Security officials have promised the families of Dervish prisoners and others who were present in front of Tehran Prosecutor’s office, that their demands will be met until tomorrow at 9 am. The families of Dervish prisoners along with detained Dervishes at police station No. 113 have responded that, if the authorities fail to fulfill […]
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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 […]
Lorestan Dervishes’s Letter to Rouhani; More than 400 Gonabadi Dervishes Join Jailed Peers in Hunger Strike
After nine jailed Gonabadi Dervishes announced that they will refuse food to protest their mistreatment by Iranian prison authorities, more than 400 Gonabadi Dervishes from across the country began their own hunger strike in support of their jailed peers. The Majzooban Noor website reports that the Dervishes announced on Facebook that they have joined […]
Kasra Nouri Launchs Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish in Nezam Prison, Kasra Nouri has launched a hunger strike as a protest against authorities’ disregard to jailed Dervishes’s demands today at down.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, blogger and Dervish rights activist, Kasra Nouri who had announced his intention to fast in solidarity with ill Dervish prisoners in Ward […]
Kasra Nouri: I Will Start Hunger Strike
Imprisoned Dervish rights activist, Kasra Nouri in a brief note has warned that if the authorities would not pay attention to the situation of the ill Dervish prisoners in Ward 350, will start a hunger strike.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, jailed Gonabadi Dervish in Nezam prison in Fars province, Kasra Nouri after […]
Sunni prisoners end hunger strike in Iranian prison
Four Iranian Sunni prisoners in Qezel Hessar Prison have ended their hunger strike after 75 days. The Human Rights Reporters News Agency reports that the four prisoners began their hunger strike to protest their death sentences and to question the fairness of the proceedings against them. The prisoners report that they ended their hunger […]
We Shall Continue Until We Die
Four Sunni prisoners in Karaj’s Ghezelhesar prison have been on a hunger strike for the past two months and their health is now reported to be in very serious condition. Reporter Kamal Hosseini, reports from Iranian Kurdistan that, “The physical condition of these prisoners is bad and they had been taken to the prison […]
Families join condemned prisoners’ hunger strike
The families of four Iranian political prisoners sentenced to death say they are starting a hunger strike in support of their kin. The Mukrian News Agency reports that the four Sunni prisoners, Kamal Mollayi, Hamed Ahmadi, Jamshid Dehghani and Jahangir Dehghani, have been on their own hunger strike for 65 days to protest their […]
Hunger strike turns critical for Kurdish prisoners
Six Iranian Kurdish prisoners are facing serious health complications after 56 days on a hunger strike. The Human Rights Organization of Iran reports that the six prisoners, who have been on hunger strike since November 4, are “in serious danger of death.” The report indicates the prisoners are already facing complications that include kidney […]
Prisoners refuse food to support sugarcane workers
Two Iranian political prisoners have begun a hunger strike in support of the protest movement by Haft Tapeh Sugarcane Company workers. Shahrokh Zamani and Khaled Hordani announced that as of Tuesday December 24, they are refusing food in solidarity with the Haft Tapeh workers, Kordpa reports. Those workers have begun a series of protests […]