UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL Iran’s spiritual leader Ali Khamenei has given his orders to the Iraqi government: Camp Ashraf, near Baghdad, must be “invaded.” By DAVID AMESS, UPI Outside View Commentator LONDON, Aug. 9 (UPI) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei demands the closure of Camp Ashraf from the Iraqi government. The 1,200 men and women…
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Members of the U.S. Congress Recommend State Department Press Baghdad for Humanitarian Conditions for Iranians at Ashraf and Liberty, Iraq, says Iran Policy Committee
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2012 — /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — In the course of research on Iranian dissidents, the Iran Policy Committee (IPC) reviewed letters sent by a Senator and Members of the House of Representativesto the Secretary of State on the status of Iranian dissidents in Iraq. IPC also participated in a briefing by Members of the…
The UN appears perfectly happy with the prison camp of Liberty
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH While UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon parades the Olympic flag, his representative oversees a hideous tragedy in Iraq When the UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, carried the Olympic flag at the opening ceremony, alongside such champions of human rights as Daniel Barenboim and Shami Chakrabarti of Liberty, doubtless the last thing on…
U.N. Secretary-General urged countries to give asylum to Iranian dissidents
IRAN FOCUS UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief is urging some 1,200 Iranian exiles to follow orders to leave a northern Iraq camp, the site of two deadly raids by Iraqi forces, and resettle in a new refugee camp near Baghdad. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday also urged other countries to give asylum…
Camp Liberty in Iraq likened to concentration camp
MIDDLE EAST ONLINE US lawmaker compares Iranian exile camp near Baghdad to Auschwitz, accuses Obama of betraying Iranian exiles. WASHINGTON – Lawmakers in Washington accused US and Iraqi leaders Wednesday of perpetuating appalling conditions for Iranian exiles housed near Baghdad, with one Republican comparing the facilities to Auschwitz. The outrage over the conditions came as…