Gonabadi dervish, Sayed Ebrahim Bahrami resident of Kavar town in Fars Province arrested.According to Majzooban Noor, Sayed Ebrahim Bahrami was arrested without a valid warrant by security forces and plain-clothes at his work place (Shahreza ORE workshop) on Monday night, 16th Ordibehesht 1392 (May 6 2013).Sayed Ebrahim Bahrami was taken to Shiraz’s intelligence office […]
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Gonabadi Dervish, Mehran Rahbari Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison
Gonabadi Dervish, Mehran Rahbari was sentenced to two years in prison by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran.According to Majzooban reporter, Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court presided over by judge Salavati sentenced Mehran Rahbari to 2 years in prison on charges of “gathering and colluding against national security”, according to Article 610 of […]
As election nears, Iran’s journalists are in chains
Special Reports Iran continues to jail dozens of journalists, stifling critical news coverage and commentary. Crucial links to the international community have been cut off as the June presidential vote approaches. A CPJ special report by Sherif Mansour.Published May 8, 2013 Journalists Imprisoned in Iran, December 2000-April 2013Unless otherwise noted, all figures are from […]
Interview with a “Mother”
On the occasion of birth anniversary of Hazrat Fatima (SA), we would like to offer you a short conversation with a “Mother”. The afflicted mother waiting for her three family members who are behind bars in the country due to adherence to Dervish sect. Farshid Yadollahi, Omid Behroozi and Kasra Nouri who are being […]
Iran Continues Crackdown on Sufis
Iran continues to arrest Sufi mystics. The victims of state suppression represent the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi order, the main body of traditional metaphysical Muslims in the country. On April 20, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, a webmaster for the Gonabadi-Nimatullahi site Majzooban Noor (The Alluring Light), was detained in the south Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Situated […]
Censorship intensifying in run-up to June presidential election
Reporters Without Borders condemns the continuing harassment of news providers and yet another escalation in censorship. With just six weeks to go to a presidential election, the intelligence ministry has been summoning netizens and media editors to give them instructions on what they may and may not cover. At the same time, persecution of […]
The Trail of Mostafa Abdi at Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court
The trial hearing for Gonabadi Dervish, Mostafa Abdi was held at Branch 15 of Tehran Revolutionary Court yesterday on 9 Ordibehesht 1392 ( April 29, 2013).According to Majzooban Noor website, the morning of Monday, Ordibehesht 9, Mostafa Abdi was taken from Evin prison to Branch 15 of the Tehran Revolutionary Court to investigate charge […]
Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad Released From Bandar Abbas’s Central Prison
Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website, was released after spending nine days in detention.According to Majzooban Noor website, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad who was arrested on Saturday, 31 Farvardin 1392 ( April 20, 2013) after being interrogated in Bandar Abbas’s Intelligence office for 5 days and had […]
The Unfair Condemnation of Kasra Nouri to Prevent Youth Gravitate Toward Being Dervish
Kasra Nouri 22 years old and Dervish rights activist who is currently being held in Shiraz’s Adel Abad prison, was sentenced to four years and four months in prison by the lower court.Mrs. Sedigheh Khalili, a Gonabadi Dervish and close family member of him, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that […]
Stop the persecutions of religious minorities in Iran
Fundamentalist forces struggle for absolute power in Iran. They use all different kinds of accusations, allegations and demonisations against each interpretation of Islam that differs from their own violent interpretation and against the impact of other religions. For more than 8 years Darvishes, Baha’i, Sunnis and Christian converts face brutal campaigns against their buildings, […]