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At a press conference in Paris, international lawyers, jurists, and European figures called for a UN-supervised international force to protect Camp Ashraf, home to members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).

PMOI prepares to file suit against Iraqi officials

Source: Aljazeera.net- 11 August 2009, Translation from ArabicThe People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) expressed its determination to file a legal case against Iraqi...
Demonstrators and hunger strikers gather in front of the White House in Washington August 8, 2009. The rally was held in support of Iranian exiles in Camp Ashraf in Iraq who have been forcibly removed and detained by Iraqi forces, resulting in deaths and injuries.

U.S. faults Iraq raid that left Iran dissidents dead

After saying little about last month's incident, American officials are calling it 'an avoidable tragedy'Source: The Los Angeles TimesWashington - The Obama administration criticized...
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Amnesty International: Iraq authorities must investigate excessive use of force in Camp Ashraf

Source: amnesty.orgAugust 13, 2009 - Since 1986, Camp Ashraf in Iraq has been home to around 3,500 members or supporters of the People’s Mojahedeen...
On July 28, 2009, Iraqi forces launched a brutal attack on unarmed Camp Ashraf residents killing them savagely together with other suppressive forces at the behest of Khamenei who is engulfed in a nationwide uprising in Iran.

Euro MPs calls on the UN to have a permanent representation inside Camp Ashraf

Friends of a Free Iran in the European Parliament (FOFI) calls on the UN to have a permanent representation inside Camp Ashraf Source: Friends...
A screen grab taken from a video showing Iraqi armoured vehicles drive into crowds inside Camp Ashraf, zig-zagging from side to side and running several people down on July 28, 2009.

Iraqi MPs call for formation of delegation to visit Camp Ashraf

NCRI - A number of members from the Iraqi Parliament and some Iraqi political figures discussed significant political matters and shared their insights at...
A Camp Ashraf resident injured by savage attack by Iraqi forces

Amnesty International: Concerns grow for detained Iranian residents of Iraq’s Camp Ashraf

Source: amnestyusa.orgAugust 11, 2009 - Thirty-six Iranian residents of Camp Ashraf in Iraq remain at risk of being forcibly returned to Iran where they...
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Iranian dissidents threaten suit over raid in Iraq

By Cluade SalhaniSource: The Washington TimesLawyers representing an Iranian opposition group said Monday they will file lawsuits against the United States and Iraqi Prime...
August 10, 2009 (Washington)- Francois Serres, Executive Director of the International Committee of Jurists in Defense of Ashraf(left) and Steven Schneebaum, Counsel for U.S. families of Ashraf residents, in a news briefing at the National Press Club, presented documents of crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Iraqi government during the July 28 attack on Camp Ashraf.

Documents show Iraq, U.S. in breach of obligations to protect Camp Ashraf residents

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a news briefing today at the National Press Club, international and U.S. lawyers of residents of Camp Ashraf...
Iranian Americans on their 12th day of a hunger strike listen to Francois Serres (L), a French lawyer who represents the International Committee of Jurists in Defense of Ashraf and Steven Schneebaum (R), Counsel, US Committee for Camp Ashraf Residents during a press conference to reveals documents of crimes perpetrated by the Iraqi government against residents of Camp Ashraf, all of whom are 'protected persons' under Geneva Conventions on August 10, 2009 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC

Iran exile advocates urge U.S. to retake Iraq’s Camp Ashraf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Human rights lawyers on Monday urged the Pentagon to take control of an Iranian exile camp in eastern Iraq, accusing Iraqi...
Simultaneous with hunger strike by Ashraf residents in intolerable summer heat in Iraq, hunger strikes by Iranian expatriates and supporters of the Iranian Resistance in solidarity with Ashraf residents across frExiled Iranians protest against Iraqi forces that took control of Camp Ashraf, north of Baghdad, in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, August 1, 2009. Iraq's government acknowledged on July 30 that seven Iranian exiles were killed when Iraqi forces took control of their camp this week north of Baghdad. Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh had earlier denied anyone died in the clashes between Iraqi forces and protesters who tried to block their entry into Camp Ashraf, home to the People's Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI) for two decades. The signs read "hunger strike".om the White House in Washington D.C. and the U.S. embassy in London entered their second week

Ashraf: Expats want Berlin on their side

By STEFAN NICOLA, UPI Europe CorrespondentSource: United Press InternationalBERLIN, Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A group of Iranian expatriates is calling on the German government...