Four Gonabadi Dervishes appeared in Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court in order to present their final defense with the presence of their attorneys.According to Majzooban Noor, today, 28 Ordibehesht 1392 (May 18, 2013) the last court hearing on the cases of 4 Gonabadi Dervishes, Mrs. Farzaneh Nouri and Messrs. Saleh Moradi Sarvestani, Behzad Nouri and Farzad […]
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Trial of 4 Gonabadi Dervishes Was Held in Kavar/Saleh Moradi widely welcomed by Dervishes
The accusative cases of 4 Gonabadi dervishes were investigated in Kavar Justice Department today on Monday, Ordibehesht 23 , 1392 ( May 13 , 2013 ) and more than a hundred Dervishes attended there to welcome Saleh Moradi.According to Majzooban Noor, the court hearing for 4 Gonabadi dervishes, Mrs. Farzaneh Nouri and Messrs. Saleh […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Mehran Rahbari Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Gonabadi Dervish, Mehran Rahbari was sentenced to two years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.According to Majzooban reporter, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court presided over by judge Salavati sentenced Mehran Rahbari to 2 years in prison on charges of “gathering and colluding against national security”, according to Article 610 of […]
Censorship intensifying in run-up to June presidential election
Reporters Without Borders condemns the continuing harassment of news providers and yet another escalation in censorship. With just six weeks to go to a presidential election, the intelligence ministry has been summoning netizens and media editors to give them instructions on what they may and may not cover. At the same time, persecution of […]
Kasra Nouri Sentenced to Four Years and Four Months in Prison
Kasra Nouri, Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison.According to Majzooban Noor, Kasra Nouri was sentenced last week at Branch 3 of Shiraz’s Revolutionary Court presided over by Judge Rashidi to four years and four months imprisonment on charges of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Amnesty International Calls for Urgent Action: Iranian hunger strikers in critical condition
URGENT ACTION IRANIAN HUNGER STRIKERS IN CRITICAL CONDITION Two men imprisoned in Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz, south-west Iran, are in critical condition after a prolonged hunger strike protesting the harsh treatment of dervishes, including lawyers, in Tehran’s Evin Prison. They have been beaten, have lost consciousness several times, and are being kept alive […]