The website of Majzooban Noor, as the news station of Nematollahi Gonabadi Dervishes, has recently launched the ” Dervishes migrate from Iran to Evin” campaign where applicants register to volunteer to migrate to Evin Prison.In this regard, Farhad Noori, the current editor-in-chief of Majzooban Noor news website, explains the objectives of and reasons behind […]
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Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2013 (in Iran)
U.S Department of State- The Islamic Republic of Iran is a theocratic republic established after the 1979 adoption of a constitution by popular referendum. The constitution, amended in 1989, created a political system based on the concept in Shia Islam of velayat-e faqih (“guardianship of the jurist” or “rule by the jurisprudent”). Shia clergy, […]
Omid Behroozi Transferred to Ward 7 from 350; “I’ll Go to Secure other Political Prisoners”
In the direction of dissolution of the ward 350, Omid Behroozi, the lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, has been transferred to ward 7, a non-political ward. This was ordered by the deputy of Tehran’s prosecutor in an unlawful decision. According to Majzooban Noor, having resisted due to the illegal order of transferring to the non-political […]
Hamid-Reza Moradi Returns to Shohada e Tajrish Hospital
Hamid-Reza Moradi Sarvestani has been transferred to the Shohada e Tajrish Hospital again.Hamidreza Moradi Sarvestani, the jailed Dervish (manager of Majzooban Noor Website), after surgery has been transferred to the hospital on Monday . The mentioned jailed Dervish had been transferred to the Sina Hospital due to the vascular surgery.According to Majzooban Noor Website, […]
Reza Entesari Refused Again to Go to Visiting Room: “I won’t wear prison uniform.”
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish, Reza Entesari who is currently being held in Evin’s ward 8 in the new wave of pressure against political prisoners in Section 350 in Evin Prison including Political prisoner’s transfer to common criminal wards of Evin Prison, refused to go to visit hall for several times due to being forced to […]
Dervishes Online; An Interview with Farhad Nouri of Majzooban Noor
How have Iran’s persecuted religious minorities used technology to organise themselves, express their religious beliefs, and cultivate online faith communities?The Islamic Republic of Iran has been waging an intense and protracted campaign of discrimination and violent persecution against several of the country’s religious minority communities, whilst reducing others to second-class citizenship through inhumane legislation andinstitutionalised discrimination.But these communities are […]
Gonabadi Dervish Released from Jail after Completing His Sentence
Gonabadi Dervish and a resident of the southern Iranian city of Bandar-Abbas, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, was released after completing his sentence.According to Majzooban Noor, Dervish rights activist and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad who had been previously sentenced to two years in prison by the Bandar-Abbas Revolutionary Court, was released […]
Kasra Nouri Transferred Back to Nezam Prison
Imprisoned Dervish rights activist and a reporter for the news website Majzooban Noor, Kasra Nouri was transferred back to Shiraz’s Nezam prison.Based on the report by Majzooban Noor, Gonabadi Dervish, Kasra Nouri was transferred back from Adel Abad Prison to Nezam Prison in Shiraz yesterday on Saturday, 31 Khordad 1393(June 21, 2014). Since a […]
Kasra Nouri Transferred Again to Adel-Abad Prison
Dervish rights activist, Kasra Nouri was transferred from Nezam Prison to Adel Abad Prison in Shiraz, south-west Iran due to university examinations.According to a report by Majzooban Noor Kasra Nouri was moved to Adel-Abad prison as a venue for university exams while based on criteria specified, prisoner should not be taken for examination to […]
Report on the Situation of Farshid Yadollahi, Jailed Dervish Lawyer in Evin’s Ordinary Ward
Farshid Yadollahi, human and Dervish rights lawyer who was sentenced by Branch 15 of the Islamic Revolution Court in July 2013 to seven years and six months imprisonment has been illegally moved to the ward 7, the public offenses section of evin prison since a month ago.Until recently, Farshid Yadollahi along with another jailed […]