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Albania’s politicians and artists supporting Iranian Mojahedin terrorists in clandestine concert

On January 16, 2017, at 19:00 in the concert hall of the Orthodox Church, the Iranian Mojahedin held an event with the participation of several artists and many politicians.

The concert was held purportedly to show solidarity of the Albanian people with the Iranian Mojahedin who came to our country on the basis of a secret agreement between the Albanian government and the US.

Hidden below the ground floor of the hall, and out of sight of the media, Albanian politicians and artists gave full support to the Iranian Mojahedin.

During her speech in support of the Mojahedin, Deputy Minister of the Interior Elona Gjebrea said “The Albanian state is guided by the principle that human rights are inalienable and inviolable rights, so we are a people in solidarity and support of the Mojahedin”. Apparently, Gjebrea does not know what is happening in Albania with human rights.

People are dying from cold, they are being killed in the streets, teenagers are dying on the job, these are only some of the cases of violation of human rights in our country that Gjebrea never covers.

Shehi, a Member of Parliament, was apparently only accidentally in the place, because during his address Shehu spoke about the Iranian government as one of the most isolated countries in the world because of its lack freedom and democracy which is demonstrated by its aggression against people. But Shehu apparently did not know that Iran enjoys diplomatic relations with Albania, and that only a few days ago, Foreign Minister Bushati signed several cooperation agreements with the Iranian state [during a visit to Tehran].

On the other hand, maestro Jean Ciko also spoke of the support that the Albanian people have for Iranian terrorists, and said he was satisfied with the cooperation they had with them over the years.

But if all those participants talked about democracy, and if all these people seek freedom, why were the media not allowed at that concert; that media which Shehi, Jean Ciko or Elona Gjebrea take with them wherever they go to do any work so that they can be praised? This concert was not held in the presence of any media.

Gazeta Impact, Tirana, Albania, Translated by Iran Interlink

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The cult of Rajavi

Ominous Legacy of Massoud Rajavi: suffering families, desperate members

It’s been over three decades that families of the hostages of the Cult of Rajavi (the Mujahedin Khalq Organization/ the MKO/ the MEK) have been suffering a bitter separation. The dimensions of their grief have been enlarged by the suppressive acts of the cult day after day.

During the early days of the separation, families were concerned over the fate of their loved ones and naturally missed them enormously but they were hopeful to have them back in a few months. They hardly ever would guess about the huge violation of human rights that their children endured inside the MKO.

The truth of the world inside the cult of Rajavi was revealed approximately after the process of defection was suddenly accelerated following the collapse of Saddam Hussein in 2003. The fall of the Iraqi dictator and eventually the disarmament of the group by the US military left the group members with unanswered questions about the existence and ideology of their group. Fed up with the inhuman suppressive atmosphere of the cult, a large number of members revolted against the cult authorities demanding to be released from the cult. Most of them were denied permission to depart the cult and in response were faced with peer pressure, mental and physical torture, imprisonment and solitary confinement. Some of the dissidents could manage to escape the cult.

Defectors of the cult who had suddenly confronted the free world, got to know that the reality of the world outside the MKO is completely different from what the group’s propaganda had fed them with. Having lost the best years of their youths under the manipulative mind-control system of the MKO, they felt disappointed. Thus, they set off for a large-scale revelation campaign to denounce the leaders of the group.

This way, horrible facts on the world inside the Cult of Rajavi were exposed to the international community. Families of the cult members gradually got informed about the suppressive system ruling their dear ones inside the cult. Defectors testimonies, interviews and scripts unveiled horrifying cases of human rights violations against MKO members.

Families found that their only concern is not only the distance between them and their children but also the pain and sufferings they endure under the Cult of Rajavi: mental and physical torture, solitary confinement, forced labor, forced divorces, separation of children from parents, mandatory celibacy, sleep deprivation, coercive mind-controlling jargons, forced marriage with the leader Massoud Rajavi, Hysterectomy surgery for female members…

It is definitely natural that the family of the victims of the Cult would be living in anxiety and worry all the time concerning about the well being of their loved ones. The more the person is kept under the cult-like system, the farther he gets from reality, emotions, love and family.

Having been relocated in Albania, under the supervision of the UNHCR, the case of the victims of the Cult of Rajavi is no more a regional case like when they were residing in Iraq. The MKO’s victims should be considered as an international problem. Today families are hopeful to pursue the case of their loved ones before international bodies including the UN. The UN authorities should be considerate enough to ensure the families for the ultimate release of their loved ones from the bars of the Cult despite the deceitful lobbying activities and briberies that the MKO skillfully uses to mislead the international community.

By Mazda Parsi

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Iran

Iran and Albania to combat terrorism, extremism

Iranian and Albanian Foreign Ministers meet

Albanian Foreign Minister Dmitr Bushati in a meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined that all conditions are set for deepening of relations between his country and Iran.

The time and conditions are prepared for expanding mutual cooperation in different areas with Iran and for the same reason Albania has decided to reopen its embassy in Tehran, Bushati said.

He highlighted the importance of broadening of economic cooperation with Iran, and said, We are ready to cooperate with Tehran.

Bushati also said that Tirana is prepared to cooperate with Tehran in holding joint meetings and trade fairs.

Zarif, for his part, thanked his Albanian counterpart for sympathizing with Iran, and said that there are abundant opportunities for development of cooperation in political, Cultural and economic cooperation between the two countries.

He also voiced Irans readiness to cooperate with Albania in the field of combating extremism and terrorism.

Iran Ministry of Foreign affairs, Tehran,

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The cult of Rajavi

NTCM Fighting for the Children’s Right Abused by MEK Cult led by Maryam Rajavi

NTCM Fighting for the Children’s Right Abused by MEK Cult led by Maryam Rajavi In S & D Conference in EU Parliament

Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament had organized, “Winning the fight against child poverty: implementation of a European Child Guarantee” a daylong Conference in European Parliament, Brussels Wednesday Jan 11, 2017.

NTCM’s chairman Davood Arshad accompanied by Mr. Reza Jebelli had an active participation in the conference.

On behalf of the NTCM (No to Terrorism and Cults Movement) Mr. Arshad commented as follows:

I would like to express my appreciation to S & D for organizing such a vitally important conference fundamental to human wellbeing and progress. Today we have heard reports with facts and the figures on Child poverty in EU Countries. We have heard that it has been seven years since this issue has made no progress what so ever, no more budgets has be allocated to fight the Child Poverty, that leads to children losing their parents, their rights and their future. But the harm does not stop at this point.

Ladies and Gentlemen today I would like to shed light to one of the dark parts of the child poverty issue right in the heart of the Europe. I have witnessed child poverty in UK especially in North East were I was educated, in Glasgow, Northern Ireland, France, even in Germany but none can be compared to what I witnessed later.

Mr. Davood Arshad, President of NTCM and ex-member of NCRI and ex-High ranking member of MEK

I as 30 years high ranking member of MEK led by Maryam Rajavi, and also ex-member of National Council of Resistance (NCRI) of MEK, am a witness to one of the organize criminal acts of child poverty enforced by MEK at least on 300 children which were smuggled from Iraq to Europe and kept in absolute isolation in places such as Germany in Cologne, UK, France and Holland,…Which was discovered by FBI.

Mek not only force separated children from their parents but deprived these children from all their rights. MEK received social benefit for these children and used it for his terrorist goals in Iraq and elsewhere even 7 years after MEK returned them by force back to Iraq and used them as Child Soldiers.

In just one instance I myself was given nearly 30000 German Marks to just buy train ticket from Bonn to Lyon for organizing MEK’s gathering in 1998 out of the social security benefits MEK received on behalf of these children in Germany alone. In another instance I used 100.000 English Pounds just to ensure a concert that was organized by MEK in Earls Court London that Maryam Rajavi made a speech in.

I Iraq many of these children committed suicide under the harsh physical and psychological situations and sexual abuse some shot themselves and some set themselves ablaze. Here is the list of the systematic poverty enforced on these children:

MEK Cult Leader Maryam Rajavi

Forced Separation from their Parents which many never saw their parents again either the parents or the child were killed in the terrorist activities of MEK.

The Right to Play

Isolation

Forced Labor

Denial of Education

Detainment for refusing slavery

Sexual abuse

Used as Child Soldiers

Human trafficking

The Right to Life, since they were kept under the shelling in the camps (Ashraf or Liberty) of MEK .

Subject of Torture due to refusing orders

Denial of Freedom to Move

The Right to Privacy and private reading

The Right to Seek a Safe Place to Live

Right to a Nationality

Marriage and Family

The Right to their Own Things

Freedom of Thought

Freedom of Expression

The Right to Public Assembly

The Right to Democracy

Social Security

How could we bear such a crimes to committed by MEK in the heart of Europe, while the Children in Europe experiencing hunger and deprivation as was reported by the panel due to lack of funds and yet the little funds available has been exploited by MEK in the social system of Europe in broad day light in order to systematically smuggle children from Iraq to here and having kept them in absolute isolation and smuggle them back to Iraq as soldiers for this terrorist goals. Even now after some years these Children are returned to Albania and kept at absolute isolation, under tremendous brainwash and no one is allowed to meet them even their parents.

Child poverty not only harms the children, but it destroys their future but the worst is as we have seen in the last few years provide soldiers for terrorism as in MEK or in ISIS.

I would like to suggest improving rules and regulations and controls on Terrorists and Cults such as MEK in Europe. Child Poverty and protecting the children without a political umbrella against terrorist such as MEK cannot be achieved. Politically banning terrorist Cults and organizations are the right solutions.

Mr. Reza Jebelli ex-member of MEK

In the afternoon session Mr. Reza Jebelli very rightly emphasized on the issue of child abuse and MEK’s stealing the child benefits even seven years after these children were smuggled back to Iraq, which was discovered first by FBI and then by German police.

Conference was scheduled as follows:

Opening by MEP Udo Bullmann S&D Vice-President for Economic and Social Affairs

Panel one: Fighting against child poverty: from words to action

Moderator: Jutta Steinruck, MEP, S&D EMPL Coordinator

Education: Fosca Nomis, Save the Children Italy

Child care: Liz Gosme, Director of Confederation of Family Organisations in the EU (COFACE)

Health & nutrition: François Fille, Medicins du Monde

Housing: Shannon Pfohman, Policy and Advocacy Director, Caritas

Working poor: Daphne Nathalie Ahrendt, Eurofound Research Manager, Living Conditions and Quality of Life Unit

Q&A Session with the audience

Panel two: Framing the European Child Guarantee: policy recommendations

Moderator: Javi López, S&D MEP

Enrico Giovannini, Professor of Economic Statistics at the Rome `Tor Vergata` University

Hugh Frazer, Coordinator of European Social Policy Network / Professor at Maynooth University (Ireland)

Monica Gutierrez Arques, Research Support Officer, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

Sian Jones, Policy Coordinator, European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN)

Robert Anderson, Head of Unit of Living Conditions and Quality of Life at Eurofound

Q&A Session with the audience

Afternoon session:

Maria-João Rodrigues, S&D Vice-President, Rapporteur of the `European Pillar of Social Rights` report

Panel three: Preparatory Action on the Child Guarantee – Stakeholders working together

Moderator: Silvia Costa, S&D MEP, CULT Chair

Antonio Rodríguez Osuna, Mayor of Mérida

Gabriele Bischoff, President of the Workers` Group, EESC

Mathias Maucher, Policy Staff-Officer, Health and Social Services, EPSU

Jana Hainsworth, President of Social Platform, Secretary General of Eurochild

Emmanuelle Grange, Head of Unit “Disability and Inclusion”, European Commission

Q&A session with the audience

Panel four: Drawing first conclusions for the implementation of the Preparatory Action

Moderator: Vilija Blinkeviciute, S&D MEP

Silvia Ganzerla, Policy director, Eurocities

Committee of the Regions PES

By No to terrorism and cults,

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Former members of the MEK

How to tackle Abuse of Social Media and Global Platforms by MEK and ISIS Terrorist as a real threat

NTCM’s participation in EU Parliament Conference (Social Media-Industry censorship or consumer rights?)

Organized by:

ALDE (Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe) Party.

Tuesday, 10 January 2017

EU P on MKO, MEK, Rajavi cult jan20172

Mr. Arshad the President of NTCM took part in the conference.

The conference was chaired by honorable MEP Morten LØkkegaard of ALDE Party.

Key speakers were:

Thomas Myrup Kristsensen Managing Director for EU Affairs and head of Facebook’s Brussels office,

Espen Egil Hansen the Editor in Chief and CEO of the Norwegian newapaper Aftenposten.

Ms Jillian C. York writer and activist the Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

The Conference Panel and Mr. Arshad addressing the conference

Social Media platforms like Twitter and Facebook are increasingly replacing traditional news sources such as newspapers, radio or television. As such, they often act as “editors in chief”, sometimes censoring certain articles, texts or pictures and deleting these posts, due to the platform’s policy on moral appropriateness.

Against the backdrop that user empowerment on social media platforms is key to the success of the Digital Single Market, the ALDE seminar “Social Media − Industry censorship or consumer rights?” Addressed this issue and aims to provide possible solutions on how to protect users’ rights to make updates and post pictures on social media while respecting the law. The conference enabled a high political-level discussion and brought together representatives from politics, journalism, and the Social Media sector and anti-terrorists-Cults activists such as NTCM (No to Terrorisms and Cults Movement).

Mr. Reza Jebelli and MEP Morten Lokkegaard

Part of Mr. Arshad’s speech:

Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen of the panel, I would like to thank ALDE Party for organizing this conference and express my gratitude for Mr. Thomas M. Kristensen Head of Facebook in Brussels Office for his presence and explanations and hearing our huge concern over the abuse of media and global platforms by terrorists.

First of all I would like to emphasize that no one can deny the huge impact of the social media such as Facebook and …on the connectivity of the people around the world and also helping organize revolutions to bring down dictators in our parts of the world

Ladies and Gentlemen what I would like to bring to the attention of the conference and the people of the Global Platforms present here such as Facebook and U-Tube … is that unfortunately the terrorist-cult groups such as

MEK, ISIS, Taliban … also use social media and Global Platforms in order to promote their evil goals and recruit extremists coordinate their killing innocent people and pursue their goals in order to destroy our civilization and commit crime and create terror all around the world

Maryam Rajavi and Masoud Rajavi MEK leaders

Maryam Rajavi Co-leader of Terrorist Cult PMOI, MEK

Media is also abused to create hate speeches by ISIS and MEK and others, for instance Masoud Rajavi the religious leader of the MEK has hours of hate speeches on the internet ordering his brainwashed followers to kill all his opponents and calling to bring down the west when its time arrives.

Mr. Arshad and Honorable MEP Morten Lokkegaard of ALDE Party

We and the Global community have a history of challenging such broad based issues in Germany after the downfall of fascism of Hitler that any promotion of fascism is constitutionally forbidden. We must and we can forbid MEK with its Headquarter in Paris from abusing internet in promotion of terrorism. We must have rules and regulations to enforce such controls.

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January 14, 2017 0 comments

Iran

Iran arrests MKO ringleader in Isfahan

Iran’s security forces have arrested a ringleader of the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), who was seeking to create chaos during the funeral procession of a senior Iranian official in the capital Tehran.

Iranian media reported on Wednesday that the MKO member had been arrested the day before in the central city of Isfahan. The terrorist had been identified by Iranian security forces before entering the country, according to the reports.

The individual had come to Iran with the aim of creating chaos during the funeral of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who passed away on Sunday and was laid to rest on Tuesday.

Huge crowds of Iranian mourners from all walks of life turned out in Tehran for the funeral of the late chairman of Iran’s Expediency Council and two-time president. The funeral was also attended by senior political, military and religious figures.

Mourners take part in the funeral of former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani in Tehran, Iran, on January 10, 2017

The terrorist had reportedly recorded numerous videos for MKO-affiliated satellite channels.

The MKO, the most hated terrorist group among the Iranians, has carried out numerous terrorist attacks against Iranian civilians and government officials over the past three decades.

Out of the nearly 17,000 Iranians killed in terrorist assaults since the victory of Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution, about 12,000 have fallen victim to MKO’s acts of terror.

The terrorist group also sided with the former Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, during Iraq’s eight-year imposed war against Iran in the 1980s. The group also helped Saddam in his brutal crackdown on his opponents.

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Iran Interlink Weekly Digest

Iran Interlink Weekly Digest – 176

++ Following the death of Iran’s Ayatollah Rafsanjani only the Saudis and the MEK failed to express polite condolences worldwide. Several commentators responded to the MEK’s behaviour under the Saudi flag. Mohammad Hossein Sobhani talks about the histories of Ayat Rafsanjani and Massoud Rajavi. He concludes that with all Rafsanjani’s good and bad he at least had the guts to admit when he was wrong, and to change and adapt. The major difference between him and Rajavi is that hundreds of thousands of Iranian citizens filled the streets when he died. When Massoud Rajavi died it was left to a Saudi prince to break the news. Neither his wife nor his son cried for him and the location of his grave is still unknown. This is because he was a cult leader and didn’t want to be among the people, nor would he ever admit that he was wrong.

++ Habilian Association published a previously unpublished interview with Ayat Rafsanjani in which he talks about the MEK.

++ News from Albania this week reveals that Maryam Rajavi has resorted to sending not only high ranking MEK enforcers, but also NCRI members, specifically Manouchehr Hezarkhani, in an attempt to calm people down amongst growing dissent. The interesting slant of this visit was that Hezarkhani told the people in Tirana ‘whatever problems you experienced in Iraq was because it was a dictatorship and also because we had no money. Now, in Albania, we are in the hands of the Americans and we are also being paid. So, if you just hang on and don’t run away, we will begin to allow you a little more freedom than you had in Iraq.’

++ On the anniversary of the murder of nuclear scientist in Iran, Nejat Society and many others, remind us of the MEK’s role working for MOSSAD to conduct these assassinations in Iran. Nejat goes through Massoud history from candidate for election in Iran through all the changes till he ends up assassinating academics.

In English:

++ Mazda Parsi writes that although families of MEK hostages may have felt that their loved ones were in better conditions in Albanian under the auspices of the UNHCR, they are wrong and that the MEK has imposed ever tighter controls there as dissent grows. The article concludes: “The Albanian government also seems to be cooperating with the cult. As the MEK is described as “skillful manipulators of public opinion” by the RAND report, it is not surprising if the government of Albania turns blind eye on the huge human rights violations committed in the Cult of Rajavi.

“However, the UNHCR is definitely responsible for mental and physical problems of the refugees. As an international human rights body the UNHCR should not ignore the case of the MKO hostages who are under a systematic human rights violating cult.”

++ Anne Singleton had an hour-long interview with Gazeta Impakt, Albania. Singleton talked about a range of issues including the dangers the MEK poses to Albania and the country’s citizens as an organisation and as radicalised deviant individuals. She reminded us that the Americans had agreed to pay for de-radicalisation as part of the relocation package, but have since reneged on this part of the agreement. Singleton said that the MEK are like a hornet’s nest. Although we cannot see inside the MEK, we ‘hear the buzzing’ and know they are dangerous. Like hornets, however, we cannot just use a big stick and hit the nest, the danger will simply spill out. Instead, we must be like bee-keepers and use smoke to subdue the danger. This ‘smoke’ can be the families of MEK members who can talk with their loved ones and help de-radicalise them.

++ Iran Interlink reported that the MEK and Saudi Arabia were ‘on the wrong side of history’ as they failed to offer any condolences to Iran after the death of Ayatollah Rafsanjani. Major countries from East to West politely offered their condolences. The piece reminds us that although the MEK tried on several occasions to assassinate Rafsanjani, after the fall of Saddam Hussein, Massoud Rajavi wrote an open letter to him asking him to ‘consider’ him and his MEK. Rafsanjani later indicated in an interview that the MEK was too tainted ever to be rehabilitated.

++ Press TV announced that Iran’s security forces had arrested an unnamed MKO member in Isfahan. “The terrorist had been identified … before entering the country”. He had “come to Iran with the aim of creating chaos during the funeral of …Rafsanjani”, said the report. Anne Khodabandeh wrote on her Facebook page: “If anyone ever had any doubt that continued Western support for the MEK is the BEST gift ever for the hardliners in Iran. The MEK constantly provide them with an excuse (the threat of violence by regime change proponents) to crack down on civil dissent. No peaceful indigenous opposition can grow or develop as long as the MEK is still around.

“Iranians despise the group. Americans and Iran’s hardliners both LOVE them. If they didn’t exist, they’d have to make them up. Now we see why.”

++ Representatives from European based ‘No to Terrorism and Cults Movement’ attended a seminar in the European Parliament last week. The seminar addressed Social Media concerns. Mr Arshad, president of NTCM spoke to delegates about the exploitation of social media by cultic groups such as the MEK, ISIS, AQ and the Taliban.

January 13, 2017

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Mujahedin Khalq Organization members' families

MEK imprison members in Albania incommunicado

Mr. Chaseb Beyt Mashaal is the suffering father of one of the Mujahedin-e Khalq Cult hostages.

Mr. Beyt Mashaal has had no contact with his dear son: Malek for long years. He several times went in front of MKO Camps in Iraq along with other MKO members’ families. Their only demand was to be able to visit their loved ones who were kept within the Camp; however the MKO Cult leaders rejected their plea.

MKO members’ relocation to Albania was a good news for families who were worried about the security and safety of their loved ones in the war-torn country of Iraq.

After all the MKO members moved to Albania, the MKO hostages’ families felt more hopeful to be able to contact their loved ones. However the Mujahedin Cult has imprisoned members in Albania incommunicado as well.

Mr. Beyt Mashaal also is waiting to hear from his dear son who has transferred to Albania.

January 12, 2017 0 comments

Mujahedin Khalq Organization

MEK and Saudis isolated as world leaders send condolences for Rafsanjani’s death

Hundreds of thousands of mourners flooded Tehran today as the funeral of Ayatollah Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani took place.

World leaders from around the globe expressed their condolences. Rafsanjani was acknowledged by Western commentators to be a pragmatist and reformer who had sought closer relations with America and Europe over the years.

However, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was notably silent.

Instead of expressing condolences in a dignified manner, the Saudi rulers used the national TV channel to broadcast an interview with an operative of the notorious MEK terrorist cult.

The MEK tried on several occasions to assassinate Rafsanjani. The first attempt in 1981 came when the MEK planted a bomb at the Hezb Jomhouri headquarters resulting in the deaths of 72 leading personalities of the new Islamic Republic. Rafsanjani was targeted but hadn’t turned up that day.

After the fall of Saddam Hussein, MEK leader Massoud Rajavi wrote an open letter to Rafsanjani from his hideout asking him to consider him and his organisation. Rafsanjani did not respond directly but in an interview emphasized that the MEK could never gain legitimacy after all the years of mercenary work for Saddam and later for Mossad.

The turnout today demonstrated that the people of Iran are willing to put their differences and their criticisms aside to mourn the passing of a significant establishment figure.

In the current climate of threat from Daesh and AQ and smaller regional terrorists, Iranian people look to their government to protect from these external threats. The last thing they want is a Saudi-like Kingdom run by mad men like the Rajavis whom they have come to know inside out over the last three decades.

As world leaders acknowledge this reality, the Saudis and the MEK find themselves isolated on the wrong side of history again.

January 11, 2017 0 comments

Albania

MKO members in Albania feel invisible, they go unheard by the authorities

“The only thing I wish is that I meet Ahmad and embrace him tightly”, said Mrs. Abdi, a suffering mother whose dear son; Ahmad is enslaved behind the bars of the Cult of Rajavi in Tirana, Albania.

After the entire MKO members were transferred to Albania, Tirana, in last September, their suffering families felt a little relieved as they thought that their loved ones would no more be under rocket attacks like when they were in Iraq from time to time.

Perhaps families of the MKO members felt less concerned over the living conditions of their loved ones because they thought that this time the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was in charge of the transfer and protection of their children and of the body is required with the safety and protection of refugees.

Actually, the UNHCR is mandated to lead and co-ordinate international action to protect refugees and resolve refugee problems worldwide. Its primary purpose is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees. It strives to ensure that everyone can exercise the right to seek asylum and find safe refuge in another state, with the option to return home voluntarily, integrate locally or to resettle in a third country. As a natural result of the UNHCR’s duties, the MKO members must be able to choose for their future life in Albania or any other country with their own free will.

Nevertheless, in practice, the conditions have deteriorated for the hostages of the group in their camp in Tirana. Mrs. Abdi is an active member of Nejat Society – Tehran Branch. Enduring much hardship and sufferings during the years she was separated from her son. She has done her utmost efforts to liberate Ahmad. She traveled to the war-torn country of Iraq several times. She picketed in front of MKO Camps in Iraq along with other families asking to visit their beloved ones. His son is now in Albania; much farther than before and in a more isolated place than Camp Liberty and Camp Ashraf, Iraq.

While the primary purpose of the UNHCR is to safeguard the rights and well-being of refugees, members of the Cult of Rajavi are deprived from their most basic human rights. For instance, they are not even allowed to learn English as a refugee. Learning English is of course a vital skill for all refugees and migrants, helping them support integration and employment. It is particularly important for refugee women and girls, whose educational experiences in the cult have been very limited, and who may face additional isolation without this skill –particularly now that the cult regulations forbids socializing with the new society.

During year, UNHCR’s mission has gradually been expanded to include protecting and providing humanitarian assistance to whom it describes as persons "of concern". Hostages in the Cult of Rajavi (the MKO/ MEK) are definitely some of those “persons of concern”. They are victims of a very manipulative mind control system that controls each and every aspect of their life.

As a matter of fact, cult members who are taken as hostages in the group’s residence in Tirana are bearing a much more choking atmosphere than what they endured in Iraq. The cult leaders have increased control over the residents because the cult underwent a great rise in the process of defections immediately after the first cargos of members arrived in Albania. Since then, the cult authorities besieged their loyal forces to impose more control over their hostages. For example, they have allegedly imprisoned three female members of the group’s Elite Council after they asked to leave the group following their relocation in Albania. Ms. Fatemeh Alizadeh is one of these recently defectors, the two others’ names will be published in a more suitable condition, according to a website run by defectors of the group. The report states that Ms. Alizadeh’s family’s attempts to make contact with her have been failed so far, since she has no access to the outside world and is held captive by the cult.

The Albanian government also seems to be cooperating with the cult. As the MEK is described as “skillful manipulators of public opinion” by the RAND report, it is not surprising if the government of Albania turns blind eye on the huge human rights violations committed in the Cult of Rajavi.

However, the UNHCR is definitely responsible for mental and physical problems of the refugees. As an international human rights body the UNHCR should not ignore the case of the MKO hostages who are under a systematic human rights violating cult.

By Mazda Parsi

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