Iranian security forces have released rights activist Nasrin Sotoudeh after detaining her for several hours in Tehran followng a protest. Sotoudeh, a well-known human rights attorney, told Reuters on October 26 that she was held along with several other activists the previous day after a rally against a three-year ban on her from practicing […]
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Detention of Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad Due to Refusing Bail
Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, appeared in his charges hearings today on Sunday 11 Esfand 1392 ( Mar 2014) in Branch 2 of the Revolutionary Court in the city of Bandar Abbas and after refusing to deposit the bail was sent to prison.Before starting the […]
Disturbance in Ward 350 of Evin Prison After a 24-Hours Detention of Afshin Karampour in Prison Infirmary
According to a report by Kaleme, imprisoned Gonabadi Dervish in ward 350 of Evin prison, Ashin Karampour has been remained in critical condition since three days ago due to intensifying kidney pain and his lumbar spine problem. The prison authorities under order from Judge Salavati have prevented him from being transferred to hospital without […]
Gonabadi Dervish Released After a Few Hours`Detention in Bandar-Abbas
Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website, was released some hours later after his detention in the southern city of Bandar Abbas.Yesterday morning (Tuesday 5 Shahrivar/ Aug 27) Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad had gone to the Intelligence Ministry’s detention centre in Bandar Abbas in order to get back […]
A Group of Dervishes Summoned to Kavar Court/ Detention of a Dervish Due to Refusing Bail
After nearly two years of the illegal rally against Gonabadi Dervishes in Kavar town and the arrest and imprisonment of the dozens of Dervishes in country’s prisons, summons of Dervishes to security centers continue.According to Majzooban Noor, in recent days, the civil court has issued written summons to a number of Dervishes from Kavar […]
Detention of Gonabadi Dervish, Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad in The City of Bandar Abbas
Abdolghafour Ghalandari Nejad, Gonabadi Dervish and one of the collaborators of Majzooban Noor website , arrested at his own home in the city of Bndar Abbas this morning on Saturday, 31 Farvardin 1392 ( April 20, 2013).According to Majzooban Noor, around 6 o’clock in the morning, security forces and plain-clothes entered to the house […]
Two Christians are in detention for more than seven weeks
About seven weeks ago plainclothes security agents arrested Shahrzad Y and Sam S, two of converted Christians community in Tehran.
Abusive Behavior Toward Imprisoned Dervishes in Ministry of Intelligence Detention/Shaving Hair And Beard by Force
Following the jailed Gonabadi dervishes’s refusal to appear in court, intelligence officers of Ward 209 Evin, forcibly shaved beards and head hair of Mostafa Daneshjou.
Sakharov Prize-winner Sotoudeh’s Detention Highlights Denial of Basic Rights
Political Prisoners Denied Visits, Care (Paris, London, New York, October 31, 2012) Iran’s judiciary and prison authorities should end mistreatment of the prominent rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, Nobel peace laureate Shirin Ebadi and six human rights organizations said today. Ebadi and the rights groups also called on Iran’s authorities to allow all prisoners […]
A new wave of Detention in Iran
A Weekly Report on Human Rights Violations in Iran from July 22 to 29, 2012 The Iranian government has increased the number of arrests and punishments in order to contain dissent by the suffering Iranian population.