Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. The United Nation Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, said that Hassan Rohani’s Government has not fulfilled its obligation since freedom in Iran has not improved. Ban Ki-moon expressed his concerns over the large increase of the number of executions in Iran.2. In protest against the prison official’s inhumane […]
Tag: Gonabadi dervishes
Iranian New Year’s Eve 1393 in front of Bandar-Abbas prison
A group of Gonabadi Dervishes along with the family of imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, celebrated Norouz, the Persian New Year 1393 in front of Bandar Abbas central prison.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, on Tuesday evening, 29 Esfand 92 ( Mar 20) the family of jailed Dervish, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad along […]
A Complaint Filed by Female Dervishes Injured in Crackdown on Rally in front of Prosecutor’s Office
28 female Dervishes were injured by the Special Guard forces on the second day of the rally staged to protest against the unjust conditions of imprisoned Dervishes. They filed a lawsuit against the Special Guard forces that had encountered them in an inhuman and violent manner and demanded their being summoned and reprimanded.According to reports […]
Al-Monitor: Hunger strike by Dervishes in Iran provokes protests
Two hundred dervishes were arrested and then released for protesting against the continued imprisonment of dervishes who are on hunger strike in Iran. Despite a more moderate government taking power in Iran, street protests organized by the opposition are still a dangerous line to tread. Still, in spite of this, the Gonoabadi dervishes — […]
2 political prisoners ended their hunger strike
Ali Salan Poor and Gholamreza Khosravi ended their hunger strike, following requests of their fellow inmates. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Ali Salan Poor and Gholamreza Khosravi, the political prisoners of ward 350 of Evin prison, ended their hunger strike after 10 days, following requests of their fellow […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Urge their Jailed Brothers to End Hunger Strike
A large number of Gonabadi Dervishes from Iran’s Southern Provinces, such as Ahvaz, Abadan Khrram-Shahr, Andimeshk, Hendijan, Shoushtat, Assalouyeh, Bandar-Abbas and alsi from Shahrekord, Arak and Khrram-Abad in a letter addressed to the Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes, urge them to break hunger strike.In the latter they have expressed grave concerns for the situation and health condition […]
Jailed Dervishes, Moradi and Daneshjou in Critical Condition; Loss of more than 10Kg Weight and Intensity of Diseases
The health conditions of three ill Gonabadi Dervish hunger strikers, Hamid-Reza Moradi, Mostafa Daneshjou and Afshin Karampour in 14th day of their hunger strike, have reportedly deteriorated.According to Majzooban Noor, these Dervishes are in critical conditions due to extreme weakness which is the result of hunger and lose more than 10 Kgs weight during […]
Weekly Report on Human Right Violation in Iran (11-03-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran1. On Saturday 1 March 2014, the campaign of “Eleventh of Isfand”, related to human rights in Iran announced that this campaign has contacted the MP’s of various countries including India, England, Canada demanding immediate and unconditional freedom for the human rights activist and those prisoners who […]
Dervishes released following arrests at protest
Dervishes arrested in the protest in front of the Tehran’s Prosecutor’s office were released today, Monday March 10. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that the dervishes were arrested yesterday as they gathered in front of the Tehran Prosecutor’s office to protest the failure of prison authorities to address the medical needs of jailed dervishes. […]
Pro-dervish protesters attacked by security forces
On the second day of a gathering in support of Gonabadi dervishes in front of the Tehran Prosecutor’s office, security forces had a violent confrontation with protesters. Majzooban-e Noor reports that since none of protesters’ request had been addressed on the first day — namely, the return of exiled prisoners from Rejaishahr Prison and […]