Four Gonabadi Dervishes, residents of Kavar town in Fars province who were arrested by security forces near one month ago, yesterday were moved to the quarantine section of Adel Abad prison and currently are in solitary confinement in the basement of this prison.According to Majzooban Noor, on 8 Khordad 1392 (May 29, 2013) four […]
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UN experts concerned at barring of women presidential candidates and freedom restrictions
GENEVA (29 May 2013) – A group of United Nations independent human rights experts today warned that unreasonable limitations placed on the right of Iranian citizens to stand for Presidential office, discrimination against women candidates for elections and ongoing restrictions on freedoms of expression, association and peaceful assembly, constitute a serious violations of rights […]
Critical Condition of Amir Eslami in Ward 350/ No Medical Treatment without the Permission of Intelligence Ministry
Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Amir Eslami deprived of medical leave despite his dire health conditions.According to Majzooban Noor, although the physicians of Evin prison infirmary have ordered emergency transfer and special medical care for Amir Eslami who is a heart patient but the authorities have continually denied his urgent need for treatment outside prison despite […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (26/05/2013)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. As a result of city officers using bulldozers to demolish the houses of seven Arabic citizens in the Shelang-Abad area of Ahvaz, two men, named Shahrokh Zamaani and Khaled Hardaani have been on hunger strike since Saturday the 18th of May in order to show their […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Saleh Moradi Granted 5-Hours Furlough from Prison
Gonabadi Dervish, Saleh Moradi could visit his family for just five hours while a security prison guard and a soldier were escorting him.According to Majzooban Noor, with the permission from Shiraz justice officials and also because of cooperation from Adel Abad prison authorities, Sunday 5 Khordad 1392 (May 26 2013) Saleh Moradi was granted a five hours […]
Gonabadi Dervishes’s Abusive Interrogations at No. 100 in Shiraz
Yesterday on 5 Khordad ( May 26), five Gonabadi Dervishes residents of Kavar town, who had received written summons to appear in the Shiraz’s intelligence office, known as “Pelak 100″( No. 100) were being under ideological and abusive interrogations for several hours there. According to previous reports, Sunday on 5th of Khordad 1392 (May […]
Judge Salavati: “Intelligence Ministry’s Consent Is Requiring for Sending Dervishes to Hospital”
Judge Salavati is trying to prevent ill dervishes from transfer to medical centers.According to Majzooban Noor, as an illegal action, Judge Salavati has stated that, transfer of imprisoned Dervishes in Ward 350 of Evin prison to the treatment centers is only permitted provided that the permit is issued by the Ministry of Information.Despite the […]
Imprisoned Political Prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki In Deteriorating Health
Political Prisoner Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, now incarcerated in Evin Ward 350, is facing deteriorating health due to confiscation of his medication by prison officials. Human rights activist Hossein Ronaghi Maleki reported back to Evin prison on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, following the denial of his medical furlough extension due to the upcoming presidential elections. […]
Reformist slams Supreme Leader’s “absolute monarchy”
Political prisoner Mostafa Tajzadeh, a top reformist figure, announced in a letter from jail that the establishment has left no alternative for reformists but to boycott the elections. Tajzadeh writes that the disqualification of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Esfandiar Rahim Mashai and other volunteers for the presidential race has simply “left the road open for […]
Rejected candidate Rafsanjani addresses supporters
Ayatollah Hashemi Rafsanjani, the head of the Expediency Council, says the “extremists” in the Islamic Republic establishment have opposed him since the beginning of the 1979 Iranian Revolution because they find his views on “Islam’s focus on citizens’ rights” intolerable. Rafsanfani spoke on Saturday May 25 to a group of his supporters who had […]