Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury wrote ” I have been reminded of this by the stories from Camp Ashraf in Iraq. Until recently it was a refugee camp holding members of the Iranian opposition, among others. Conditions have been very bad. In the very recent past it was raided, a significant number of people were killed and a number of others disappeared into captivity.
” Make this a week of prayer for hostages, remembering especially those from Camp Ashraf and those in Syria – and the people of Nairobi,” the Archbishop declared.