NCRI – The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations has approved a bill on the issue of protection of thousands of members of the main Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) living in Camp Liberty, Iraq. At the behest of the Iranian regime, an Iraqi governmental committee, headed by the Iraqi…
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PMOI members in Camp Liberty protest Iraqi siege
NCRI – Members of the main Iranian opposition group People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) at Camp Liberty, Iraq, this week protested the deteriorating state of the camp’s living conditions due to a siege imposed by Iraqi forces. Thousands of PMOI members, including nearly 1,000 women, are currently living in Camp Liberty, which is located…
Senior Democrats press Obama to protect Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty
Iran Focus London, 19 June – US President Barack Obama has come under pressure from senior members of his Democratic party to protect some 2,500 Iranian dissidents affiliated with Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MEK), in Camp Liberty, Iraq, from attacks by militias loyal to Tehran. “[We] demand that the…
Medill News: Demonstrators back Iranian dissidents in front of White House
Medill News Service, April 14, 2015: There was an Iranian-American rally outside of the White House this morning calling for the U.S. to protect 2,500 Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MEK) at Camp Liberty in Iraq. This coincides with the Iraqi prime minister’s visit with President Obama at the White House today.
Iranian-Americans rally at White House to demand US uphold its commitments to Iranian dissidents in Iraq
Washington, DC, April 14 – Iranian-Americans rallied outside on Tuesday as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with President Obama at the White House. The demonstrators used the opportunity to demand that the United States uphold its commitments to the safety and security of thousands of Iranian dissidents residing in Camp Liberty, Iraq. Despite the…