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Camp Liberty: A Prison for 1000 Female Dissidents who Oppose the Iranian Mullahs

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THE WIP - By Shahriar Kia  February 20, 2012

It’s been five months since the 3400 Iranian dissidents of camp Ashraf, in Iraq, submitted their requests to UNHCR. But UNHCR has not yet begun its work to reconfirm the status of the residents of this camp as asylum seekers. Bowing to Iranian pressure and looking to pave the way for the slaughter of the residents, the Iraqi government has conditioned the start of this process to their relocation to a prison in Baghdad, ironically named as ‘Camp Liberty’.

Iraq claims that it only wants the Iranian refugees, including 1000 women, member of the main Iranian group opposing the mullahs in Iran, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq (MeK), out of camp Ashraf and out of Iraq.

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Unshackling Iranian dissidents - the first step towards a correct policy on Iran

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THE HILL (Congress Blog) - By Ken Maginnis 21 Feb 2012
 
Recent announcements on the Tehran regime's nuclear advancements by Iran’s extremist President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad make it clear that Tehran is as defiant as ever in its drive to acquire the ultimate nuclear know-how.

While the Obama administration, conscious that it is in an election year, scrambles to find the effective answer to Iran’s provocation, one thing should be evident – the Iranian rulers have no intention to give up their quest for atomic weapons. 

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Based on a document obtained from IRGC: Transfer of Ashraf residents to Camp Liberty is aimed at annihilation of mullahs’ legitimate opposition

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Iraqi Prime Ministry assures Iranian regime to paralyze PMOI in Camp Liberty

NCRI - Iranian Resistance has attained a document from inside the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) which says that following the transfer of the first group of Ashraf residents to Camp Liberty, the Iraqi prime ministry has reassured the Quds Force and regime's ambassador in Baghdad that members of the PMOI would be crippled in Liberty and would become politically dead. This shocking document leaves no ambiguity that the project for transfer of Ashraf residents to Camp Liberty is entirely to the wishes of the clerical regime with the objective of destroying this regime's democratic and legitimate opposition. Sections of this document are as follows:

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Iran Policy Committee: Responsibility to Protect Iranian Dissidents in Iraq

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A humanitarian tragedy unfolds as the Iraqi military and police harass and threaten 397 Iranian dissidents relocated to Camp Hurriya, a former American military base. They are the first of 3,400 residents of Camp Ashraf. How Iraq, UN, EU, and the United States act is a litmus test for whether the rest of the residents of Camp Ashraf relocate.

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USCCAR Urges Secretary Clinton to Ensure Iraqi Guarantees for Safety and Security of 400 Iranian Asylum Seekers in Camp Liberty

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WASHINGTON, Feb. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Friday, February 17, 2012, as a goodwill gesture, 400 Iranian dissidents residing in Camp Ashraf in Iraq since 1986, many with families and relatives in the United States, began their relocation from Camp Ashraf, their home of 25 years, to Camp Liberty, a former U.S. military base near Baghdad international airport, even though minimum guarantees for their safety and security have not been provided by the Iraqi Government or the United Nations.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has formally recognized the residents of Ashraf as "asylum seekers" and "persons of concern," which entitles them to fundamental protections and security based on humanitarian standards.

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