THE NEW EUROPE POST When UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon assigned Martin Kobler to be his special ambassador to try to resolve a major impasse in Iraq, there was finally hope that something might be accomplished. Unfortunately, Ambassador Kobler, instead of working to resolve the situation involving 3,400 Iranian dissidents in Iraq, has made their…
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UN rights experts warn of ‘massacre’ in Iraq’s Ashraf camp
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE GENEVA — Ten UN human rights experts on Friday denounced the “appalling situation” of 3,400 Iranian refugees in Iraq amid fears of a fresh “massacre” by security forces. “We call for (the) immediate intervention of the UN Secretary General, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the international community to prevent another…
Tehran’s covetous plot for its dissidents at Camp Ashraf
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…
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…