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 against the Sufis in Iran, in which the leader of Gonabadi Sufis was harassed and their medical charity was forced to close.

The medical charity was closed down last week after operating for 20 years, serving the poor and the neediest part of the society. Furthermore, over the last few weeks Sufi prisoners of conscience have been refused medical treatment, and were forced to leave their hometowns under the sentence of exile.

In the protests the members of IOPHRI expressed their dissatisfaction with the oppressive elements in the regime through shouting slogans in support of Sufis and other religious minorities, as well as through playing Dafs, Persian percussion instruments.
One of the members of the IOPHRI stressed that these demonstrations will continue until the regime reopens the medical charity and stops the oppression of Sufis and other religious minorities. He stressed it seems the recent nuclear agreement has given extremist sections of the regime the green light to continue their policy of oppression as they no longer see sanctions or Western government objections as viable threat.

insideofiran.org