In the last week two Gonabadi Dervishes residents of Bandar Abbas whose names are Mohammad-Javad Esmaeili Shishdeh and Mohammad Zeinali was individually summoned to the Information office of the city and interrogated for several hours. They interrogated by the inquisition and were asked for informations about the other Dervishes in the city. Security forces […]
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“Dervish’s Day”: An Anniversary We Will Cherish and Remember Forever!
Dervish Day as a symbol of unity and solidarity of Dervishes, would be commemorated on 3rd day of Esfand corresponding to 22nd February every year to honour the Day. First, we should note that following an announcement against the Dervishes on 11 February 2009 during Friday prayers in Isfahan, the grave of Dervish Naser Ali […]
On the Occasion of Dervish’s Day
His excellency Haj Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh ( Majzoob Ali Shah) the great Qutb of the Nematollahi Gonabadi Sufi order , in the first anniversary of Dervish’s Day commanded in a declaration : Hou 121 هوالذی ایدک بنصره و بالمومنین When he looked properly … He could see his wings there… From whom we get […]
Increasing Pressure on Dervishes on the Eve of Dervish’s Day; Arrest and Unlawful Seizure of Property in Ahvaz
Yesterday afternoon, 1 Esfand 1392 (Feb 20, 2014) security forces entered the Ferdowsi printing office that located in the city of Ahvaz and arrested two employees of the publishing office and confiscated 500 copies of the printed calendar, posters and effigies of Sufi grand Masters.It is worth mentioning that, the two men were released […]
National-religious activist has sentence confirmed
The appeals court has confirmed the imprisonment and exile sentence for Saeed Madani, the Iranian Nationalist-religious activist. Kaleme reports that Madani has been sentenced to six years in jail and 10 year in exile, which will be spent in the southern city of Bandar Abbas. Madani was arrested in December of 2011 and held […]
MP Motahari summoned once again for comments
Ali Motahari, the outspoken Iranian MP, was once again summoned by the judiciary on Wednesday February 19 for his critical views. Khaneh Mellat reports that Ardebil MP Kamaleddin Pirmoazen confirmed the news, calling the summons “illegal and unfair.” Last December, the Tehran Prosecutor announced that Motahari is facing charges for some of his statements in […]
Judicial lack of accountability and disregard for the law in the case of Hossein Ronaghi Meleki
The Tehran Revolutionary Court rejected the findings of the medical examiner’s office and denied medical leave for Hossein Ronaghi. According to Kaleme, the Tehran Prosecutor in accordance with Article 291 of the Criminal Procedure Code forwarded the findings of the country’s highest legal medical examiner’s office to Branch 26 of the Revolutionary Court which […]
EU’s Ashton Says ‘Good Start’ In Nuclear Talks
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says six world powers and Iran have made a “good start” during “very productive talks” this week on Tehran’s controversial nuclear program. Speaking after three days of talks in Vienna, Ashton said the two sides will meet again on March 17. She said the talks identified the […]
Weekly Report on Human Right Violation in Iran (18-02-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. Following a series of protests in European capital cities, on Sunday afternoon 9th February 2014, the International Organization to Preserve Human Rights in Iran held another protest by the Brandenburg Gate in the city of Berlin. The participants of this protest had masks of Mir-Hossein-Mousavi, Mehdi […]
Oil minister reveals extent of financial frauds
Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh has written on his Facebook page that his ministry has been dealing with financials frauds totaling more than four trillion rials. Zanganeh writes that in his meeting with Iranian president Hassan Rohani, the minister informed the president: “Although the issue of Babak Zanjani is exorbitant and we are serious […]