CHRISTIAN TODAY The head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales and the Archbishop of Wales have condemned the reported killing of 52 Iranian dissidents at a camp in Iraq on Sunday. Camp Ashraf once housed more than 3,000 members of the Mujahideen-e Khalq (MEK), but the BBC reports that the number there…
Category: September 2013 Massacre
Spain condemns massacre of Iranians in Camp Ashraf, Iraq
EFE Madrid, Sep 4 (English translation of report by EFE) – The Government of Spain today condemned “the violence that has claimed the lives of many refugees in Camp Ashraf, in Iraq” and sent his condolences to the families of the victims while “wishes a speedy recovery to the injured. ” In a press release…
US Families of Camp Ashraf Residents Demand US Protection for Their Loved Ones, Not More Hollow Promises
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents (USCCAR), on behalf of Iranian-Americans whose loved ones in Camp Ashraf in Iraq were executed one-by-one on September 1 by the Iraqi forces acting on orders from the Iranian regime, calls on the US President Barak Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry…
Camp Ashraf: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Statement
Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Cécile Pouilly Location: Geneva Date: 3 September 2013 Subject: Iraq / Camp Ashraf We strongly condemn the attack on Camp Ashraf which took place on Sunday and reportedly led to the killing of at least 47 camp residents. We call upon the Iraqi government to ensure…
During Debate on Syria, U.S. Officials Must Also Protect Iranian Opposition
As the U.S. debates whether to stand with the Syrian opposition and confront the atrocities committed by the murderous Assad regime in Syria this week, the Iranian regime is using Iraqi forces as proxies to massacre its own opposition–the People’s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI)–at Camp Ashraf. The facility, in Diyala province north of Baghdad,…