A group of political prisoners in ward 350 of Evin prison refused to visit their families. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), some of the prisoners of ward 350 of Evin prison refused to go to visit hall, in protest to medical negligence of political prisoners and forcing them […]
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Protesting Dervishes Beaten and Detained
Security agents and police verbally and physically assaulted Gonabadi dervishes before arresting them for their protest gathering outside the Judiciary in Tehran, a protesting dervish told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. Sadigheh Khalili, who is having difficulty walking after being kicked many times during the protest, said about 300 male and […]
Jailed blogger’s father seeks prosecutor’s help
Ahmad Ronaghi Maleki, the father of jailed blogger Hossein Ronaghi Maleki, has written to the Tehran Prosecutor calling for the release of his “ailing son.” The Kaleme website reports that in a letter to Abbas Jafari Dowlaatabadi, Ronaghi Maleki says that his application for the release of his son on medical grounds has been […]
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 […]
Behnam Ebrahim Zadeh Is on Hunger Strike in Support of Jailed Gonabadi Dervishes
Behnam Ebrahim Zadeh, the prisoner of ward 350 of Evin prison started hunger strike in support of inmate Dervishes. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), Behnam (As’ad) Ebrahm Zadeh, the labor activist, started his hunger strike in support of Dervishes who are on strike and in protest to continuous […]
Iran’s Dervishes On Hunger Strike Inside, Outside Prison
It started on March 1 when one jailed dervish — blogger and rights activist Kasra Nouri — went on hunger strike to protest what he described as the mistreatment of his fellow prisoners. Nouri was angered that two jailed members of the Nematollahi Gonabadi order of Sufis were not receiving proper health care. He […]
Concerns about Health of Jailed Dervish Hunger Strikers; Our Strike Is Resistance Against Gradual Death
Since Tuesday, refusing to take medicines while on hunger strike has led ill Dervishes to deteriorating situation.Dervish Prisoners say: ” Our strike is resistance against the gradual death which are imposed on us by Iranian judiciary officials.”According to a report by Kaleme, highlights imprisoned ill Dervishes’ situation in Evin’s ward 350 are as follows: […]
Weekly Report on Human Right Violation in Iran (04-03-2014)
Responses to Human Rights Abuses in Iran 1. The United Nation Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in the city of Geneva published a statement warning about the increase in the number of executions in Iran. It is stated that during the past seven weeks, at least 80 people have been executed […]
Deportation of Farshid Yadollahi, Reza Entesari and Saeed Madani to Rajai Shahr Prison
Three political prisoners in Evin Prison, Saeed Madani, Farshid Yadollahi and Reza Entesari were deported to Rajai Shahr prison in Karaj.According to reports by HRANA, prison authorities transferred three men from ward 350 to Rajaei-Shahr prison on the pretext of taking them to a court. On 7 January 2012, authorities arrested researcher, sociologist and […]