{"id":4358,"date":"2019-09-02T15:40:56","date_gmt":"2019-09-02T15:40:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.bashariyat.org\/?p=4358"},"modified":"2019-09-02T15:41:45","modified_gmt":"2019-09-02T15:41:45","slug":"monthly-report-of-violations-against-the-rights-of-followers-of-religions-in-iran-august-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.bashariyat.org\/?p=4358","title":{"rendered":"Monthly Report of Violations Against the Rights of Followers of Religions in Iran \u2013 August 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tables Preparation: Hamid Reza Dehghan Tabrizi<\/p>\n

Data Compiler: Mohammad Hosein Molaei Barzi, Mohammad Aftabi<\/p>\n

Translated by: Amin Jafari<\/p>\n

Edited by: Alireza Jahanbin<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Article 18 (The right to freedom of opinion)<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone has the right of freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.<\/p>\n

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Article 19 (The right to freedom of expression)<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone has the right of freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.<\/p>\n

This report consists of statistical information about violation against the rights of followers of other religions in Iran until the end of Mordad 1398 (22 August 2019). This report has been presented statistically-analytically.<\/p>\n

It is obvious that because of strict actions of Islamic Republic of Iran with the Human Rights activists especially in observation and reporting the Human Rights violations and also deprivation of free circulation of information and constantly refusal of Iran`s government to recognize an independent\u00a0domain\u00a0in\u00a0civil\u00a0activities, at the present time, reporting is very difficult and dangerous for many reporters and activists (whom are in prison or custody) and are facing a lot of limits.<\/p>\n

The pressure on followers of other religions still continues:<\/span><\/p>\n

The current authorities in Iran and its leaders are believing that some religious groups are the enemies of the country, because their religious beliefs may challenge the loyalty to the regime and\u00a0under\u00a0the pretext\u00a0of preserving\u00a0national\u00a0and\u00a0political\u00a0security, they suppress\u00a0the\u00a0religious\u00a0activities of other religions followers.<\/p>\n

Detentions\u00a0and\u00a0targeted\u00a0violence\u00a0against the followers\u00a0of other\u00a0religions\u00a0in\u00a0Iran\u00a0still continues by\u00a0the security\u00a0and\u00a0judicial\u00a0organizations\u00a0of the\u00a0Islamic\u00a0Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Iran, citizens\u00a0on\u00a0the basis\u00a0of religion\u00a0beliefs are divided\u00a0into\u00a0two\u00a0official\u00a0and\u00a0non-official\u00a0categories.<\/p>\n

the Baha`i religion is one of the non-official religions in Iran which is under more pressures rather than other religions. The Baha`is are deprived of performing\u00a0ritual\u00a0rites,\u00a0propagating\u00a0their\u00a0religion and teaching and educating in higher\u00a0educational levels. At\u00a0the present\u00a0time, hundreds\u00a0of\u00a0Baha\u2019i citizens\u00a0are suffering from\u00a0long\u00a0prison terms\u00a0in\u00a0different\u00a0jails\u00a0of the country, including\u00a0Semnan, Mashhad,\u00a0Tehran,\u00a0Karaj\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0cities\u00a0of Iran.<\/p>\n

Official religions like Christianity have faced great limitations. The government only recognizes the Assyrian<\/a> Christians, Armenian and Chaldean worships, preaching the gospel to Iranian is a crime, the Persian language people are forbidden to enter the churches, and\u00a0churches\u00a0are\u00a0tasked\u00a0to submit\u00a0their\u00a0members names\u00a0to\u00a0the Ministry of Intelligence,\u00a0along\u00a0with copies\u00a0of\u00a0their\u00a0national identification card.<\/p>\n

Based on the Article 13 and 26 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran Christianity in a recognized religion, and the right to pray or build a community has been given to the Christians but confrontation with the Protestant Christians who are believing in the gospel of their religion still continues, and domestic churches are facing widespread suppression.<\/p>\n

Religious discrimination is strictly enforcing against the Sunni Muslims. They\u00a0mostly are living in the boarder sides of the country, and are deprived of the right to build mosques and their religious rituals like Eid ul-Fitr and Eid ul-Adha prayer in\u00a0central\u00a0areas\u00a0as well\u00a0as\u00a0Tehran.<\/p>\n

Even\u00a0in\u00a0some cases\u00a0the destruction\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0Sunni Mosques\u00a0has\u00a0been\u00a0reported and These people are dealing with execution, detention\u00a0and\u00a0persecution. They\u00a0are\u00a0prohibited\u00a0from\u00a0hiring\u00a0in\u00a0governmental\u00a0organizations. A\u00a0prominent\u00a0example\u00a0is the Bijan Zolfaghar Nasab\u00a0who was\u00a0appointed to the Minister\u00a0of Sports\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0Hassan\u00a0Rouhani government, but because he is Sunni they did not give him the vote to be selected for this position.<\/p>\n

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Sunni:<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunnis are seeking the security\u00a0and\u00a0brotherhood,\u00a0they\u00a0expect\u00a0to have the religious\u00a0liberty and\u00a0this\u00a0is\u00a0the demand\u00a0of\u00a0every\u00a0member\u00a0of\u00a0the Sunni\u00a0community. \u00a0It\u00a0is expected\u00a0that\u00a0the Sunni\u00a0community\u00a0in\u00a0the great\u00a0cities\u00a0of the country, like\u00a0Isfahan\u00a0and\u00a0other\u00a0cities,\u00a0can\u00a0pray freely\u00a0and\u00a0educate\u00a0their\u00a0children. This\u00a0expectation is\u00a0perfectly legal.<\/p>\n

The right to build the mosques in any city or have the freedom for Friday and Eid prayers or have the complete freedom, are completely legal\u00a0and\u00a0they do not\u00a0have a\u00a0lot\u00a0of\u00a0demands. The Sunnis are\u00a0believing\u00a0that\u00a0their right should\u00a0be consider and\u00a0that no one\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0deprived\u00a0of\u00a0their rights\u00a0for\u00a0religion\u00a0beliefs,\u00a0because respecting\u00a0the rights\u00a0of\u00a0the people\u00a0causes\u00a0unity\u00a0and\u00a0closeness.<\/p>\n

Because of religious\u00a0propaganda the Sunni\u00a0prisoners\u00a0are\u00a0convicted\u00a0with charges\u00a0of\u00a0action\u00a0against\u00a0national\u00a0security, they have the sentence of combat against GOD, they are spending their conviction time in jail and in an inappropriate space and constantly\u00a0being\u00a0insulted\u00a0by\u00a0the prison\u00a0officers\u00a0and guards because of\u00a0their\u00a0opinions.<\/p>\n

Article\u00a020\u00a0of\u00a0the Constitution\u00a0of\u00a0the Islamic\u00a0Republic\u00a0of\u00a0Iran\u00a0stresses\u00a0that based on the rules\u00a0of Islam, all Iranian citizens are equal. However, along\u00a0with\u00a0other\u00a0religions\u00a0in\u00a0Iran,\u00a0the\u00a0constitution\u00a0has\u00a0failed\u00a0to ensure\u00a0equality\u00a0for\u00a0more\u00a0than\u00a0three decades\u00a0to guarantee\u00a0the\u00a0rights of\u00a0citizens. Sunni\u00a0followers\u00a0in\u00a0Iran\u00a0are\u00a0in\u00a0the same\u00a0condition,\u00a0even\u00a0though\u00a0they are\u00a0Muslims. They\u00a0are deprived\u00a0not only, of\u00a0the\u00a0management\u00a0responsibilities\u00a0of the country\u00a0and\u00a0military but also,\u00a0equal opportunities\u00a0and\u00a0facilities. They\u00a0are facing\u00a0strict\u00a0obstacles\u00a0and\u00a0constraints\u00a0to\u00a0publicize\u00a0their\u00a0beliefs\u00a0and\u00a0to\u00a0perform<\/a>\u00a0their\u00a0religious\u00a0rites\u00a0from\u00a0the Iranian government.<\/p>\n

In this Month:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Based on Human rights report on 17th<\/sup> of August Abdolghani Goharamzahi, a Sunni citizen, was arrested by intelligence service forces and was transferred to an unknown place.<\/li>\n
  2. Based on Harna report on 8th<\/sup> of August at the time of starting holidays in Sunni schools, Javad Karimzai a student in religious school in Shoorshadi village was arrested by forces of intelligence service.<\/li>\n
  3. Based on Human rights report on 7th<\/sup> of August Kak Ezat Halagh a Sunni activist after summoning to the intelligence office in Kordestan was interrogated for an hour about his religious and social activities.<\/li>\n
  4. Based on human rights report on 3rd<\/sup> of August Hamze Darvish a Sunni prisoner in Rajai prison has gone on a hunger strike. On 8th<\/sup> of August, the fifth day of his hunger strike, the authorities haven\u2019t done anything yet and even this case was not reported. On 11th<\/sup> of August in the evening on his 9th<\/sup> day of hunger strike, after being unconscious, he was transferred to prison clinic and after some injections was transferred again to his cell. On 19th<\/sup> of August after 16 days due to authority\u2019s promises he ended his hunger strike.<\/li>\n
  5. Based on human rights report on 4th<\/sup> of August some of the family members of Abdollah Karamolachaab and Ghasem beitabdollah two Arab Sunni citizens who were hung on Saturday, were arrested by agents of intelligence forces in Shosh.<\/li>\n
  6. Based on Harna on 3rd<\/sup> of August Molavi Alam Hakimi, has gone to Mashhad to attend special religious court of law.<\/li>\n
  7. Based on Harna on 29th<\/sup> of July Mansour Choopani, a Sunni prisoner was gone on a hunger strike due to the request of his conditional freedom. On 5th<\/sup> of August at 1 pm he ended his hunger strike due to authorities\u2019 promises.<\/li>\n
  8. Based on human rights on 5th<\/sup> of August Farhad Salimi a Sunni prisoner in Rajai prison after passing 10 years in prison and unknown fate with Anvar Khezri, Kamran Shikhe, Ghasem Abste, Khosro Besharat, Ayoub Karimi and Davoud Abdolahi, six Sunni prisoners with the same case, were sentence to death due to joining a Salafi group and propaganda against the government.<\/li>\n
  9. Based on Harna: on 29th<\/sup> of July a Sunni citizen in Javanroos town was arrested. His name is Yasin Azmi and is 20 years old.<\/li>\n
  10. Based on Harna: on 29th<\/sup> of July a court of law was held for Tohid Ghoreishi, a Sunni prisoner in Rajai prison. This court was about a case that intelligence office opened against him.<\/li>\n
  11. Based on human rights: citizens in Dask city in Sistan province were banned from Friday prayer in this city.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n

    The statistical report of violations against the Sunnis:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Row<\/td>\nSubject<\/td>\nNumber of Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    1<\/td>\nSummon and Interrogation<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    2<\/td>\nReligious Rites Prevention<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    3<\/td>\nExecution<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    4<\/td>\nMarginalization and Rumor Spreading<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    5<\/td>\nLawyer or Fair Trial Inaccessibility<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    6<\/td>\nUnknown Situation<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    7<\/td>\nExecution Order Issue<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    8<\/td>\nDeprivation of Citizenship Rights<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    9<\/td>\nDetention and Unawareness<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    10<\/td>\nAggressive Behavior<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    11<\/td>\nPersecuting and Intimidating the Prisoners<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    12<\/td>\nDeprivation of the Right to Visit<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    13<\/td>\nHunger-Strike<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Total<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

     <\/p>\n

    Baha`i:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

    Iran, a country that many Baha`is are living in, The\u00a0Baha’i is\u00a0still\u00a0considered as an “apostate\u00a0sect” in\u00a0Iran.\u00a0It is well known that Baha`is are seeking the peace, they do not want political power and do not pose the security threat. However, the Iranian religious regime pursues them. Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, methodically Baha`is were deprived of access to higher education levels as well as employment rights, and if they persevere in claim for their lost rights, they will face the false accusations, imprisonment and intimidation, and always have been exposed to arbitrary arrests and imprisonment. They have never been able to follow their religious instructions in public. They are being abused almost all the way of their life.<\/p>\n

    It is not possible to transfer the knowledge and human experience, except through specific trainings. And so the right to education is one of the fundamental human rights which has been mentioned in Articles 26 and 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 2 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and Articles 13, 14 and 15 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, that everyone has the right to educate\u00a0 without discrimination based on distinction of any kind, such as race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status. The Iranian government is obliged to provide all essential facilities for enjoyment of all citizens from this natural right and also should remove any kind of obstacles based on geographical, political, economic and cultural conditions in order to provide these fundamental rights.<\/p>\n

    Prohibition of work and business\u00a0is\u00a0another\u00a0strain\u00a0and\u00a0harassment\u00a0that\u00a0the Baha`is are\u00a0facing\u00a0in society. In most of the provinces, the Public Places Surveillance Authority which is affiliated with the Police Force, without any permission is sealing their businesses places.<\/p>\n

    In this month:<\/span><\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Based on Human\u2019s right report: on 18th<\/sup> of August, Sima Behroozi Mehdi Abadi, a Bahai citizen in Yazd, after the presence in Engheleb court was trialed because of her activity in Telegram and joining in an anti-regime group (Baha`i) and advertising against the government.<\/li>\n
    2. Based on Harana on 10th<\/sup> of August, Parisa Sobhanian Najaf Abadi a Bahai citizen in Roodhen city is arrested.<\/li>\n
    3. Based on Harana on 10th<\/sup> of August, Soheyla Haghighat, a Bahai citizen in Shiraz was arrested by Intelligence forces.<\/li>\n
    4. Based on human rights report on 3rd<\/sup> of August, Farid Moghadam Ziraki a Baha`i citizen in Birjand was arrested by intelligence forces. At the same day that the intelligence office in Khorasan Province announced that they have arrested another Baha`i citizen but they didn\u2019t mention his name.<\/li>\n
    5. Based on human rights report on 10th<\/sup> of August, Golamhosein Mazloomi, Monire Bavil Saflai, Mino Zamanipoor, three Baha`i citizen in Tehran were arrested in their houses by intelligence forces and after inspection of their houses they were transferred to Evin prison.<\/li>\n
    6. Based on human rights report on 9th<\/sup> of August, Jamalodin Khanjani\u2019s house and his daughter were inquired by intelligence forces and some of their personal properties were taken away. They were both interrogated by intelligence forces in the same place.<\/li>\n
    7. Based on human rights report on 10th<\/sup> of August, Hasan Momtat Sarvestani, a Baha`i citizen in Shiraz in Evin prison was granted a few days off. This Baha`i citizen teaches Literature in Baha`i E-University to Baha`i university students who are deprived of education.<\/li>\n
    8. Based on human rights report, Farough Izadinia, a Bahai writer and translator in Tehran who was trialed at the end of February 2019 was sentenced to 10 years of discretionary custodial.<\/li>\n
    9. Based on Harana, Hanan Hor, a Baha`i citizen who passed the university entrance exam with great points was denied to attend Babol University.<\/li>\n
    10. Based on human rights report on 4th<\/sup> of August, the residential place of Toraj Amini a Baha`i writer and researcher in Karaj was inquired by security forces and after taking away some of his personal properties like books and hand notes, was asked not to leave Alborz province in order to be questioned by intelligence forces.<\/li>\n
    11. Based on Harana, Rohollah Zibai, a Baha`i citizen in Karaj on the contrary to his bad physical condition after 4 days is still in detention. The detention of Rohollah Zibai and Abolfazl Ansari extended for one weak. Their bad physical condition made their families worried.<\/li>\n
    12. Based on human rights report on 3rd<\/sup> of August, Kheirollah Bakhshi, Monika Alizade, Kambiz Misaghi, Shabnam Esakhani, Faezad Bahadori and Shahriar Khodapanah, six Baha`i citizens in Tabriz who were sentenced to 6 years of discretionary custody, were acquitted by second court of law.<\/li>\n
    13. Based on human rights report on 3rd<\/sup> of August, Abolfazl Ansari, a Baha`i citizen in Karaj, was arrested and taken away by unknown forces.<\/li>\n
    14. On Harana report on 3rd<\/sup> of August, Rohollah Zibai, a Baha`i citizen in Karaj was in custody. His house was inquired on December 2010.<\/li>\n
    15. Based on human rights report, at the beginning of July, Sohrab Naghipoor a Baha`i citizen in Esfahan prison, who was sentenced to 5 years of discretionary custody, was released due to his bad physical condition.<\/li>\n
    16. Based on Harana, after passing 2 years, fereydoon Aghsani\u2019s trade place is still sealed. This 84 Baha`i citizen had to make his living in front of his supermarket as a pessler.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      The statistical report of violations against the Baha`is:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
      Row<\/td>\nSubject<\/td>\nNumber of Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      1<\/td>\nDetention and Unawareness<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      2<\/td>\nDetainees in an Unknown Situation<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      3<\/td>\nConviction to Imprisonment<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      4<\/td>\nPersecution<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      5<\/td>\nThe Leave of the Prisoners<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      6<\/td>\nDeprivation of Travel<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      7<\/td>\nOrder Issue<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      8<\/td>\nDeprivation of Accessibility to Medical Services<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      9<\/td>\nTrial<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      10<\/td>\nMarginalization and Rumor Spreading<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      11<\/td>\nAggressive Behavior<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      12<\/td>\nHouse Inspection<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      13<\/td>\nDeprivation of Citizenship Rights<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      14<\/td>\nProperty Confiscation<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      15<\/td>\nFreedom<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
      Total<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

       <\/p>\n

      Christians:<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

      The Islamic Republic is trying to destroy the Christianity, and this is a bitter fact about the violations against the Christians rights. Christians, who have been charged and sentenced to persecution by the Islamic Republic because of their heresy and religious conversion.<\/p>\n

      Violation against the Christian rights is increasing in the Islamic Countries and many of them are facing the racial harassment on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

      In the Islamic Republic of Iran, a numerous number of Christians are jailed for religious conversion and religious activities. Currently, according to the human rights organizations in Iran, a large number of well-known Christians are in prison for offences such as preaching the gospel<\/a>, or teaching and distributing the Bible or other citizens who are convicted of spying and many rights of Christian neophytes have been violated, they have been punished, persecuted, sentenced to the imprisonment or penalties like whip only because of some of their religious rituals like drinking the wine in the Eucharist (the Lord`s Supper) or even in some cases they were threatened to the death.<\/p>\n

      Security and judicial Organizations pressure on churches still continues and in continuation of the series of restrictions imposed by the security authorities, the Official Evangelical Churches, the Central Numinous Community Church in Tehran, the Protestant Immanuel Church, Peter ‘s Evangelical Church in Tehran and etc. have been forced to cooperate with the security Organizations and accepting their demands on revealing the list of their members along with other information about them, including their national identification number, also preventing the participation of the Persian language Christian neophytes in their religious rituals, preventing them to hold the ceremonies in Persian.<\/p>\n

      Even the churches are refusing to accept the Persian language Christians, and they must hold their ceremonies in non-Persian language.<\/p>\n

      Prison sentences for Iranian Christians continue to be issued. In the Constitution of Islamic Republic, the religious freedom of Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians has been recognized but so far, the government’s actions against religious propaganda and the performance of their religious rites has shown that the Principles of the Constitution on the freedom of religion and prevention of ideas and beliefs Inquisition, were only intended to cover the violations against the rights of other religions in Iran. Based on the Islamic Republic Constitution, the twelve Imam Shia is the official religion of Iran and the religious and security organizations of the Iranian government are considering that the propaganda for the principles of these religions is a threat to the dominant ideology of the government and it is one of the main reasons why the regime has suppressed the Christian followers and missionaries by closing their churches and preventing them of religious propaganda.<\/p>\n

      In this month:<\/span><\/p>\n

        \n
      1. Based on human rights report: 24th<\/sup> of July, Abdoleeza Ali Haghnejad, Shahrouz Esmaildoost, Behnam Akhlaghi, Babak Hoseinzade and Mehdi Khatibi, 5 Christian neophytes in Rasht city, because of their newly opened case, were ordered to pick the lawyer who Enghelab court has chosen for them. And also Khalil Dehghanpour, Hosein Kadivar, Kamal Nematian and Mohamad Vafadar are going to go the court without any lawyer!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        The statistical report of violations against the Christians:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
        Row<\/td>\nSubject<\/td>\nNumber of Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        1<\/td>\nLawyer or Fair Trial Inaccessibility<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        2<\/td>\nTemporary Freedom on Bail<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        3<\/td>\nDetainees in an Unknown Situation<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        4<\/td>\nMarginalization and Rumor Spreading<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        5<\/td>\nDetention<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
        \n

        Total<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

        		28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

         <\/p>\n

        Gonabadi Dervishes:<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

        Gonabadi and Nematolahi Dervishes are 11 million people, almost 9 times more than Iranian army. In January and February 2018 in Tehran, they fought against security forces. In a tension between police and Dervishes, 3 police officers and 2 of Basij forces were killed and 300 Dervishes were arrested. The fight started because of the limitation that the government put on visiting their leader, Nourali Tabande. These limitations were the new start of harassment against Dervishes across the country. These harassments continued so that the security forces wanted to surround the Dervishes leader\u2019s house (Doctor Tanabande, a 90 year-old man) with the charge of acting against national security. In result of that, these fighting aroused more. Amirali Mohamadi Labaf, a Gonabadi Dervish member on 18th<\/sup> of February was invited to the police station and was interrogated and beat. Other Dervishes after getting informed about Amirali Mohamadi Labaf had gone to the police station and made him free but that led to arresting Nematollah Riahi, another Gonabadi Dervish. Mr. Riahi on the same day was transferred to the security forces. These atmosphere continued until 18th<\/sup> of February that Dervishes gathered in front of Police station number 106 in order to free Mr. Riahi. But this gathering turn to a fight when Special Forces came to the scene and 5 Dervishes were killed and 300 Dervishes were arrested.<\/p>\n

        In this month:<\/span><\/p>\n

          \n
        1. Based on Harna: Elham Hamidi, a Gonabadi Dervishes woman, on 13th<\/sup> of August, after serving her sentence was freed from Evin prison. Elham Hamidi on 20th<\/sup> of February was arrested and due to Enghelab court was sentence to serve 5 years in prison. This sentence was reduced to one year and half according to appeal court.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

           <\/p>\n

          The statistical report of violations against the Gonabadi Dervishes:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
          Row<\/td>\n\n

          Subject<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

          		Number of Cases<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
          1<\/td>\nFreedom by Sentence Completion<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

           <\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

           <\/p>\n

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          Tables Preparation: Hamid Reza Dehghan Tabrizi Data Compiler: Mohammad Hosein Molaei Barzi, Mohammad Aftabi Translated by: Amin Jafari Edited by: Alireza Jahanbin<\/p>

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