Failure of the server of Majzooban Noor website due to severe cyber-attacks, the arrest of Dervishes at the exit of cities before the rally, creation of a high security atmosphere around Valiasr Square and Ministry of Justice, and Dervishes’ collective prayers’ turning into a protest are the most important events related to Gonabadi Dervishes’ […]
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Human Rights Activists Committee’s announcement Suppressing Dervishes is a flagrant violation of international obligations by the Iranian government.
The Human Rights Activists Committee in Iran announced today that the recent wave of attack on Dervishes in Iran is a clear indication of the Iranian government’s intolerance towards religious minorities in that country. This committee believes that these premeditated attacks are contradictory to Islamic Republic of Iran’s commitment to the Human Rights Committee […]
Omid Behroozi Was Taken to the Central Infirmary at Evin Prison on 27th Day of Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer in Evin prison, Omid Behroozi due to a sudden drop in blood pressure and seizures, was initially treated in the infirmary of ward 7 then transferred to the central infirmary at Evin.According to Majzooban Noor reporter, his cellmates have reportedly said that, initially Mr Behroozi was transferred to the ward […]
Amir Eslami Temporary Lost Consciousness ; Dervishes on 27th Day of Hunger Strike and Absolute Disregard by Officials
Amir Eslami, imprisoned lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, briefly lost consciousness twice in Evin Prison Friday 4th of Mehr ( September 26), after 27 days on a hunger strike.According to Majzooban Noor, while the nine Gonabadi Sufi Dervishes imprisoned in Evin and Nezam-e Shiraz are suffering from serious health conditions, there is no action has been […]
France 24: Police crack down on Tehran Sufi protest
Hundreds of Iranian Sufis protested in front of Tehran’s public prosecutors’ office this weekend, demanding to be jailed alongside their friends in prison, who they say are being treated terribly. Security forces violently cracked down on the protesters, arresting dozens. Over the past decade, Iran’s Sufis have become increasingly marginalized, with the authorities closing […]
Mostafa Daneshjoo’s letter to his daughter, Fatemeh, who commences elementary school this year.
“Your father’s goal is to prevent the innocent from being imprisoned.” Mostafa Daneshjoo wrote a letter to his daughter who has been deprived of his loving company over the previous 4 years. The letter is as follows: In the Name of GodFatemeh, my dear daughterIn our visits, I would witness you crying and asking me […]
The Families of Jailed Dervishes Visit Wounded in the Attack by Security Forces on Gonabadi Dervishes
Following the bloody attack by security forces on Gonabadi Dervishes in the last days of Shahrivar/September who were planning to gather with closed eyes and hands in front of the prosecutor’s office, the families of nine jailed Dervishes have paid visit to the casualties of this attack and comforted them.According to Majzooban Noor, hundreds […]
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 […]
Amnesty International: Hunger striking Dervishes critically ill
UA: 242/14 Index: MDE 13/051/2014 Iran Date: 25 September 2014 URGENT ACTION HUNGER-STRIKING DERVISHES CRITICALLY ILL Nine jailed members of Iran’s Gonabadi dervish religious minority began a hunger strike on 31 August, in protest at the authorities’ harassment and persecution of Gonabadi dervishes across the country and are now critically ill. They are prisoners […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Urge Jailed Dervishes to End Hunger Strike Through Widespread Requests on Social Networks
After the news about critical and dire condition of nine jailed Dervishes who are still on hunger strike was published, over the past 2 days, a wave of request messages from Gonabadi Dervishes across the country calling on jailed Dervishes to end hunger strike was released in the social networking sites.According to Majzooban Noor, […]