Iran Appeals Court Upholds Lengthy Prison Sentences, Lashings Against 23 Dervishes
Sentences Range from Six to 26 Years Including Lashes March 15, 2019 – The mass conviction of 23 dervishes of the Sufi Gonabadi Order to prison terms of up to… ...
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August 25, 2018
Journalist Recounts “Inhumane” Living Conditions at Tehran Penitentiary
An Iranian journalist who was detained at Iran’s Greater Tehran Central Penitentiary (GTCP) has written about the jail’s “inhumane” conditions, stating in a Facebook post that day to day life… ...
August 20, 2018
Mass Conviction of Sufi Protesters “Unprecedented in Iran’s Judicial History”
Twenty Sufi Muslims, all members of Iran’s Gonabadi Order, have been issued heavy prison sentences by the Revolutionary Court in Tehran since July 2018 for allegedly attended protests that included… ...
July 3, 2018
Four Female Sufis Sentenced to Five Years Imprisonment Each Under National Security Charge
Shima Entesari with her family Political Personalities Urge Authorities to Free Detainees Four followers of Iran’s persecuted Sufi Gonabadi Order have been sentenced to five years in prison each after… ...
June 20, 2018
Iran: Stop Imminent Execution of Kurdish Prisoner, Investigate Evidence of Torture and Denial of Due Process
Fear Grows After Bus Driver Was Executed in Iran Despite Similar Concerns June 20, 2018—The Iranian judiciary should immediately annul the death sentence issued against Kurdish prisoner Ramin Hossein Panahi… ...
June 18, 2018
Sufi Prisoner Mohammad Salas Buried After Sudden Execution Without Family’s Permission
Lawyer: Burial Attended by “200 Anti-Riot Agents” Iranian authorities buried the body of Mohammad Salas after he was executed on June 18, 2018, without his family’s permission at a burial… ...
June 12, 2018
Sufi Detainees Tried En Masse in Iran as Some Launch Hunger Strike Against Denial of Due Process
…leader of their faith. The detainees who are refusing food are Mohammad Ali Karami, Mostafa Shirazian, Zafarali Moghimi, Mohsen Azizi,Hossein Fahimi, Mohammad Bagher Moghimi, Alireza Ghasemi and Hossein Hashemi. “Among… ...
May 25, 2018
Sufi Bus Driver on Death Row in Iran Denies Killing Policemen in Audio File Released by Lawyer
Mohammad Salas’ Attorney Zeynab Taheri Summoned to Court to Face Charges The lawyer of Tehran-based death row prisoner Mohammad Salas has released an audio file in which he denies driving… ...
May 17, 2018
Sufi Bus Driver Sentenced to Death in Iran Says He Confessed to Killing Policemen While Under Torture
A Sufi bus driver who was sentenced to death in Iran for running over three policeman says he was forced to confess after being tortured while under interrogations, one of… ...
May 11, 2018
Lawyer: Dervish Bus Driver Could be Executed in “3 or 4 Days” Despite Innocence Plea
Mohammad Salas, a Sufi bus driver convicted in Iran of running over three policemen in the capital city of Tehran, could be hanged in a “few days” despite arguing that… ...
March 20, 2018
Sufi Bus Driver Sentenced to Death in Iran For Killing Policemen
…charges against Mohammad Salas and issued three death sentences to him. Judge Mohammad Shahriari, the head of the Judiciary’s criminal division in Tehran, made the announcement on April 4, 2018…. ...
March 5, 2018
Tehran Police Chief Says Man Accused of Killing Policemen Will Be “Punished by Hanging”
The alleged driver of a bus that was driven into three policemen and two members of the Basij volunteer militia, killing them all during recent clashes between the police and… ...
February 21, 2018
Iranians Debate Use of Violence Against Security Forces After Clashes With Sufi Gonabadis Leave Three Dead
Clashes among members of a predominantly peaceful minority faith in Iran and security forces have resulted in a discussion on social media among Iranians about the use of violence as… ...
February 20, 2018
Tehran Police Open Fire on Sufi Gonabadi Protesters as Clashes Leave Several Dead
A protest by followers of Iran’s Muslim Sufi Gonabadi Order was attacked with police fire and tear gas near the home of the faith’s spiritual leader, Nour Ali Tabandeh, in… ...