Our imprisoned colleague, Farshid Yadollahi, has gone on hunger strike since 31 August to protest at the illegal restrictions imposed on him in prison. His physical condition is deteriorating. A number of detained Gonabadi Dervishes, including; Kasra Nuri, Mostafa Abdi, Hamidreza Moradi, Omid Behruzi, Afshin Karampoor, Mostafa Daneshjoo and Reza Entesari have also started […]
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Radio Zamaneh: Jailed dervishes set terms for ending hunger strike
The nine jailed Gonabadi dervishes who have begun a hunger strike have issued a statement to announce their demands. The Majzooban-e noor website reports that the Gonabadi dervishes write that they demand answers from the authorities regarding “years of persecution of dervishes by the state and the violation of their rights.” They also call […]
On the 6th day of strike, medical drug strike by Karampour, Daneshjou and Entesari
Afshin Karampour, Reza Entesari and Mostafa Daneshjou, the imprisoned Dervishes in wards 4 and 8 of Evin prison, on the 6th day of the hunger strike have gone on drug strike.According to Majzooban Noor, Mr. Karampour and Mr. Daneshjou who were under the treatment in Shohada e Tajrish hospital have been recently transferred to […]
Eslmai and Abdi transfer the wards of 7 and 8
Amir Eslmai and Mostafa Abdi, two rights activists of Gonabadi Dervishes, after being transferred from ward 350 to the solitary confinement, have already been transferred to the wards 7 and 8 of Evin prison.According to Majzooban Noor, these two Dervishes a couple days ago, an order presumably had been issued by the Center of […]
Minister of Interior: ISIS Has Plans To Attack Iran
Just ten days ago at a provincial governors’ meeting, Iran’s minister of interior Rahmani Fazli firmly rejected any possibility that ISIS would attack Iran. Yesterday, at a meeting of provincial security chiefs he reversed that confidence and warned that the extremist insurgents across the country’s western borders actually had plans to attack Iran and […]
Imprisoned Dervishes Have Written Their Testaments; “Goodbye”
The imprisoned Dervishes held in Evin prison in Tehran and Nezam in Shiraz, by publishing their testament in address to the Dervishes and all free men and women worldwide call for justice and trail for all perpetrators and officials of the oppression and cruelty toward followers of mysticism and Path of God. According […]
Hunger Strike Goes on Until Freedom of Dervishes; Jailed Dervishes Mention their Demands on Hunger Strike.
Nine of jailed rights activists of Gonabadi Dervishes in prisons of Evin of Tehran and Nezam in Shiraz, in an open statement mentioned their goals and objectives of the collective hunger strike.The vocal and collective hunger strike on September 9, commenced when the officials of the prison intensified extra restrictions on Dervishes again.Although the […]
Booing Islam in Schools
The new document approved by Iran’s Supreme Council on Education is a clear example of what president Hassan Rouhani has called “booing Islam.” Rouhani has rightly said that those who push young women into police vans, who create walls to separate men from women, and who wish to filter everybody in society as a […]
Former editor released after five-year sentence
Iranian political prisoner Mohammad Davari was released on Monday September 8 from Ward 350 of Evin Prison at the end of his five-year prison sentence. The Kaleme opposition website reports that Davari was supposed to be released today, Tuesday September 9, but was instead released on Monday night. Davari was the editor in chief […]
Arash Sadeghi arrested in Tehran
Arash Sadeghi political activist and former political prisoner was arrested by security forces.According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), on the evening of Saturday, 6th September political activist Arash Sadeghi was arrested by security forces in his office located in Azerbaijan Street and was taken to an unknown location. One […]