Gonabadi dervishes gathered in front of Evin Prison today in support of jailed dervishes and their lawyers. The Majzooban-e Noor website reports that some of the protesters were briefly arrested by security forces, and some reports even indicate the dervishes were mistreated.
Some of the jailed dervishes
The dervishes had announced that they were planning a protest in support of the many jailed dervishes, some of whom have been in solitary confinement for more than 35 days.
In recent years, Gonabadi dervishes have been protesting against the destruction of their prayer grounds in Qom, Boroujerd and Esfahan, and on February 21 2008, they joined a protest in front of the Iranian Parliament and later called it the Day of the Dervish.
The dervishes are also protesting the arrest of the lawyers that had been representing their peers. They say two of the dervishes in Evin are on hunger strike and in failing health.
The dervishes are calling for fair proceedings as the charges are processed, adding that they are willing to join their brothers in jail rather than stand by and "witness the oppression [our] brothers and defenders are being subjected to."
The detained lawyers of the Gonabadi dervishes were finally allowed to visit with family after 37 days of being held incommunicado. On the 3rd and 4th of September 2011, more than 60 Gonabadi dervishes and their lawyers were arrested in Kavar, Shiraz and Tehran.
The Islamic Republic's persecution of dervishes has been condemned by human rights groups, who have called on the authorities to respect the rights of all minorities.
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amirparvizforsecularmonarchy – One of the most humorous things in the world; is the notion that Americans are a greater force for good & more civilized than Nazi's, Mullahs and Communists.
ReportSedaye_man thanks for this blog as upsetting as the inhumanity of self proclaimed muslims is, what is hilarious is that the same muslims criticized the late shah and his team for not being true muslims, of course in their pursuit for power and they are the authority of islam based on what? Hopefully more people will slowly see there is a fountain of laughter that was produced in 1979 regarding the undeniable and self evident ignorance of muslims in Iran. I got to go, speak to you later, I need to go listen to a bunch of child molesting, women beating, human being hanging, thieves about the roots of islam.
amirparvizforsecularmonarchy – One of the most humorous things in the world; is the notion that Americans are a greater force for good & more civilized than Nazi's, Mullahs and Communists.
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amirparvizforsecularmonarchy – One of the most humorous things in the world; is the notion that Americans are a greater force for good & more civilized than Nazi's, Mullahs and Communists.
ReportLook at the faces above and compare it with the faces of members of the IRI government. What a joke1979 made of muslims and islam. All the innocent people were sent into jails and persecuted and all the criminals got into government. A hearty well done and congratulations to all Iranians who are muslim first and Iranian second. Getting Priorities incorrect is my explanation of how the donkeys came to ride the people, instead of the people riding the donkeys. This was the very best that the Islam first crowd could produce for Iranians. hehe well done.
amirparvizforsecularmonarchy – One of the most humorous things in the world; is the notion that Americans are a greater force for good & more civilized than Nazi's, Mullahs and Communists.
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