” I am deeply concerned about the condition of nine imprisoned Dervishes who are members of the Nematollahi-Gonbadi-Order in Iran. A month ago, the Dervishes went into a hunger strike in response to the ongoing suppression of members of the Iranian-Muslim- Sufi- citizens (the Dervishes) in Iran. The dervishes only interrupted their hunger strike […]
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Worsening Lung Disease, Mostafa Daneshjou Lost Consciousness
Mostafa Daneshjou, the jailed lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, last morning ,Monday, 28th of Mehr 1393 (October 28, 2014) due to the harsh hypothyroid lungs and heart arrhythmia lost his consciousness and was taken to Evin prison infirmary for a few hours and then returned again to ward 8.According to Majzooban Noor, The mentioned Dervish […]
October 2014 report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran (mentioning Gonabadi Dervishes)
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmed Shaheed. Submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 25/24 to the 69th session of the UN General Assembly in October 2014. The Special Rapporteur submits the present report pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution. He […]
Gonabadi Dervishes and Civil Disobedience
In an analytical essay entitled “Gonabadi Dervishes and Civil Disobedience”, Tavana website focuses on the dervishes’ sufferings and consequent protests, drawing upon the ideas of Farhad Nouri, the editor-in-chief of Majzooban Noor website, and Ammar Maleki, a researcher in political sciences. Tavana website introduces itself as an electronic training platform for Iranian civil society […]
The Imprisoned Dervishes Stopped Hunger Strike and Announced this in a Letter; Congratulations to Brothers Who Are our Friends and Brothers Who Are Opposed to Us on the Eid.
According to Majzooban Noor, on the eve of Eid al-Adha (feast of the sacrifice), the imprisoned Dervishes announced the end of their hunger strike saying “We do not want to make our brothers and sisters, who are all members of one soul, to suffer even more”. Part of their letter reads: “The security-oriented […]
Mostafa Daneshjou lost consciousnessv on 25th day of Hunger Strike
Mostafa Daneshjou, the jailed lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, last morning ,Thursday, 3th of Mehr 1393 (Sept 25 2014) due to the severe weakness lost his consciousness for a few minutes.The mentioned Dervish because of the hunger strike for more than three weeks, his walking faced difficulty due to the physical extreme weakness, this morning […]
Prison Officials Threaten to Transfer of Jailed Dervish Strikers to Solitary Confinement
Evin prison guards are trying to take the imprisoned Dervishes who are on hunger strike since twelve days ago, to solitary confinement.According to Kalame, following statement from Dervish prisoners announcing mass hunger strike to protest the violations of their constitutional rights, the Evin prison’s Warden, “Momeni” by putting pressure on the prison administrators wanted […]
Physical Weakness of Jailed Dervishes Due to the Hunger Strike/ Amir Eslami Transferred to Prison Infirmary
The reports from Evin prison indicate that Amir Eslami is in critical condition and all nine jailed Gonabadi Dervishes who have begun a hunger strike are suffering from extreme body weakness.According to Majzooban Noor, last night, 19 Shahrivar (10 September) imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer in Evin’s ward 7 , Amir Eslami, suffered from a […]
Brutal Attack on Jailed Dervishes in Evin Prison Ward 8
This morning, Thursday, 20 Shahrivar 1393 (11 September 2014) Evin Prison’s Special Guards under order from someone named Amir Karbala’iraided the ward 8 where two Dervish rights activists are being held and under the pretext of inspection destroyed many of their personal items. One of their cellmates told the Majzooban Noor that, “Until now […]
The Free Tribune of Lawyers’ Statement on Farshid Yadollahi’s Situation: Our Imprisoned Colleague
Our imprisoned colleague, Farshid Yadollahi, has gone on hunger strike since 31 August to protest at the illegal restrictions imposed on him in prison. His physical condition is deteriorating. A number of detained Gonabadi Dervishes, including; Kasra Nuri, Mostafa Abdi, Hamidreza Moradi, Omid Behruzi, Afshin Karampoor, Mostafa Daneshjoo and Reza Entesari have also started […]