Iran's Sunnis

Ahvaz: Sunni Worshipers Detained During Tarawih Prayers

Iranian security forces detained a group of Sunni worshipers in Ahvaz city of Iran on Monday 20th May, 2019 while they were offering Tarawhi prayers in a house.
Sources told SunniOnline that the worshipers were detained by the intelligence bureau of the Revolutionary Guard (IRGC). The forces stormed the house where citizens from the Sunni minority were offering Tarawhi prayers.
The arrested worshipers have been shifted to an unknown place.
Iranian Sunnis have no mosque in some cities like Tehran, Esfahan, Kerman and Tabriz where they offer prayers in prayer-houses.

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