In the name of God who created human free and in the name of the freedom

To respected secretary general of the World Organization against Torture (OMCT)

Tehran , April, 2009

Greetings,
The Union for Human Rights and International Affairs of El-Yasin (UHRIAE), as official representative of El-Yasin Community in Iran, by this letter requests you, respected dignitary, for immediate consideration to Mr. Peyman Fattahi, the leader of El-Yasin, and some other senior members of this Community. The mentioned people are now at infamous 209 security ward of Evin prison in a very bad inimical condition.

This Union also announces that the cultural and spiritual Community of EL-Yasin and specially its leader have been the victims of widespread human rights violation during the three years. At the moment because of critical health condition caused by intensive tortures and poisonous unknown injections, Mr. Peyman Fattahi’s life is in serious danger.
It is worth mentioning that El-Yasin Community is the largest NGO in Middle East with more than 200000 members in Iran and all over the world. This community was established 12 years ago by Master EIiya’s (Peyman Fattahi) guidelines aiming to elevate the public knowledge and to realize spirituality freedom; the community started its cultural activities without being dependant on any political groups or parties.
The lectures of Mr. Fattahi, known as Master Eliya who is the leader of this community and the great Iranian theoretician[1], were held on the axes of self-awareness, spirituality and the new
Practical ways of thinking and from the very beginning were welcomed greatly by public especially youngsters, students, writers, intellectuals and scholars.
Promoting spiritual freedom and free spirituality, disagreement with cruel and stagnant interpretations of religion by the leader of the community caused attacks and prohibitions by a mysterious security office called “The Religions and Cults Office of Intelligence Service” which is known as DARRM (Department against Religions and Religious Minorities). This Department, which is a subdivision of Intelligence Service, acts as the executive arm of the “Talebanism of Iran” and demands a complete control over the areas of religion and culture for various instrumental usages.
During several years, the disruptions caused by the mentioned department proceeded up to the point that most of the institutions of this community which all had legal permit were closed down. Simultaneously, demolition jobs against Master Eliya began wildly in mass media.
Publishing articles, books and fake bulletins and speech sessions directly and indirectly against Master Eliya were among the attacks and after a while were exceeded to serials and round tables on TV. The apogee of these measures was the arrest of Master Eliya on May 28, 2007, and 180 days in solitary confinement along with injection of suspicious substances to him. It soon led to recurring systemic bleedings from ears and nose besides bloody vomits and bloody urine.
More than 100 sessions of interrogations together with the most severe mental and physical pressures and tortures such as “Coffin”, more than 30 summonary sessions with offences and insults, and attack by security agents and interrogators with truncheon and electric baton on the last summon were just a small revelations of the inhumane treatment of DARRM with a spiritual teacher.
During last two years, Mr. Peyman Fattahi was under the worst pressures by DARRM to sit for a false confession film against himself and his students but not doing this request caused his second arrest and imprisonment, on January 14, 2009, along with five other senior members of El-Yasin Community .
Now after passing more than 100 days of imprisonment, none of them have been allowed to be visited.
Mr. Fattahi’s wife, the solicitors and trustworthy doctors are not allowed to visit Master and other imprisoned members.
In the meantime the reports signify the critical health of Mr. Fattahi due to physical tortures in Evin prison.
In addition, Miss. Nazi Hesami has had several nervous attacks and was confined to bed in the clinic of the prison due to being beaten when arrested and the pressures by the interrogators.
The threats and pressures made by the security agents on Master Eliya’s wife led her to be hospitalized and her two small kids are also affected by the situation and suffer from nervous disorders.
 Dear Sir,
The Union for Human Rights and International Affairs of El-Yasin (UHRIAE) condemns the inhumane treatment by DARRM regarding the contents of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT), and concerning declaration 3452, issued on December 9, 1957 passed by General assembly of United Nations, which was also signed by Iran, and considering article 5 of The universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and article 7 ofInternational Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR).
 This union also emphasizes the mentioned articles and considering recent happenings in Evin Prison and suspicious death of Mr. Omidreza Mirsayafi and critical situation of Ayatollah Borojerdi declares that the attempts of El-Yasin Community to stop these imprisonment, tortures and violations of human rights has reached to a deadlock. This community is greatly worried about the health condition of Mr. Peyman Fattahi and other imprisoned members of El-Yasin.
Also we request the immediate attention to imprisoned members of El-Yasin and condemnation of the operatives of these crimes in Iran.
 We ask you and all of your correlates to consider the critical health condition of belief-related prisoners and also about tortures and suspicious deaths in the prisons of Iran.
We are looking forward to hearing from you and awaiting your support and we hope for the effective battle against inhumane treats and tortures and offences all over the world.
Best regards,
The Union for Human Rights and International Affairs of El-Yasin (UHRIAE)
 
 
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Appendix:
Some examples of attacks, tortures, inhuman treats and the offences of DARRM against El-yasin Community and its young leader Master Eliya (Peyman Fattahi):
Inquisition and violation of the right of speak against Master Eliya
 Prohibiting the right of social security and legal activities
Prohibiting the right  to have the benefit of the spiritual teachings and instructions
Illegal pressures to stop activities of the legal NGOs and suppressions of the publications and institutions of the El-Yasin Community
Arrest and long solitary confinements of the leader of the El-Yasin and some of its members based on unsubstantiated allegations
Mental and physical tortures of the leader and some members of El-Yasin in the prison to force them make false confessions
Transgression of the private places and putting hidden cameras and microphones and eavesdropping and filming from El- Yasin members and leader’s private affairs.
Illegal pressures for split up the members of El-Yasin
Accusations, irreverence and offence against the leader of the El-Yasin Community, (Peyman Fattahi) by making and distributing fake documents, fabricated films and bulletins
Provoking some of the members by false information and forcing them to write complaints against the leader of El-Yasin
Suspicious injections to the leader of the Community which led to repetitive systemic bleedings from nose and ears and bloody vomits and urine.  
The “Coffin” torture, which was attested by one of the people who was simultaneously imprisoned with Master Eliya in 2007.
Severe “White tortures” (attested by the prisoners who were in the same ward of prison):
•         Offence and ridicule and mistreats by interrogators and prison guards
•         Being in solitary confinements more than half of the imprisonment time
•         Playing audio records of Master Eliya`s students sounding that they were crying and under tortures
•         Sudden raids to Master Eliya`s cell and destroying his personal properties and hand-written notes repetitively   
•         Long interrogatory sessions of Master Iliya
•         Threatening to arrest and execution of Master Eliya`s family and students
•         Threatening to kidnap Master Eliya`s little son
•         Threatening to distribute the recorded voices and films from the Master’s private affairs and also from his students’.
Torture to take false confessions

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[1] The Marriage of Civilizations doctrine, The Rhythms doctrine, Fundamental Theory of Harmony, Creative Look, Active Observer and 360-degree Look are among Master Eliya’s (Peyman Fattahi) doctrines and fundamental theories. He is also the originator of “36 methods of sublime thinking” and more than seven hundred thinking formulas. Until now, 40 books have been prepared on Master Eliya’s teachings which have been blocked by the security system of Iran for years.