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 […]
Category: Sufi news
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 […]
A letter written by some of Gonabadi Dervishes to the Minister of Work and Social Welfare: “Security Forces Have Closed All the Routes to Prosperity and Empathy”
A while ago, a crowd of dervishes gathered in Reza Welfare Centre (“Madad-kari-ye Reza” institute-“Reza Social Service institute) which was closed by the security forces. They issued a letter to the Minister of Work and Social Welfare, Ali Rabi’i, holding the manner in which the social workers were treated by intelligence agents responsible for the […]
“Why Did I Go to Prison for Four Years, Mr. Zarif?”
Formerly Imprisoned Journalists Challenge Iran Foreign Minister’s Remarks to Charlie Rose Astonished reactions to recent statements made by Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during a television interview with PBS’ Charlie Rose, in which he defended his government’s human rights record, continue to pour in. Siamak Ghaderi, a journalist who was dismissed from his […]
Security Forces Threatened to Shut Down Reza Social Service Institute Again
After Gonabadi Dervishes broke the seal at “Madad-kari-ye Reza” institute (“Reza Social Service” institute) which has been sealed off recently, security forces tried to get the film from there and during a telephone conversation with the director of this non-profit institute, Mr. Bonakdar, threatened to shut down there again.According to Majzoban Noor, after Gonabadi […]
Rights activist, Nargess Mohammadi arrested
Nargess Mohammadi, the deputy head of Iran’s Human Rights Defenders Centre, was arrested and transferred to Evin Prison on Tuesday May 5. The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reports that Mohammadi reportedly refused to open the door to officials that arrived at her home to arrest her, but they forced their way in […]
IOPHRI demonstrations at Stockholm
The Members of International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights in Iran gathered in Stockholm 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 against the […]
Disturbing the Public Opinion via Helping Others!!!
Reza Aid Institution (charity and aid social service) which is associated to Gonabadi Dervishes in the National Day of Aid with the direct involvement of security forces has been locked down and sealed off. This question may form in the minds of people what the relevance is between disturbing public opinion which is one […]