Iranian and U.S. authorities say a powerful earthquake has struck Iran near the Pakistani border, with reports of scores dead as rescuers mobilized and authorities began to assess the damage. The Iran Seismological Center said the quake had a magnitude of 7.5, while the U.S. Geological Survey put its strength at 7.8. The epicenter […]
Category: Sufi news
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (14/04/2013)
Responses to Human Rights abuses in Iran 1. Due to the continued imprisonment and critical states of the dervishes, more than 365 Iranian activists, human rights activists and academic figures, have published a statement in order to draw the international attention to the critical state of the dervishes and demand their immediate release.2. According […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Parviz Malekshahi Released From Prison
Gonabadi Dervish, Parviz Malekshahi a resident of Alashtar county was released from Khorramabad prison after serving his sentence.Yesterday morning on 26 Farvardin 1392 (April 15, 2013) Parviz Malekshahi after serving his sentence was released from prison and was welcomed by a large number of Gonabadi Dervishes in Lorestan province (Alashtar, Khorramabad, Doroud) with the […]
Dervishes Triumphantly Broke Their Fast /Transfer of Jailed Dervish Lawyers to Ward 350 of Evin
The imprisoned Dervish lawyers after three months, were transferred back to Evin Prison’s General Ward 350 and their families could visit them this morning.According to Majzooban Noor, on the afternoon of Saturday 24 Farvardin 1392 (April 13, 2013), the seven imprisoned Dervish lawyers who were being held in solitary confinements for three months, transferred […]
The Families of Jailed Hunger Strikers: Our Dear Ones Are Close to Death
The hunger strike of Mehdi Khazali , Kasra Nouri , and Saleh Morady is approaching its 100th day.Up to now all that the families of these prisoners have done, including all appeals to the judicial authorities , to save them, have come to nothing.Moradi’s wife , by referring to her useless meeting with the […]
The Follow-up of International Human Rights Organizations on Gonabadi Dervish Rights Violations/The Lack of Judicial Accountability
The Judiciary’s Civil Rights office, in response to the families of imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes’ follow-up on their complaints regarding the case of Dervish rights violations and their health status, said: “Your letter has remained unanswered and has probably not been investigated yet.” According to Majzooban Noor, a letter of complaint has been sent to […]
The Abdorrahman Boroumand Foundation Expressed Concern Over Dervish Rights Violations in Iran
A Brief Look At The Gonabadi Dervishes’ Situation In Iran: Two Dervishes on The 87th Day Of A Hunger Strike In recent days, news of the “dry” hunger strike and deteriorating physical condition of two Gonabadi Dervishes, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nuri , has been widely publicized (1). The rulers of the Islamic Republic […]
Critical Condition of Hamid Reza Moradi and Other Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes in Evin Prison
Mrs. Khalili, the wife of Hamid Reza Moradi , one of the seven jailed Gonabadi Dervish lawyers, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran, “The health situation of my husband and other imprisoned lawyers are deteriorating and now suffer from a many ailments. They are being held in the basement cells of […]
Rally in Support of Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervishes in Stockholm
On Saturday, Farvardin 24, 1392 (April 13, 2013), International Organization to preserve Human Rights in Iran, inside the Stockholm, at a meeting in the Swedish capital of Stockholm, expressed grave concern over the deteriorating health conditions of two detained Gonabadi Dervishes, Saleh Moradi and Kasra Nouri who have been on hunger strike for nearly […]
Sunni leader cites bias in prayer grounds delay
Mowlana Abdolhamid, the Friday Imam of the Sunni community in in Zahedan, has spoken out against what he calls unconscionable delays by provincial officials in building Sunni prayer grounds. Sunni-on-line reports that Zahedan’s Sunni leader said the government previously had agreed to provide the Sunni community with a larger lot in order to build […]