The screening of the documentary “Mother, Love, Separation” was held in the conference hall of Hotel Skampa in Elbasan, Albania on Sunday, November 17, 2024.
Among the large number of people present in the theater, some prominent religious, legal, social, cultural, artistic, administrative and academic personalities of Albania were seen. A number of personalities had also sent messages to the conference.
RTSh, Info TV, Star Plus Digital, Tirana One, AC TV America, Syri TV were the Albanian TV channels that covered the event conducting reports and interviews.
After the movie, Erisa Rahimi the head of Nejat Society Albania addressed the audience who were truly impressed by the story of the sufferings of the mothers of members of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) that is revealed in the film.
“We must all become one voice so that we can solve the human rights problem of the people trapped in the MEK’s camp in Manz,” Erisa Rahimi said. “We are not alone now and we have you in every city who help us to enable these mothers to connect with their children after decades of separation.”
Rahimi also spoke about the imprisonment of the MEK members in Manz and the medieval restrictions in the camp under the rule of the group leaders. She asked the audience to spread the message of the film and the message of Nejat Society in the virtual space and among their friends and acquaintances so that it would reach the statesmen of Albania and make them think about the human rights violations that take place in the MEK’s camp, in Europe in the 21st century.
Introducing Nejat Society Albania and its missions, she asked her country-fellow men to help the Society in the good work it is doing. She explained that the ambassadors of Nejat Society, especially among the youth, are messengers of the community everywhere.
Then Aldo Sollulari, media director of Nejat Society Albania and the director of the documentary, spoke. After introducing the documentary and explaining his motivation for making it, he explained the terrorist crimes of the MEK and considered the presence of this organization in Albania as a threat to the national security of his country.
Sarfaraz Rahimi former member of the MEK gave a speech and shared his bitter experiences with the MEK in Iraq and Albania. He informed the listeners of the numerous examples of violations of basic human rights that he himself witnessed in the MEK.
Klea Xhepi, who is a young and committed nurse and a medical student and the ambassador of the Nejat Society, gave a speech and asked for help from everyone to enable the connection of these painful and expectant mothers with their loved ones.
Angjela Doçi, was another permanent supporter of Nejat Society Albania, who gave a speech at the event. She is the head of the organization of students supporting the Nejat Society, who had been stationed in Al-Basan since the previous day and were active in promoting and organizing the program.
Dochi praised the work and activities of members of Nejat Society Albania and explained about the organization of students supporting the society and invited everyone to join their charitable activity.
There were other Albanian figures who attended the event including Arbana Perihana, an Albanian actress living in Elbasan, who was among the audience and spontaneously asked to express her feelings in a few sentences. Also, the representative of Mufti ( spiritual leader of Bektashi Shiites) of Elbasan in and the head of Elbasan youth organization was there.