250 Activists and Journalists Sign Statement Calling for Her Release Iranian Judiciary authorities have advised the family of detained human rights activist Narges Mohammadi that her May 5, 2015 arrest and transfer to Evin Prison was in fact enforcement of her six-year prison sentence dating back from a 2011 judicial case, which she had […]
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Reza Entesari Prevented by Prison Authorities for Emergency Transfer to Hospital
Despite the opinion of the head of infirmary of the ward 8 of Evin prison for the need to emergency dispatch of the jailed Gonabadi dervish, Reza Entesari to hospital, prison authorities refused his transfer.Noon yesterday, following the transfer of the mentioned dervish to the infirmary of ward 8, the chief of the infirmary […]
Half of Iran’s fields now dried out
Iranian environmental officials say Iran’s exploitation of water resources is three times the world standard and continuing this pattern will speed the country’s desertification.Zahra Jaavaherian, the head of sustainable development and the economy for the Department of the Environment, told ISNA that half of the country’s fields have now dried out. The report goes […]
Republish/ Remembrance of Shah Nematollah Vali
Remembrance of Shah Nematollah Vali Hajj Dr. Nour ‘Ali Tabandeh1 I am indeed very grateful for another opportunity to speak about Shah Nematollah Vali, and as a result I am thankful to all those who made efforts towards this end and have made this seminar possible. I am sure that none of those in attendance will […]
Gonabadi Dervishes mark anniversary of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh’s death
First anniversary of death of Mr. Hadi Tabandeh, the son of Hajj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, Majzoob Ali Shah yesterday on 19th of Ordibehest ( May,9 ) was held to mark a year since his death in (Doulatsara) the house of the great Qutb of Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi Order, His excellency Dr. Noor Ali […]
Reza Entesari Transferred to Infirmary of Prison
The pain of chest and high blood pressure caused Reza Entesari, the jailed rights activist of Gonabadi Dervishes, to be sent to the infirmary of Evin prison last night.Majzooban Noor reports that Reza Entesari was sent to the infirmary while the prison authorities illegally, two times consecutively, had hampered him to be transferred to the […]
Many titles banned in first days of Tehran Book Fair
The 28th Tehran International Book Fair opened just yesterday and already several titles have been banned from the fair for various reasons. The Mehr News Agency reports that according to Homayoon Amirzadeh, the head of the Committee for the Investigation of Publishing Violations, a book of Fatemeh Ekhtesari’s selected poems has been banned from the […]
Iranian Children Plead For Activist Mother’s Release
The twins of imprisoned leading Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi have pleaded for her release in a heartbreaking video published by the opposition website Sahamnews.org. Mohammadi, the deputy head of the Defenders of Human Rights Center, co-founded by Iranian Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi, was arrested on May 5 at her Tehran […]
IOPHRI demonstrations in London
Yesterday, the Members of International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran gathered in Trafalgar Square, London to demand the freedom of Sufi political prisoners in Iran, and to stop the persecution of Sufis and other religious minorities in Iran. This action was in response to the recent increased pressure by the extremist Iranian regime […]
Deprivation of Transfer of Reza Entesari to Hospital again
It is for the second time that he authorities of Evin prison hampered to send Reza Entesari, the jailed Gonabadi dervish, to the Shohada e Tajrish hospital after his refusal to practice Khodabakshi’s oral statement (prosecutor overseeing prisons) to wear the uniform of the prison.According Majzooban Noor, imprisoned dervish, Reza Entesari was supposed to […]