Iran Focus
London, 17 Sep – Members of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) have sent messages of congratulations for the safe and victorious transfer of the members of People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK) from Iraq to Europe and the failure of the Iranian regime’s plots.
London, 16 Sep – The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) today (September 16) reported that several prominent Germans have issued a joint statement calling the relocation of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK) members from the dangers they faced at Camp Liberty in Iraq, to safety in Europe, a great achievement for the Iranian resistance. They sent their congratulations to Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, and all the members and supporters of PMOI (MEK).
London, 16 Sep – After 13 years of work to protect the members and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) in Camp Ashraf, and in later Camp Liberty in Iraq, all members and supporters have officially been accepted by the government of Albania and all have been moved to that country.
According to a report on September 15, from the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), The British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom (BPCIF) has expressed “great happiness and joy” for the of Iranian Resistance’s achievement.
London, 15 Sep – An article in the Globe and Mail published September 14 reports that twenty former United Nations special human rights investigators are calling for the release Canadian-Iranian academic imprisoned in Iran.
Homa Hoodfar, a 65-year-old woman who taught at Montreal’s Concordia University, has been held at Tehran’s notorious Evin prison since June 6.
London, 15 Sep – A member of the Iranian regime’s parliament has pointed out the plight of schools in the villages of Izeh, saying, “it’s worrying that after 37 years from the revolution, the students of these towns have to study in animal shelters.”
So reports the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) on September 14.
London, 15 Sep – A September 15 article by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) reports that Mehdi Khazali, son of an Ayatollah, described the Iranian regime’s involvement in the war in Syria as being “wrong” and as the “regime’s quagmire”.
In an interview on Sunday September 11, now available on the internet, Khazali, who has held various positions of responsibility in the Iranian regime, said the regime is now stuck in this quagmire. He also said that getting involved in the Syrian war was wrong.Khazali added, “if the Quds Force wasn’t asking for too much,
London, 15 Sep – Reports have emerged detailing the inhumane conditions that political prisoners are being subjected to in Zahedan Prison in southeastern Iran.
The prison is over-capacity to such an extent that most prisoners are forced to sleep on the floor and political prisoners are kept in the same ward as dangerous criminals.
London, 15 Sep – According to a new poll organized by United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), companies risk alienating both their customers and investors by doing business with Iran.The poll of 1,000 registered voters was conducted August 28-September 1, 2016.
London, 15 Sep – On September 12, Matan Shamir writes in article for United Against Nuclear Iran, that according to the most recent report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran is continuing to use evasive tactics regarding the probe into Iran’s alleged nuclear weaponization activities.
Iran agreed to complete five practical measures, then failed implement them by the Au-gust 25 deadline. Only one of the measures was implemented by the deadline, two others after the deadline, and the remaining two have yet to be put into practice.
London, 14 Sep – An activist group, comprised mainly of women who lost family members during 2009 Iranian uprising, have published a letter calling for the indictment of the government officials who have escaped justice for their role in the 1988 massacre.
