The Iranian intelligence minster, Mahmoud Alavai, in a meeting held with presence of the heads of education of diverse parts of Iran, addressed that “this idea that students in term of thoughts and attitudes can move forward and go anywhere they wish to go, leads to be a Sufi or Dervish, or become infidel […]
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News Boycott and Prohibiting Aid To Dervish Victims of the Earthquake in Cheshmeh Shirin Village
Two weeks after the earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale that hit the Mormori region among the provinces of Ilam, Lorestan and Khuzestan on Monday August 18, Governor General of Ilam Province prevented sending any aid to the Cheshmeh Shirin village due to Gonabadi Dervish residents of the village. Some reports indicate that more […]
Omid Behroozi Is locked in Evin Prison’s Hall 3 of Ward 7
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer in Evin prison, Omid Behroozi under order from Mr. Mohseni, the head of Evin prison’s ward 7, has been deprived of the right to leave the hall 3 as well as his Dervish lawyer cellmate, Farshid Yadollahi were deprived of basic prisoner rights such as access to fresh air and […]
Iran’s President Tells Clerics Internet Vital
Iranian President Hassan Rohani has urged the country’s clerics to be more tolerant of the Internet and new technologies. Rohani, in a September 1 speech broadcast on state television, said Iran “cannot close the gates of the world for the younger generation.” Rohani, a relative moderate elected last year, has vowed to expand media […]
Former Iranian Vice President Rahimi Convicted
Former Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Rahimi has been convicted on a charge that carries a prison term and a fine, but details of the case have not been revealed. Rahimi was a top aide to former President Mahmud Ahmadinejad, whose hard-line government has been accused by critics of massive corruption. Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, a […]
Reza Entesari’s Heart Attack; Family Is Unaware of his Condition
The family of jailed Dervish rights activist in ward 8 of Evin prison, Reza Entesari, after being informed about his heart attack in prison, went to all hospitals under the supervision of Judiciary, the Ministry of Information and Prisons Organization in order to get news about his health condition, but unfortunately did not receive any […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Farshid Yadollahi Starts Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer in Evin prison, Farshid Yadollahi, following his transfer of section 7 to section 4, announced a hunger strike to start today 10 Mordad 1393 (September 1, 2014).According to a report by Majzooban Noor, the mentioned Dervish, who has been deprived of basic prisoner rights such as access to fresh air […]
House arrest restrictions intensified for opposition leaders
Kaleme opposition website reports that the house arrest of MirHosein Mousavi and Zahra Rahnavard has become more severe with more security measures imposed on the two opposition leaders. In a report on Sunday August 31 Kaleme reports that 1300 days into the house arrest of Mousavi and Rahnavard no legal entity has taken responsibility […]
Former minister summoned over “unhealthy gasoline”
Former oil minister Massoud MirKazemi has been summoned to court after a suit was filed against him for ordering the production of “unhealthy gasoline.” Peyman Hajmahmoud Attar told ILNA that he and two of his colleagues filed a suit last June in connection with “the production of unhealthy gasoline.” Massoud MirKazemi, who was oil […]
Chief stirs controversy over women working in coffee shops
Islamic Republic Police Chief Khalil Helali told reporters on Sunday that women are prohibited from working in coffee shops and traditional cafes. The Etemad daily reports that according to Helali, women can obtain licences to run coffee shops but they will still need to hire male advisers because the presence of women in coffee […]