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 to prison terms of up to 26 years as well as lashings further ...

October 12, 2018

Great Tehran Penitentiary Imposes Information Blackout on Eight Sufi Detainees Held in Solitary Confinement

It has been more than a month since the wife of a Sufi Gonabadi Dervish held in Iran’s Great Tehran Penitentiary (GTP) has heard from her husband after he was put in solitary confinement ...

November 14, 2011

Continued Detention of Photojournalist Inside Evin’s Ward 209

Despite the completion of his interrogation, reporter and photojournalist Reza Entessari remains detained inside Evin Prison’s Ward 209. “The Investigative Judge has converted his temporary detention orders to bail orders. But despite completion of his interrogations, as he is unable to post the $50,000 bail, ...

October 5, 2011

A Full Month After Arrest, Still No News on Freelance Photojournalist

A full month after the arrest of freelance photojournalist Reza Entesari, there is still no news available about him. A source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran that the photojournalist was arrested along with a large group of Dervishes in late ...