In the Summer of 1987, during the Iran-Iraq war, Saeed Farajollah Hosseini was a soldier who was taken prisoner by Iraqi forces. Subsequently, following a collusion between Massoud Rajavi and Saddam Hussein, he was handed over to Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK). Years later, his family learned that he was residing in the MEK’s headquarters in Iraq, Camp Ashraf.
In 2002, Saeed’s mother, Masoumeh Rezaiee traveled to Camp Ashraf to visit her son. She was allowed to meet him for a very short time. In the next visits, Saeed turned sour to his mother and his siblings and finally he was coerced by the group authorities to reject them. He refused to meet with them. It has been 30 years now, that Masoumeh has not visited her son. Thay have had no contact for 3 decades.
It was Saeed’s birthday a few days ago. For a mother who has spent forty years waiting for her child, her son’s birthday—a day that should be one of joy—turns into a time of tears and longing when she feels the grief of his absence. Forty years of waiting for a mother who still holds onto the belief that her son will return.
A day that the home should have been filled with laughter and happiness—a moment when a mother ought to have been embracing her son, kissing his face, and wishing him a happy birthday. Yet, sadly, all that remains for this mother are tears and a framed photograph—a poor substitute for the embrace of her son, Saeed.
Saeed, has been trapped in the Cult of Rajavi for years. His mother continues to wait, clinging to the hope that one day she will see her beloved child again.
Saeed Farajollah Hosseini is now banned in the MEK’s camp in Albania, Ashraf 3. His long-suffering mother was interviewed in “Mother, Love, Separation”, a documentary created by Aldo Sollulari, the then president of Nejat Society Albania. The documentary shows her genuine outpourings and the sorrow in her eyes
In February 2022, Saeid Farajollah Hosseini’s aunt and uncle who live in Sweden went to Albania to visit him but they were not allowed to enter the MEK’s headquarters Ashraf 3, in Manez.
This short video was made by Saeed’s family and was sent to Nejat Society, on the occasion of his birthday.
