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Tag : Muslim Sufi

March 15, 2019

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 ...

November 2, 2018

Sufi Prisoners Illegally Being Held With Dangerous Inmates in Tehran Penitentiary, Say Families

Dozens of Sufi prisoners are being illegally held in a ward for drug-addicted prisoners in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

January 9, 2018

Iran Protests: Authorities Keeping Families of Detained Gonabadi Dervishes in the Dark

Relatives Sleeping Outside Evin Prison Demanding Answers The families of several members of a Muslim Sufi order in Iran known as the ...

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