Press release, Strasbourg-Thursday 24 October: Today, MEPs from all political groups in the European Parliament urged the leadership of the EU and the member states to force the Iraqi government to release the 7 hostages, including 6 women, who were abducted by Iraqi government forces on 1 September during the massacre in camp Ashraf. On…
Month: October 2013
White House Rally to Urge President Obama to Shun Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki, Hold Him Accountable for Crimes Against Humanity
WASHINGTON: On Friday November 1st, as Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s will be visiting the White House, Iranian-Americans and human rights advocates will hold a rally to urge President Obama to shun al-Maliki and hold him accountable for the September 1 massacre of 52 defenseless residents of Camp Ashraf and abduction of seven more, including…
Televsion Ad on Major Networks Calls on Obama to “Keep America’s Word”, Protect MEK Members in Iraq
In recent days, a political advertisement has been aired on America’s major national television news networks, such as CNN and FOXNews. The television ad exposes the Iraqi government’s responsibility for the September 1 massacre of 52 Iranian dissidents and the kidnapping of seven others, all members of the principal opposition People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran…
Broken promises on Iranian dissidents
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Michael B. Mukasey feels betrayed. The attorney general under President George W. Bush gave his personal assurance to the president of the Iranian resistance that its dissidents would be protected by Iraqi troops, not massacred by Iraqi gunmen. He told a congressional briefing of his anguish over last month’s attack on Camp…
Lawmakers urge the U.S. to save 7 Camp Ashraf hostages
WASHINGTON – PRNewswire – In a Congressional briefing, a bipartisan group of lawmakers called on the United States Government to accept a significant number of the residents of Camp Liberty, members of the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI), as political refugees. Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Chair of the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia,…