A number of families of the members of the Rajavi cult from Markazi province (central Iran) have written separate letters to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, calling for communication with their loved ones at the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) camp in the country. They also called for the abolition of visa bans for Iranian citizens so that they can travel to Albania to visit their loved ones.
The letters were also sent to other Albanian authorities, as well as European and international officials and the media. Other families in Markazi Province are still sending letters.
The texts of the letters sent so far are as follows:
Letter from Abbas Golrizan’s family
Greetings and Regards
We are the family of Abbas Golrizan. We haven’t heard from our son for several years. Our son was deceived by the MEK and currently lives in the camp of this organization in your country. We are worried about his health. We ask you to issue us visa, so that we can mee him in your country after many years.
Thank you
Abbas Golrizan’s family
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Ms. Mahin Habibi
Greetings
I am a suffering,aged mother.
My daughter; Parvaneh Rabiee Abbasi has been in possession of the MEK for many years, and the organization has never let her have any contact with me. The organization does not allow members to contact their families.
I ask you to issue me visa to travel to Albania and embrace my daughter after so many years.
Thanks
Mahin Habibi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Ms. Fatemeh Rezaei
Greetings and Regards
I am the mother of Hassan Rezaei. My son has been enslaved in Rajavi’s organization for many years and I have no news about him. My son currently lives in the MEK camp in Albania. The organization does not allow my boy to contact me, his mother. I miss my son a lot. My request is that you lift the visa ban for families so that I can travel to your country and meet with my son.
Thank you
Fatemeh Rezaei
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Mohsen Younesi
Greetings and Regards
I am Mohsen Younesi, the son of Mohammad Hadi Younesi, who has been in the MEK for many years. When I was a child, my father fell into the trap of this organization, and now I haven’t seen him for so many years.
he has never contacted me. I ask you to allow me to travel to your country and meet my father after several years.
Thank you
Mohsen Younesi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Mohammad Ghasemi
With respect,
I am Mohammad Ghasemi. My daughter has been in the MEK for 35 years. My daughter has had no contact with me, her father, for 35 years, and I do not have her phone number to call. I am worried about my daughter and I ask you to open a way for me,a father, so that I can travel to your country and see my dear daughter after several years.
Thanks
Mohammad Ghasemi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Ms. Aqdas Bandi’s letter
Greetings and Regards
I am the mother of Hamid Reza Nouri. A mother who has not seen her child for many years. My son is captivated in the camp of MEK group in your country. I just ask you to let me get a visa to travel to your country and be able to hold my child after several years.
Thank you
Aqdas Bandi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Ms. Montahi Zahraei
Dear Mr. Prime Minister
My son Mostafa Qaedi has been in the Rajavi Organization for 30 years and is currently based in this organization in your country. My child has not been in contact with me for 30 years, and I do not have his phone number so I can call him. Rajavi’s organization does not allow him to contact his family. I miss my son so much. I am a mother. I am asking you for visa to Albania so that I can embrace my child after several years.
Thanks
Montahi Zahraei
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Ms. Ashraf Mahallati
Your Excellency,
My son Farzin Hashemi has been in the MEK for 35 years. The organization does not allow my child to contact me. I ask you to allow me to travel to your country and embrace my child after 35 years.
Thank you
Ashraf Mahallati
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Hossein Mamluki
Greetings and Regards,
My brother Jafar Mamluki has been involved in the MEK for 30 years. My brother has a heart problem. I’m worried about my brother . I don’t know anything about his condition. I ask you to give me a visa to travel to your country and see my brother closely.
Thank you
Hossein Mamluki
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Mohammad Reza Foroughi
Hello and best regards
My brother Mustafa Foroughi studied in England. The MEK deceived and attracted him. My brother has been in this organization for 35 years now and has never contacted me. I’m worried about my brother. I ask you to open a way for me so that I can meet my brother in Albania.
Thank you
Mohammad Reza Foroughi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Dolat Shah Araqi
I am Hamid Reza Dolat Shah Araqi. I am writing this letter to ask you to help me and to cooperate to get a visa. My brother Vahid Reza Dolat Shah Araqi is a member of the MEK and has now been transferred from Iraq to your country. I have never been able to hear from my brother in 32 years. So I would like to ask you to help me and allow me to get a visa to travel to your country and meet my brother and find out about his condition.
Thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation.
Hamid Reza Dolat Shah Araqi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Abdul Hussein Yeganeh
Your Excellency,
I am Abdul Hussein Yeganeh from Iran. My sister Tayebeh Yeganeh has been trapped by the MEK for 35 years and I have never been able to see her. My sister couldn’t and won’t let me see her. The organization does not allow its members to contact their families. I’m worried about my sister’s health and I want to see her up close. I ask you for a visa so that I can travel to Albania and meet my sister.
Thank you
Abdul Hussein Yeganeh
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Morteza Balali
Dear Mr. Edi Rama
I am Morteza Balali, the brother of Reza Balali. My brother has been imprisoned in the MEK Camps for 30 years. I am worried about my brother and I have not seen him for 30 years and I want to hug him after all these years. My brother now lives in your country, Albania, at the camp of the MEK. I ask you for a visa so that I can travel to Albania and meet my brother.
Thank you
Morteza Balali
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Mohammad Salami
With respect,
I am Mohammad Salami. My brother Reza Salami has been living in the MEK for 30 years. I haven’t seen my brother in these years and I don’t know his condition. The organization does not allow my brother to contact me. I also don’t have a phone number from my brother that I can contact. I have a visa application so that I can travel to Albania and meet with my brother.
Thank you
Mohammad Salami
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Ms. Fatemeh Bagherzadeh
Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
I am the mother of Mohammad Hassan and Mohammad Reza Bagherzadeh. My children have been involved in the MEK for 35 years. I haven’t seen my sons in 35 years and I miss them so much. A mother never forgets her offspring. My children were deceived and are not even allowed to contact me, their mother. I ask you to provide me with a way to meet my children in your country, Albania.
Thank you
Fatemeh Bagherzadeh
Iran, Markazi Province, Saveh
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Letter from Mr. Ali Reza Ghaderi
With respect
I am Ali Reza Ghaderi. My brother Gholamreza Ghaderi has been involved in the MEK for 30 years and I have no news about him. The organization does not allow my brother to contact me, and I am worried about his physical condition. I ask you to issue me a visa so that I can meet my brother in Albania.
Thank you
Ali Reza Ghaderi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Azizullah Rostami
Salaam
I am Azizullah Rostami. My brother Dariush Rostami has been living in the MEK for 25 years. My brother has not contacted me for 25 years, and I still don’t know what his situation is, and I can’t contact him. Please help me to have a meeting with my brother in Albania.
Thank you
Azizullah, Rostami
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Mojtaba Nouri
Salaam
My brother Hamid Reza Nouri has been enslaved in the MEK for 25 years and I have no information about him. My parents and I are worried about my brother’s conditions in the organization. I ask you to issue us a visa so that we can meet my brother in your country, Albania.
Thank you
Mojtaba Nouri
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Ms. Mahin Najafi
Greetings and Regards
I am Mahin Najafi, the sister of Mohammad Jafar Najafi. My brother has been living in the MEK for 30 years. The organization does not allow my brother to contact his family. My family and I are worried about my brother. I ask you to give us an Albanian visa so that we can travel to Albania and meet with my brother Mohammad Jafar Najafi.
Thank you
Mahin Najafi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak
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Letter from Mr. Mahmoud Hosseini
With respect
I am Mahmoud Hosseini. My brother Khalil Hosseini has been a member of the MEK for 35 years and has never contacted me because the MEK does allow members to contact families. I am worried about my brother’s situation in the organization. I ask you for a visa to travel to your country Albania and meet my brother.
Thank you
Mahmoud Hosseini
Iran, Markazi Province, Mahallat
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Letter from a number of former MEK members
Greetings and Regards
We are a number of former MEK members in the city of Arak in Iran. Each of us has been in this organization for many years. The organization exploits its members just like slaves, and the organization is ruled by a dictatorship.
When Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a supporter of the MEK, was overthrown, our families had the opportunity to visit the Ashraf garrison to meet with us, but the organization never allowed its members to visit their families.
We ask you to provide conditions for the suffering families so that they do not have visa restrictions and can travel to Albania and get news from their loved ones.
Thank you
A number of former MEK members in the city of Arak
Fouad Basri, Taha Hosseini, Fazel Farhadi, Saeed Firoozi