a warm, sunny morning in early June, Nasrin Sotoudeh arrived at the offices of the Iranian Bar Association in central Tehran shortly after 9 a.m. The bespectacled, petite 52-year-old was wearing a blue manteau, beige pants, and red shoes. To comply with the compulsory hijab law, Sotoudeh had covered her short hair with her […]
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Tunne Kelam: Stop attacks by the Iranian Government against humanitarian and social service organisations
When in 2013 the new President of Iran Hassan Rouhani was elected, he promised that he would stop the political oppression and will restore civil freedoms and rights to all ethnic and religious groups. Sadly, during the following almost two years, the opposite has taken place. Clamping down on civilians and minorities that are […]
Attack of the Iranian Government against Humanitarian and Social Service Organizations of Dervishes
Logo of the Madad-kari-ye Reza Several buildings of the “Madad-kari-ye Reza” institute (“Reza Social Service” institute) have been shut down, including the administrative, education and even the elderly home divisions. mehriran.de – In Tehran, treacherous land-thieves have confiscated several non-profit social service organizations including the elderly welfare home, only because honorable Dervishes worked there in […]
Protests in London & Stocklhom Against The Iranian Government’s Treatment of Sufis
This afternoon the members of The International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights In Iran (IOPHRI) gathered at Trafalgar Square, London, and Stockholm to protest the Iranian governments treatment of Sufis, and demanded the freedom of the imprisoned Sufis. This is protest was in support of Sufis who had been imprisoned by the authorities as part […]
Protests in London Against The Iranian Government’s Treatment of Sufis
This afternoon a members of The International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights In Iran (IOPHRI) gathered at Trafalgar Square, London, to protest the Iranian governments treatment of Sufis, and demanded the freedom of the imprisoned Sufis. This is protest was in support of last weekend’s demonstration in Tehran, Iran by hundreds of Sufis who gathered […]
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 […]