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Dervish Attorney Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison
Mostafa Danshjoo, Iranian dervish and attorney at law has been sentenced to 8 years in prison.
According to his attorney, he was convicted of assembly and conspiracy, creating public panic, and propaganda against the regime.
Daneshjoo was arrested at his mother's house.
In recent years, the Islamic Republic has started heavy persecution of Gonabadi dervishes.
According to Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), 202 of the incarcerated Gonabadi dervishes have collectively received 1080 years in prison, 5995 lashes, 46 years barred from leaving the country, 114 years banishment, 72 years banned from public activities. There is no news about the fate and the cases of the other 180 incarcerated dervishes.
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