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Source: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/03/15/iran-crackdown-dervish-minority
Iran Cracks Down on Dervish Minority
(Human Rights Watch) Iranian authorities arrested over 300 members of the minority Dervish Muslim community in late February 2018 after police forcibly tried to break up a protest. The ensuing clashes left dozens of people injured and at least three police officers and one Basij member dead.