The State Security Forces arrested three members of mysticism group on September 11, 2017 in Tehran, according to the state-run Tasnim news agency.
The detainees are identified as Mehdi Sepehr, Shahriar Sepehr and Ali Memarian.
Over 10 supporters of this group has been arrested in Shahre Rey during the past few days. They were planning to hold a rally in protest to the death sentence handed down to prisoner of conscience Mohammad-Ali Taheri, founder of Cosmic Mysticism (Erfan-e Halgheh).
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