{"id":7612,"date":"2017-11-11T11:13:05","date_gmt":"2017-11-11T07:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/?p=7612"},"modified":"2021-02-23T00:04:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T20:34:54","slug":"activities-three-mek-survivors-albania-initial-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/7612","title":{"rendered":"Activities of three MEK survivors in Albania Initial report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two survivors of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK aka the Rajavi cult) named Bahman Azami and Saadallah Seifi who recently managed to escape the cult, along with Adel Azami, a former MEK member who joined them from the UK, (all three from Kermanshah Province in the west of Iran), took part in various activities in Tirana, as below, to talk about their experiences:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Two separate interviews with Gazeta Impakt<\/p>\n

\u2013 An interview with the television TemA TV in two episodes<\/p>\n

\u2013 Two separate meetings with the UNHCR and RMSA (the Albanian refugee agency)<\/p>\n

\u2013 Inviting officials of the UNHCR and RMSA to visit other MEK survivors in the MEK hostel in Tirana and accompanying them on this visit<\/p>\n

\u2013 Two meetings in the Albanian ministry of interior affairs<\/p>\n

\u2013 Meeting in the US embassy in Tirana<\/p>\n

\u2013 Visiting various media and NGOs in Albania<\/p>\n

These above mentioned individuals raised the following issues in their visits and interviews:<\/p>\n

\u2013 Describing the problems the European Union has with Albania and concerns about the presence of a terrorist cult in the country<\/p>\n

\u2013 Protection of the former members of the MEK and how their security is ensured by the Albanian government<\/p>\n

\u2013 Introducing Sahar Family Foundation in Tirana to the Albanian government and the US embassy and the UN as the only solution to the present problems<\/p>\n

\u2013 Expressing concern about the covert agreement made between the MEK and some political bodies which apparently safeguards some kind of modern slavery. Why the content of this agreement which was signed in Geneva and is regularly mentioned must be kept secret?<\/p>\n

\u2013 The necessity of looking after the former members (providing even the same minimum level of support as it is granted to a prisoner), such as shelter, food, medication, family visits and etc., in order to prevent people being forced to go back to the cult or resort to criminal behaviour.<\/p>\n\n

\u00a0\u00a0In these meetings, during which a representative of Sahar Family Foundation was present, the other parties were urged on behalf of the suffering families to clarify all agreements made within them and avoid any illegal and inhuman acts and also to not prevent the families and friends from helping their loved ones.<\/p>\n

The Sahar Family Foundation representative emphasized that at the present time the Albanian authorities do not give any help themselves but nor do they allow the families to help their loved ones.<\/p>\n

The officials met promised cooperation in the future in all aspects and mentioned that they know the present procedure is not right and there is a need to review the whole situation. They expressed that they are waiting for further contact and mutual activities with the Sahar Family Foundation.<\/p>\n

In these meetings it was explained that as far as the EU parliamentarians are concerned they were informed that the US and Albania had plans to dismantle the cult and help the captured members return back to normal life, but that so far not even a trace of activity in this regard has been seen. This has created grave concern amongst the Europeans that an intact and active terrorist cult has now been moved away from the Iranian border and now sits on the border of the European Union.<\/p>\n\n

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The other parties said that they are aware of the concerns expressed by the EU parliamentarians about the presence of the MEK inside Europe. They understand that concerns about the security of Europe are serious. And they know that if this problem is not resolved in the proper way this will remain as an obstacle to Albania joining the EU.<\/p>\n

The issue of former MEK members who have left Albania illegally and have become a problem for neighboring countries was also discussed. The Sahar Family Foundation was asked to inform the former members that under no circumstances should they try to leave Albania illegally since this would make their situation even more complicated. The former members should sort out their legal difficulties inside Albania.<\/p>\n

Links to some of the media coverage in Albania:<\/p>\n

IMPAKT 97: Xhihad 2.0? Cfare duan xhihadistet iraniane ne Shqiperi? (pjesa 1)<\/p>\n

IMPAKT 97: Jihad 2.0? What are the Iranian Jihadis (MKO, Rajavi cult) doing in Albania? (part 1)<\/p>\n