The sudden entrance of Evin Prison security forces into Shohada-e Tajrish Hospital caused Mostafa Daneshjou, the imprisoned lawyer of Gonabadi Dervishes, who was hospitalized in the internal division, heart and breathing problems, and consequently he was transferred to CCU.As reported by Majzooban Noor, Evin Prison officials sent their security force guards to the hospital […]
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Security Forces Storm Tehran’s Evin Prison
Dozens of Iranian security forces have stormed a section of Tehran’s Evin prison where political prisoners are held, injuring a number of the detainees. Some 30 prisoners were transferred to solitary confinement following the raid on April 17. The reports by opposition websites have been confirmed by some of the families of the prisoners. […]
Pro-dervish protesters attacked by security forces
On the second day of a gathering in support of Gonabadi dervishes in front of the Tehran Prosecutor’s office, security forces had a violent confrontation with protesters. Majzooban-e Noor reports that since none of protesters’ request had been addressed on the first day — namely, the return of exiled prisoners from Rejaishahr Prison and […]
Gonabadi Dervishes Were Arrested and Beaten by Security Forces
Up to now, more than 500 Gonabadi Dervishes who are on hunger strike have been arrested by special forces units during a peaceful protest today on on Saturday, Esfand, the 17th (February, the 3rd). The Detained Dervishes were transferred to Police stations No.113 in Tehran’s Bazar where they are being interrogated.According to Majzooban Noor […]
Security Forces Illegally Arrest Striking Workers
In an action labor leaders are calling “illegal,” security forces have arrested over 20 workers of the Chadormalu Mine in the central province of Yazd, including the head and the secretary of the labor union, who stopped work as part of a contract negotiation and labor dispute. Prominent labor unionist Mansour Osanloo told the […]
Security Forces Raided the Hospital (!) / Trying to Forcibly Discharging Dervishes from Hospital
On afternoon of 10 Azar 1392 (Dec 1, 2013) security forces suddenly arrived at the Shohada e Tajrish hospital and by creating an atmosphere of fear and policing in the hospital wanted to get Hamid-Reza Moradi and Mostafa Daneshjou forcibly discharged from the hospital.According to Majzooban Noor, the security force affiliated with Tehran public […]
Kasra Nouri Banned From Weekly Visitation Due to Interference by Security Forces
Kasra Nouri, Gonabadi Dervish rights activist who is being held in Shiraz’s Adel-Abad prison, was denied visitation rights for no reason yesterday on 31 Shahrivar 1392 ( Sep 22 2013).According to Majzooban Noor, yesterday at noon, when Kasra Nouri’s family was entered prison visiting room, the prison officials did not allow them to visit […]
Security Forces Closely Watch Osanloo’s Memorial Service
The 40th-day memorial service for labor activist Afshin Osanloo, who died on June 20 of what prison authorities announced as “a heart attack,” was held at Tehran’s Behesht-e Zahra Cemetery, under the close watch and direction of a large number of security forces. Afshin Osanloo’s mother told the International Campaign for Human Rights in […]
Security Forces Harass Family and Friends of Blogger
Peyman Roshanzamir, a blogger and web designer from Ahvaz who was sentenced to 17 months in prison in 2011, told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that security forces went to search for him at his father’s house last week, aiming to take him to Karoon Prison. “Last week, the forces went […]
Security Forces Transfer Mousavi to Hospital Twice in 24 Hours, But Refuse Hospitalization
Mir Hossein Mousavi, Zahra Rahnavard, and Mehdi Karroubi have been under house arrest for more than 1,000 days. Over the past 24 hours, Mir Hossein Mousavi was transferred twice to the Tehran Heart Center. According to Kaleme website, after a two-month delay, on Tuesday, July 2, Mir Hossein Mousavi was transferred to the Tehran […]