Kasra Nouri, an Iranian journalist imprisoned for his spiritual affiliation and for reporting on spiritual freedom, is now dealing with new fees.
Pouria Nouri, Kasra’s brother, instructed RFERL’s Radio Farda that the Intelligence Group of the southern metropolis of Shiraz, claims that her sibling tried to signal a joint assertion with different political prisoners, together with Narges Mohammadi and Keyvan Samimi, prompting new allegations towards him.
Farshid Yadollahi, Nouri’s protection lawyer, mentioned in a tweet on September 5 that his shopper is accused of “gathering and colluding to behave towards the safety of the nation.”
On August 27, Kasra Nouri was transferred from the political ward of Adelabad jail in Shiraz to solitary confinement within the detention middle of the Intelligence Division in the identical metropolis and has been beneath interrogation since.
This 32-year-old prisoner, a member of the Gonabadi Dervish spiritual group, was banned from visiting his household for every week and at last met his mom on September 5, kinfolk mentioned.
Final week, Kasra’s mom, Shokoofeh Yadollahi, demanded his launch in a video printed on social networks, warning authorities that “the interval of your oppression of the folks will lastly finish sooner or later.”
Safety officers detained Kasra Nouri amongst greater than 300 others following protests in 2018 that included violent clashes between Dervishes, who’re Sufi Muslims, and safety forces within the capital, Tehran.
The sentences included jail phrases starting from 4 months to 26 years, flogging, inside exile, journey bans, and a ban on membership in social and political teams.
Sufism, a mystical department of Islam, is just not unlawful in Iran however rights teams accuse the Iranian authorities of harassment and discrimination towards its followers. America has known as the repression of the Dervishes the most important repression of non secular minorities in Iran.
In latest weeks, Iranian authorities have ramped up their crackdown towards spiritual minorities, arresting a couple of dozen of Baha’is and raiding the houses and companies of many others throughout Iran.
UN consultants have known as for the speedy and unconditional launch of all people detained on the premise of their spiritual affiliation, and accountability for the systematic persecution of non secular minorities by Iranian authorities.
Written by Ardeshir Tayebi
