Today on 18th of Esfand 1392 (Mar 9, 2014) and yesterday on the International Women’s day , the Iranian regime’s State Security Forces arrested at least 500 women and men during the clashes with members of families of Dervishes and political prisoners who attempted to gather to protest suppression of imprisoned Dervishes.As Security officials […]
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Authorities promised to Meet Demands of Families of Dervish prisoners; Wife of Jailed Lawyer was unconscious During Protest Gathering
Security officials have promised the families of Dervish prisoners and others who were present in front of Tehran Prosecutor’s office, that their demands will be met until tomorrow at 9 am. The families of Dervish prisoners along with detained Dervishes at police station No. 113 have responded that, if the authorities fail to fulfill […]
Arrest of Eighty Woman Dervishes in front of Tehran Prosecutor’s Office; Contradictory Promises by Authorities
According to our reporter, more than 80 women have been arrested by security forces in the street leading to the Tehran Prosecutor’s office today on Saturday, Esfand, the 17th (February, the 3rd) and moved to the office of Part VII of the Police Administration.According to reports by Majzooban Noor, security forces arrested both men and […]
The Presence of Political Activists at Dervishes Peaceful Protest; Gunshots into the Air
According to Majzooban Noor reporters, political prisoner, Arash Sadeghi, who has been granted temporary release, was again arrested in Dervishes gathering in front of Tehran Prosecutor’s office today . Political prisoner and student activist Arash Sadeghi, intended to participate in the peaceful protest by the families of jailed dervishes and other political prisoners in […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Were Arrested and Beaten by Security Forces
Up to now, more than 500 Gonabadi Dervishes who are on hunger strike have been arrested by special forces units during a peaceful protest today on on Saturday, Esfand, the 17th (February, the 3rd). The Detained Dervishes were transferred to Police stations No.113 in Tehran’s Bazar where they are being interrogated.According to Majzooban Noor […]
Rallies held by Dervishes overseas in front of Iranian embassies; Dervishes’s rally will be ongoing in front of Tehran Prosecutor’s office
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 […]
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: […]