US Congressman criticises Human Rights Watch for Iran group report

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Iran Focus: Washington, DC, May 27 – A recent report by New York-based Human Rights watch on Iran’s main opposition group has drawn the ire of United States Congressman Ed Towns, (D-NY).
In a 28-page paper HRW accused the People’s Mojahedin (MEK) of torturing its “dissident members” who criticised or sought to leave the organisation.

Iran: Profile of VEVAK’s Master Terrorist – Mohammad-Reza Iravani (a.k.a. Amir-Hossein Taghavi)

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Iran’s sophisticated intelligence operations abroad are led by a shadowy figure at the helm of VEVAK: Berlin, May 27 (Iran Terror Website) – Hojjatol-Islam Ali Younessi, the Shiite cleric who runs Iran’s dreaded secret police, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (known more commonly by its Persian acronym, VEVAK), did not try to conceal his anger and minced no words. Appearing on Iran’s state-run television on the evening of March 25, he warned Iran’s main opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) with severe consequences for their continuing “mischief-making”.

Attorneys, witnesses, and relatives of Iraq-based Iranian dissidents rip HRW report

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Iran Focus: Washington, DC, May 27 – In a press briefing yesterday at the National Press Club in the U.S. capital, attorneys for the People’s Mojahedin (PMOI), based in Camp Ashraf northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, their relatives in the United States, and former residents of the camp
addressed allegations by New York-based Human Rights Watch against the group.

Attorneys, witnesses, and relatives of Iraq-based Iranian dissidents rip HRW report

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Iran Focus: Washington, DC, May 27 – In a press briefing yesterday at the National Press Club in the U.S. capital, attorneys for the People’s Mojahedin (PMOI), based in Camp Ashraf northeast of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, their relatives in the United States, and former residents of the camp
addressed allegations by New York-based Human Rights Watch against the group.

Profile of Iran’s Master Terrorist: Mohammad-Reza Iravani (a.k.a. Amir-Hossein Taghavi)

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Iran’s sophisticated intelligence operations abroad are led by a shadowy figure at the helm of VEVAK: Berlin, May 27 (Iran Terror Website) – Hojjatol-Islam Ali Younessi, the Shiite cleric who runs Iran’s dreaded secret police, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (known more commonly by its Persian acronym, VEVAK), did not try to conceal his anger and minced no words. Appearing on Iran’s state-run television on the evening of March 25, he warned Iran’s main opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) with severe consequences for their continuing “mischief-making”.

Profile of Iran’s Master Terrorist: Mohammad-Reza Iravani (a.k.a. Amir-Hossein Taghavi)

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Iran’s sophisticated intelligence operations abroad are led by a shadowy figure at the helm of VEVAK: Berlin, May 27 (Iran Terror Website) – Hojjatol-Islam Ali Younessi, the Shiite cleric who runs Iran’s dreaded secret police, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (known more commonly by its Persian acronym, VEVAK), did not try to conceal his anger and minced no words. Appearing on Iran’s state-run television on the evening of March 25, he warned Iran’s main opposition group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MeK) with severe consequences for their continuing “mischief-making”.

1,000 university graduates homeless in Iran capital

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Iran Focus: Tehran, May 27 – Nearly a thousand homeless people rounded off the streets of Tehran in the past five months had university degrees, according to the head of the social affairs section of the city’s Office of the Mayor. “948 of these people had university degrees or higher credentials”, …

1,000 university graduates homeless in Iran capital

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Iran Focus: Tehran, May 27 – Nearly a thousand homeless people rounded off the streets of Tehran in the past five months had university degrees, according to the head of the social affairs section of the city’s Office of the Mayor. “948 of these people had university degrees or higher credentials”, …

Thousands of Iran dissidents in Iraq reject “slanderous” report

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 27 – Some 3,446 Iranian dissidents belonging to Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin (PMOI), declared in a statement entitled “Human Rights Betrayed”, “The May 18 report by Human Rights Watch on the [PMOI”> is a travesty of human rights”. “As a distorted report, it flagrantly violated all basic legal and international standards. In short, HRW has auctioned away and degraded human rights”, they said.

Thousands of Iran dissidents in Iraq reject “slanderous” report

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Iran Focus: Baghdad, May 27 – Some 3,446 Iranian dissidents belonging to Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin (PMOI), declared in a statement entitled “Human Rights Betrayed”, “The May 18 report by Human Rights Watch on the [PMOI”> is a travesty of human rights”. “As a distorted report, it flagrantly violated all basic legal and international standards. In short, HRW has auctioned away and degraded human rights”, they said.