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Iran: Wave of arrests in run up to parliamentary elections

Amnesty International – The arrests indicate that the Iranian authorities are once again choosing to restrict freedom of expression and association in an apparent attempt to disrupt public discourse and potential criticism of the authorities’ record in various spheres including human rights and economic performance in advance of the start of the election campaign.

Massive wave of arresting Nematollahi Gonabadi dervishes in Iran

    According to the reporter of Majzooban Noor Website plain-clothsmen and security forces attacked the house of some Dervishes  without legal authorization to arrest and transfer them to the  unknown locations. One of the arrested dervishes is Mr. Nusrat Tabasi that  security agents have raided his house  and also searched his house in Tehran […]