Rallies held by Dervishes overseas in front of Iranian embassies; Dervishes’s rally will be ongoing in front of Tehran Prosecutor’s officeGonabadi Dervishes in European and American countries joined the dissidents. Sufis in Iran have stated that they will not leave the rally until their demands fulfilled.According to a report by Kaleme, a number of […]
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Iran’s Dervishes On Hunger Strike Inside, Outside Prison
It started on March 1 when one jailed dervish — blogger and rights activist Kasra Nouri — went on hunger strike to protest what he described as the mistreatment of his fellow prisoners. Nouri was angered that two jailed members of the Nematollahi Gonabadi order of Sufis were not receiving proper health care. He […]
Breaking News: Rogue Forces Under the Guise of Political Parties Try to Create Conflict
A number of rogue forces under the guise of political parties are going to creating tension in peaceful gathering of the families of jailed Dervishes and other political prisoners at the Tehran Prosecutor’s office on Saturday March 8 at 11 AM. to demand just treatment of prisoners.According to reports by Majzooban Noor, some people […]
Activist arrested after speech labelled “seditious”
Saeed Razavi Faqih, an Iranian political activist and reformist, has been arrested in Iran, according to Iranian media reports. IRNA reports that the Hamadan prosecutor issued a warrant for his arrest after Razavi Faqih gave a speech to a gathering of reformists in Hamadan. The Fars News Agency and Mashreq website reported yesterday that […]
Iran denies medical care to political prisoners
The International Federation for Human Rights on Thursday raised the alarm over what it termed the deliberate denial of medical care to sick political prisoners in Iran. “Iranian authorities deny prisoners access to medical care on purpose,” Karim Lahidji, president of the Paris-based FIDH, said in a statement. “They punish prisoners of conscience twice: […]
Grave concern over lack of access to medical care for sick prisoners of conscience
FIDH expresses its deep concern about Iranian authorities’ refusal to give sick prisoners of conscience access to adequate medical care, resulting in further deterioration of their health, and fears this may amount to a systematic practice aiming at further intimidating civil society voices critical of the regime. While Iran must immediately release all prisoners […]
Champion Pourya-ye Vali
Pourya-ye Vali Pahlavan Mahmoud Khwarazmi more commonly known as Pourya-ye Vali (died 1322 CE) was an Iranian Sufi and champion. He is famous for his chivalrous behavior and his strength and is still a paradigm for Zurkhaneh athletes. The nickname of Qtaly known as Pahlavan Mahmoud al-Khwarizmi, has been attributed to Pourya-ye Vali in […]
Dr. Mohammad Mosaddegh: National Hero of Iran
“There is no better way to govern Iran than democracy and social justice!” Mohammad Mossadegh 5 March(Esfand 14/15) is Dr Mohammad Mosaddegh’s death annivesary, who is considered a national hero of Iran by many for his efforts in nationalizing the country’s oil industry. Dr. Mohammad Mossadegh (19 May 1882 – 5 March 1967) […]
Prisoners slam government for keeping Imam from conference
Sunni prisoners in Rejaishahr, Evin and Qezel Hessar Prisons have issued a statement protesting the government’s decision to ban the Friday Mass Imam of Zahedan from traveling abroad to attend the World Islamic Conference. Mowlavi Abdolhamid Esmail Zehi, the senior Sunni Muslim leader in Zahedan, was prevented from attending the World Islamic Conference in […]
Javad Larijani: “Be Grateful” for Iran’s High Execution Rate
Mohammad Javad Larijani, Head of the Iranian Judiciary’s Human Rights Council, said on March 4 that Iran’s increased execution rate is a positive marker of Iranian achievement. Instead of criticizing Iran for its increasing number of executions, he said, “our expectation of international organizations and the world is to be grateful for this great […]