Protests in London & Stocklhom Against The Iranian Government's Treatment of Sufis

insideofiran,org - This afternoon the members of The International Organisation to Preserve Human Rights In Iran (IOPHRI) gathered at Trafalgar Square, London, and Stockholm to protest the Iranian governments treatment of Sufis, and demanded the freedom of the imprisoned Sufis.

This is protest was in support of Sufis who had been imprisoned by the authorities as part of their crackdown against all forms of worship that does not adhere to the strict extremist ideology supported by the Iranian Regime.

During their protest the London and Stockholm members of IOPHRI demanded the freedom of nine Sufi pensioners who had been on hunger strike for 4 weeks, in order to protest to their treatment and treatment of Sufis in general, by the regime. Two weeks ago the nine Sufis, temporary halted their hunger strike in response to government promises that their cases and other Sufis cases will be seen to.

Amnesty International has also called for freedom of the nine jailed members of Iran’s Gonabadi dervish (Sufis), religious minority who have been imprisoned as part of the government harassment and persecution of Gonabadi dervishes across the country. These nine prisoners are considered prisoners of conscience, by Amnesty International.

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