Iranian Opposition Leader Raises Alarm About Detained Dervish Woman's Health

An Iranian opposition leader’s website is raising the alarm about the health of a female member of Iran’s Gonadabi dervish minority who was arrested in Tehran in a violent clash with police in February. The Saham News site of Mehdi Karroubi, who has been under house arrest for years, published the report about the detained woman, Shokoufeh Yadollahi, on Monday. It said she is in a poor physical condition after having suffered fractures to her ribs and skull in the February 20...

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