Gonabadi Dervish resident of the city of Golpayegan, Abbas Salehian was sentenced to 74 lashes by Branch 101 of Golpayegan penal court on charges of “committing a forbidden act by promoting the Gonabadi Sufi order faith”.According to a report by Majzooban Noor, Mr. Abbas Salehian, who is responsible for holding Dervish ceremonies in the […]
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2 weeks in solitary confinement as a punishment for Mostafa Eskandari
Disciplinary committee of Rajaei Shahr prison denounced Mostafa Eskandari, the political prisoner, to two weeks in solitary confinement as chastisement. According to the report of Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), the disciplinary committee of Rajaei Shahr prison denounced Mostafa Eskandari to two weeks of solitary confinement as chastisement for insulting the authorities of […]
Kept in Solitary as Punishment, Says Imprisoned Activist’s Wife
Political activist Saeed Madani, 47, remains in Evin Prison’s Ward 209 after having completed his interrogations. Mansoureh Ettefagh, Madani’s wife, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that he has likely undergone torture during his detention.
Iran criticised over capital punishment ‘killing spree’
Guardian- Amnesty International warns of ‘new wave of drug offence executions’ in Iran as well as public and secret hangings