A man belonging to the Yarsan (Ahl-e-hagh Derwishes) community immolated himself yesterday in front of Irans Parliament in Teheran. Mehriran.de – The man, Mohammed Genberi, is the third person belonging to the Yarsan community in three months time who burned himself in order to protest the violation of the rights and beliefs of the Yarsan. […]
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Remembering Hazrat Shah Nematollah Wali on the Occasion of his Birthday and Death
Sayyid Nūruddīn Kermānī Shāh Ne’matollāh was one of the most influential and prominent Persian Sufi Masters. He was born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1330 CE. He was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. His father, Mīr ‘Abdullāh was a Sufi Master. He passed his spirituality on to his son, who later became a Sufi […]
Critical Condition of Amir Eslami in Ward 350/ No Medical Treatment without the Permission of Intelligence Ministry
Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Amir Eslami deprived of medical leave despite his dire health conditions.According to Majzooban Noor, although the physicians of Evin prison infirmary have ordered emergency transfer and special medical care for Amir Eslami who is a heart patient but the authorities have continually denied his urgent need for treatment outside prison despite […]
Gonabadi Dervish, Saleh Moradi Granted 5-Hours Furlough from Prison
Gonabadi Dervish, Saleh Moradi could visit his family for just five hours while a security prison guard and a soldier were escorting him.According to Majzooban Noor, with the permission from Shiraz justice officials and also because of cooperation from Adel Abad prison authorities, Sunday 5 Khordad 1392 (May 26 2013) Saleh Moradi was granted a five hours […]
Two-Year Prison Sentence Confirmed for Gonabadi Dervish, Ali Moazzami
Two-year prison term for Gonabadi Dervish, Ali Moazzami was upheld by appeals court with no changes.According to Majzooban Noor, Ali Moazzami who has been sentenced to two years’ imprisonment by the Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court presided over by judge Abolqasem Salavati on charges of “gathering and colluding against national security” (Islamic Penal […]
Weekly report on Human Right Violation in Iran (19/05/2013)
The Sentences: Execution Flogging, amputation, imprisonment and custody1. On Thursday the 9th of March Jahan-bakhsh Soltan-zadeh and Behnam Bagheri, two Civil Rights Activists were arrested by security agents in Maku.2. On Saturday the 11th of May Mojtaba Maleki, the prosecutor of Public and Revolutionary Court of Kermanshah announced the execution by hanging of a […]
KELLNER: Religious persecution can mean political upheaval
Rising persecution of minority religious communities in Pakistan, Iran and Syria — and other nations — is a serious threat to stability in those countries and their neighbors, a panel of specialists said at a Hudson Institute forum this week, showing how religious tensions can have larger political ramifications in hot spots around the […]
Emergency Transfer of Dervish Lawyer, Amir Eslami to Hospital after Heart Attack
Imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish lawyer, Amir Eslami, was taken to hospital after he had a heart attack.Amir Eslami, one of the jailed Dervish lawyers suffered the acute heart failure yesterday on 25 Ordibehesht 1392 ( May 14 2013) in Ward 350 of Evin prison which caused him to fall unconscious and could not be breathing […]
Raid on Gonabadi Dervish’s home in Kavar
Security forces and plain-clothes raided the house of a Gonabadi Dervish, Behyar Rajabi in Kavar town yesterday on 25 Ordibehesht 1392 ( May 14 2013). According to Majzooban Noor, security forces attacked the home of Behyar Rajabi, Gonabadi Dervish and resident at village of Ghasira in Kavar town, in which they used violence, harassment and […]
Imprisoned Dervish Made a Phone Call from Jail after 10 Days of Unawareness
Yesterday on 21 Ordibehesht (May 11), Mohammad Ali Dehghan, Gonabadi Dervish and resident of Kavar town, made contact with his family after ten days of awareness. According to Majzooban Noor, Mohammad Ali Dehghan who was arrested along with two other Gonabadi Dervishes, Mohammad Ali Sadeghi and Mohsen Esmaeeli by security agents and Plain-clothes at […]