Security forces with arrest warrants from the court, arrested educated Dervish women with degrees in sociology and medical sciences. They were arrested by the forces and attacked upon arrest.
A number of the arrested Dervish women suffered serious injuries inflicted on them upon arrest and have been transferred to prison without any access to medical care. As a result of the attack by security forces, a number of women had broken teeth, fractures in the heads and heavy bleeding on the head and face.
Informed sources have identified three young girls aged 18 months, 7, and 11 years old as individuals amongst the detainees.
Majzoobane Noor- Mar. 9, 2014