dervishes-humanrights

On Thursday 12 April 2018, MEP Gérard Deprez, vice chairman of the Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and member of the Special Committee on Terrorism condemned the violations of human rights against the dervishes by the Iranian government and demanded the Iranianian authorities to stop the persecutions of the Iranian people due to their religion and beliefs. He …

Freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) is a fundamental right to which everyone should be entitled, everywhere and a principle to which the European Union adheres. This right is challenged and restricted in many parts of the world. Following a resolution adopted by the European Parliament in February 2016, the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker created the function …

Following previous events on the recent persecution and attacks on the Gonabadi Dervishes in Iran, specifically those in the Seventh Golestan region of Pasdaran in Tehran, which is the residential area of the spiritual head of this Sufi Order, Dr. Noor Ali Tabandeh, here are the latest updates regarding the deterioration of this critical situation. It has been over 42 …

At least 11 women from Iran’s Gonabadi Dervish religious minority have been arbitrarily detained in inhumane conditions, without access to their lawyers, since 20 February following the violent dispersal of a protest held by Gonabadi Derivshes in Tehran. Some urgently need medical care for injuries sustained from beatings at the time of their arrest. MDE1381492018ENGLISH Furthermore, eight detainees from Iran’s …

Long before the recent events in Teheran’s Golestan 7th street the minority religions, especially Sufi orders and particularly the Gonabadi Sufi order within Iran, were under the systematic persecution of the regime in Iran. Mid of February 2018 Teheran witnessed clashes between peacefully demonstrating Sufis and the security forces of Basij, Sepah and Police. These clashes resulted in several casualties along …

The criminal trial of Mr. Yavar Mohammad Salas, presided by Judge Mohammadi Kashkooli, has reached a verdict that is extremely worrying and in need of immediate attention. After three consecutive court hearings, on 19th March 2018, Mr. Salas was given the death sentence, despite the fact that the murder case against him remains incomplete and unsubstantiated, with no credible evidence …

Mr Salas, who is charged with the murder of the three police officers, received the death sentence today after three consecutive court sessions. Gholam Hossein Ismaili, the head of the General Court of Tehran, said the death sentence of Mohammad Salas was announced today on 19th of March 2018 by the Tehran Penal Court. According to Mehr news agency, if …

On 19th February  2018, a video clip was released online, showing a bus running over a number of people on the road, and resulting in the death of three police officers. This incident was blamed on a member of the Gonabadi Dervishes by the name of Mr. Yavar Mohammad Salas. Another video clip was released around the same time, in which …

24 Members of the European Parliament published a Public Appeal condemning the massive repression of the Gonabadi Dervishes and their spiritual leader Mr Noorali Tabandeh in Iran on 7th of March 2018. The appeal explains the current situation of the Gonabadi Dervishes: On February 19, the Iranian authorities attacked the Gonabadi Sufi protesters in Tehran during their peaceful protest against the detention …

Dr Noorali Tabandeh, the head spiritual leader of the Gonabadi Sufi order in Iran with approximately 10 million followers is under house arrest. This was revealed by himself during a short video clip that he himself dates to Tuesday 6th of March 2018. In this short video recording, Mr Tabandeh sends his greeting to the Dervishes and Muslims and the people of …