May 20, 2012

Iran ups repression of dissent ahead of vote: Amnesty

Amnesty International

February 28, 2012
“For Iranians facing this level of repression, it can be dispiriting that discussions about their country in diplomatic circles can seem to focus mainly on the nuclear programme at the expense of human rights” (Amnesty International)

NICOSIA (AFP) — Iran has escalated its crackdown on freedom of expression ahead of this week’s parliamentary election, [...]

Mujahedin-e-Khalgh: The Search for Ground Truth about its Activities and Nature

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An Independent Assessment
by Ambassador Lincoln Bloomfield, Jr.
August 16, 2011

Iraqi Security Forces Attack Camp Ashraf, April 08, 2011

Iraqi Security Forces Attack Camp Ashraf, April 08, 2011

Iranian Dissidents Attacked in Iraq, 35 Killed, Hundreds Wounded – Watch Video

Maliki Forces Attack and Kill Residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq – April 8, 2011

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Marzieh, Iranian Singer and Voice of Dissent, Dies at 86

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By MARGALIT FOX
Published: October 16, 2010
Marzieh, the great diva of Persian traditional song, who was silenced after the Islamic Revolution in 1979 but who re-emerged years later outside Iran as a singer and a highly public supporter of the resistance, died on Wednesday in Paris. She was 86 and had defected to France in 1994.
Marzieh, [...]

Urging Iran to Respect the Fundamental Freedoms of its Citizens

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Hillary Rodham Clinton
Secretary of State
Washington, DC
August 10, 2010
The United States is deeply concerned that Iran continues to deny its citizens their civil rights and intimidate and detain those Iranians who seek to hold their government accountable and stand up for the rights of their fellow citizens.
We remain troubled by the case of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, [...]

‘Never ever to give up, never ever to give in, and never ever to lose faith’

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At a Congressional briefing, Congressman John Lewis, described by the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as “the conscience of the U.S. Congress,” spoke to a number of his colleagues, Iranian-Americans and supporters of Camp Ashraf in solidarity with the Iranian Resistance.
A former colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Lewis has, and continues to be one [...]

Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s speech on the House floor on Camp Ashraf

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Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Speaks on the House Floor Regarding Camp Ashraf in Iraq

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One Minute Remarks
Hon. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Humanitarian Situation in Camp Ashraf
December 15, 2009
I rise to address what could develop into a humanitarian catastrophe in Iraq. Residents of Camp Ashraf, opponents of the Iranian regime who found a home in Iraq, appear to have been abandoned by the U.S. and other nations, as they are subjected to unlawful [...]

House Members Denounce Iran & Iraq’s Plan to Relocate the Residents of Camp Ashraf, Iraq

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Remarks by members of Congress
Congressman Bob Filner of California
Congressman Michael Coffman of Colorado
Congressman Dana Rohrabacher of California
Congressman Ted Poe of Texas
Read Congressman Ted Poe’s (R-TX) Speech on the House Floor about Camp Ashraf -
Congressional Record, December 14, 2009
Read Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee’s (D-TX) Remarks on the House Floor on Camp Ashraf -
United States Congress, December 15, [...]