Thirty-three Kurdish men have been sentenced to death by Iranian authorities, including possibly a juvenile offender. The international and Iranian community are standing in solidarity requesting new and fair trials. In a joint statement published on June 12, 2014, eighteen human rights organization and one prominent human rights lawyer asked the Iranian authorities to quash […]
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‘Sunnis seek greater involvement in Iran’s future,’ says Sunni leader
The age of tyranny and dictatorship has come to an end and nations have risen to bring down oppression and despotism in the world, said prominent Iranian Sunni clericc during Eid al-Adha, an important religious holiday observed by Muslims.
Sunnis demand right to hold prayers
Molavi Abolhamid Esmail Zehi The Sunni cleric Molavi Abolhamid Esmail Zehi, who leads Friday mass in Zahedan, has called on Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to allow Sunni spiritual leaders to hold Fetr Eid mass prayers “in large cities where Sunnis are not majorities.”