Reactions to the violation of human rights in Iran1. The past week saw a number of residents of Zarin-Shahr in Esfahan gathering in the streets chanting in protest of government legislation regarding merging parts of villages of Lanjan and Zarrin-shahr to Folad-shahr. Violent action was taken against the protestors and some were arrested.2. A […]
Category: Sufi news
Radio Zamaneh: Dervishes linked to website get harsh jail terms
Seven detained Iranian dervishes have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms by the Islamic Republic judiciary. The Majzooban-e Noor website, the news source for Gonabadi Dervishes, reports that in addition to sentencing them to prison, Judge Salavati has also “banned the dervishes from membership in activist groups and from any form of media activity.” […]
Women’s Rights Activists Tell Rohani What They Want
A group of prominent Iranian women’s rights activists and intellectuals have outlined some of their main demands for Iran’s President-elect Hassan Rohani, who spoke against gender discrimination during his campaign and said women and men should enjoy the same rights and opportunities. The group is among many Iranians who will be closely watching the […]
In Memory of His Holiness Mahboub Ali Shah
His Holiness, Mr. Mahboub Ali Shah ( Hajj Ali Tabandeh ) the 38th head and master (Qutb) of the Alavieh Razavieh Namatullahieh Sultanalishahi Order of Sufis passed away at the age of 50 on the sixth of Ramadan, 1417, the sixteenth of January, 1997, the twenty-seventh of Day mah, 1375.He was buried beside his […]
MP complains of wiretap, secret surveillance
Iranian conservative MP Ali Motahari says his offices were wiretapped and illegally videotaped. Motahari said in a statement that surveillance equipment was accidentally discovered in the air conditioning ductwork, and his own video surveillance shows that intruders have entered the premises at night. Ali Motahari’s statement includes a reminder that wiretapping is only permitted […]
Collective Prison Sentence of Over 56 Years for Gonabadi Dervish Lawyers
Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court issued verdicts against 7 Gonabadi Dervish lawyers and managers of Majzooban Noor website (Nematollahi Gonabadi News Website which focuses on disseminating news about Dervishes). They have been collectively sentenced to 56 years in prison.According to Majzooban Noor, seven Gonabadi Dervish lawyers and managers of Majzooban Noor website who […]
At UN, Malala Yousafzai rallies youth to stand up for universal education
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl who was shot by the Taliban for attending classes, today addressed hundreds of young people at the United Nations, urging them to use education as a weapon against extremism. “Let us pick up our books and our pens. They are our most powerful weapons. One teacher, one book, one […]
Iran Feature: Intelligence Ministry Says Watch Out — There’s Danger About
Stranger Danger: Iran’s Intelligence Ministry issues guidelines to prevent Iranians’ capture by foreign agents. While President-elect Hassan Rouhani has called for greater openness and freedom of expression, noting earlier this month that social networking sites like Facebook are “welcome”, and saying that web filtering will bring “distrust”, Iran’s Intelligence Ministry issued a lengthy series […]
Sattar Beheshti’s Aggressor Could Still Be Prosecuted
The Head of the Iranian Medical Examiner’s Office said on Tuesday, July 9, that according to his organization’s final report, the blows dealt to blogger Sattar Beheshti during his interrogation were not fatal and could not have caused his death, Mehr News Agency reported. Dr. Ahmad Shojaee also told Mehr that in the Medical […]
Journalist’s Family Puzzled by Her Arrest: She Did Nothing Wrong
Security forces arrested journalist Fariba Pajouh on July 10 in Tehran, though a family member of hers told the Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the reasons for her arrest are unclear. “When the forces took her, they didn’t say anything. During her telephone calls to her family, she said that she does […]