\/p>\n