EAST KURDISTAN, — According to the local sources, 56 Kurdish religious figures were sentenced to 164 years imprisonment by the Iranian Revolution Court.
The imprisoned are mostly the religious figures from a branch of Wehabi who are Sunni Muslims. They are from the cities of Seqez, Mehabad, Serdesht, Bokan, Sine, Cwanro, Piranshar and Shino.
They were accused of having connection with the fundamentalist Wehabi branch that is located and supported by Saudi Arabia.
Kurds in Iran are not only racially distinct from the ruling ethnic group, but also religiously distinct. Most of Kurds are Sunni Muslims and exposed to discrimination. Being a different ethnic group and having different religion would mean receiving double discrimination on the respecting grounds.