Category: UN & Ashraf

Washington, DC – On Tuesday April 7, 2015 the DC-area Iranian-American families of Iranians residing in Camp Liberty in Iraq held a gathering at the DC Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The protesters condemned Iraq’s illegal detention of Mr. Safar Zakeri, a resident of Camp Liberty and called on the…

Statement published on August 5, 2014, by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Iranian refugees in Camp Liberty, Iraq: Update No. 11 Conflict in Iraq continues to affect residents of the Hurriya Temporary Transit Location • The surge in conflict since June 2014 has continued across significant areas in Iraq. Violence has…

UN NEWS CENTRE 27 December 2013 – The United Nations today called on the Iraqi Government to ensure maximum security for some 3,200 Iranian exiles in a camp near Baghdad airport after a rocket attack on the airport last night reportedly killed a number of residents and seriously wounded others. “This is another stark reminder…

ASSOCIATED PRESS BAGHDAD (AP) — The United Nations on Friday condemned a rocket attack on a camp housing an Iranian exile group near Baghdad, calling on Iraqi government to protect the camp and investigate the incident. On Thursday night, barrage of rockets were fired on Camp Liberty, home to members of the Mujahedeen-e-Khalq, the militant…

Press Releases, 27 December 2013 Geneva – The UN refugee agency strongly condemns last night’s attack on the Baghdad International Airport Zone, during which a number of rockets landed on Camp Hurriya – reportedly killing three and injuring many more in the camp. At least four camp residents who sustained serious injuries were reportedly rushed…