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U.S. welcomes peaceful departure of Ashraf residents

Nejat SocietyFebruary 19, 2012083 views

The United States encourages Ashraf residents to continue their cooperation with Iraqi authorities and the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) as they work to complete the relocation to Hurriya, she said. The United States will continue to coordinate with UNAMI and the Iraqi government to follow the relocation process, she said. In addition to around-the-clock UN human rights monitoring, the U.S. will visit the temporary transit facility at Hurriya regularly and frequently,U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Saturday.

EU welcomes first transfers from Camp Ashraf

Nejat SocietyFebruary 19, 2012066 views

EU High Representative Catherine Ashton Saturday”very much welcomed”the news from Iraq that the first group of residents from Camp Ashraf has moved in a voluntary, orderly and peaceful manner to Camp Hurriya.”I congratulate the United Nations – in particular the Secretary General’s Special Representative Martin Kobler – for many weeks of sustained efforts to facilitate this critical first step towards a peaceful solution..

Rajavi says no more transfers unless police leaves new camp

Nejat SocietyFebruary 19, 2012065 views

It is clear that for Camp Ashraf residents there is no future for them inside Iraq. It’s not easy for them to leave their place but I’m convinced this is the only peaceful alternative,”U.N. special envoy to Iraq Martin Kobler said shortly after the Ashraf residents arrived at a”transit site”on a vast former U.S. military base in Baghdad. From this new camp, a cluster of prefabricated houses in Camp Liberty, near Baghdad airport, they are due to make arrangements to settle outside Iraq…

First exiles to leave Iraq’s Camp Ashraf slam new site

Nejat SocietyFebruary 19, 2012095 views

Martin Kobler, the U.N. secretary general’s special representative and head of the U.N. Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), was at the temporary site to welcome the new arrivals.“This is the first step towards a better future outside Iraq,” he said. “I look forward to their continued cooperation with the Iraqi authorities to complete the relocation without delay.”He also praised the Iraqi for having ensured the “safe and secure relocation” ..

Iranian exiles move to new Iraq camp

Nejat SocietyFebruary 18, 2012094 views

Several hundred Iranian exiles were traveling to a UN-approved site near Baghdad on Saturday after leaving Camp Ashraf, where Iranian opposition members have been based for decades.The move is part of a December 25 deal between the UN and Iraq..Iraq had previously aimed to close Camp Ashraf in Diyala province..But Iraqi premier Nuri al-Maliki said on December 21 that his government had agreed to extend the deadline to April

UN chief: Time has come for MEK relocation

Nejat SocietyFebruary 16, 2012090 views

The Secretary-General reiterates that the Government of Iraq bears the primary responsibility for the security and the welfare of the residents of Camp Ashraf..At the same time, the residents of Camp Ashraf also bear a responsibility to abide by the laws of Iraq. Any provocation or violence must be avoided and would be unacceptable…UNHCR and UNAMI had confirmed that the infrastructure and facilities at the new relocation camp met international standards.

Israel funds MKO; MKO funds US politicians

Nejat SocietyFebruary 14, 2012097 views

A senior political analyst says numerous prominent US political figures are receiving “substantial fees” from the terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO) that is in turn funded by Israel..Greenwald went on to highlight US hypocrisy in prosecuting numerous Muslims inside the US for providing “material support for terrorism” and for doing “far less than” these American politicians are publicly doing on behalf of a designated terrorist group.

Analyst: US, Europe Seeking to Destabilize Region by Supporting MKO

Nejat SocietyFebruary 14, 2012063 views

A senior Pakistani analyst blasted the US and European states’ support for the terrorist Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), and stressed that the western states are seeking to destabilize the region by supporting the terrorist group…Naqshbandi said that the supports of the United States and some European countries for terrorists are aimed at”creating turmoil and turbulence in the Middle East.”

Iran condemns western support for Israel and MEK Terrorism

Nejat SocietyFebruary 14, 20120161 views

Referring to the removal of some well-known terrorist groups including the armed terrorist group of MKO from the blacklists of some western countries, Mehmanparast added that those countries which support the Zionist regime state’s terrorism as well as terrorist groups in Iran and the region should be held responsible for their advocacy on behalf of the terrorist groups. “The Zionist regime has a high record of criminal actions against humanity ..

US paper: MKO deserves Nobel Prize for killing Iran experts

Nejat SocietyFebruary 13, 20120170 views

The remarks come on the heels of a report, published by NBC News on Thursday, citing two “senior US officials” confirming that the Israeli secret service had “financed, trained, and armed,” the MKO aka MEK/PMOI terrorists for them to assassinate Iranian scientists.The US, Israel and their allies accuse Iran of pursuing a military nuclear program and have used this allegation as a pretext to sway the UN Security Council to impose four rounds of sanctions..