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Gohar Eshghi is the mother of Sattar Beheshti, an Iranian blogger who died while in police custody in 2012.

After her son's death, Eshghi became a prominent human rights activist and an outspoken critic of the Iranian government's treatment of political dissidents and prisoners.

She has been recognized for her courageous efforts to bring attention to human rights violations in Iran and to seek justice for her son and others who have suffered similar fates.