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Nejat Families call for help

A number of families of the members of the Rajavi cult from Markazi province (central Iran) have written separate letters to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, calling for communication with their loved ones at the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) camp in the country. They also called for the abolition of visa bans for Iranian citizens so that they can travel to Albania to visit their loved ones.

The letters were also sent to other Albanian authorities, as well as European and international officials and the media. Other families in Markazi Province are still sending letters.

The texts of the letters sent so far are as follows:

Letter from Abbas Golrizan’s family

the family of Abbas Golrizan

Greetings and Regards
We are the family of Abbas Golrizan. We haven’t heard from our son for several years. Our son was deceived by the MEK and currently lives in the camp of this organization in your country. We are worried about his health. We ask you to issue us visa, so that we can mee him in your country after many years.
Thank you
Abbas Golrizan’s family
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Ms. Mahin Habibi

Mahin Habibi- Mother of Parvane Rabiee

Greetings
I am a suffering,aged mother.

My daughter; Parvaneh Rabiee Abbasi has been in possession of the MEK for many years, and the organization has never let her have any contact with me. The organization does not allow members to contact their families.

I ask you to issue me visa to travel to Albania and embrace my daughter after so many years.

Thanks
Mahin Habibi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Ms. Fatemeh Rezaei

Greetings and Regards
I am the mother of Hassan Rezaei. My son has been enslaved in Rajavi’s organization for many years and I have no news about him. My son currently lives in the MEK camp in Albania. The organization does not allow my boy to contact me, his mother. I miss my son a lot. My request is that you lift the visa ban for families so that I can travel to your country and meet with my son.
Thank you
Fatemeh Rezaei
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Mohsen Younesi

the son of Mohammad Hadi Younesi

Greetings and Regards
I am Mohsen Younesi, the son of Mohammad Hadi Younesi, who has been in the MEK for many years. When I was a child, my father fell into the trap of this organization, and now I haven’t seen him for so many years.

he has never contacted me. I ask you to allow me to travel to your country and meet my father after several years.
Thank you
Mohsen Younesi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Mohammad Ghasemi

Mohammad Ghasemi - father of shokouh Ghasemi

With respect,
I am Mohammad Ghasemi. My daughter has been in the MEK for 35 years. My daughter has had no contact with me, her father, for 35 years, and I do not have her phone number to call. I am worried about my daughter and I ask you to open a way for me,a father, so that I can travel to your country and see my dear daughter after several years.
Thanks
Mohammad Ghasemi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Ms. Aqdas Bandi’s letter

Aghdas Bandi - the mother of Hamid Reza Nouri

Greetings and Regards
I am the mother of Hamid Reza Nouri. A mother who has not seen her child for many years. My son is captivated in the camp of MEK group in your country. I just ask you to let me get a visa to travel to your country and be able to hold my child after several years.
Thank you
Aqdas Bandi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Ms. Montahi Zahraei

Montahaei Zahraei - mother of Mostafa Qaedi

Dear Mr. Prime Minister
My son Mostafa Qaedi has been in the Rajavi Organization for 30 years and is currently based in this organization in your country. My child has not been in contact with me for 30 years, and I do not have his phone number so I can call him. Rajavi’s organization does not allow him to contact his family. I miss my son so much. I am a mother. I am asking you for visa to Albania so that I can embrace my child after several years.
Thanks
Montahi Zahraei
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Ms. Ashraf Mahallati

Ashraf Mahallati -mother of Farzin Hashemi

Your Excellency,
My son Farzin Hashemi has been in the MEK for 35 years. The organization does not allow my child to contact me. I ask you to allow me to travel to your country and embrace my child after 35 years.
Thank you
Ashraf Mahallati
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Hossein Mamluki

Hossein Mamluki- Jaafar Mamluki's brother

Greetings and Regards,
My brother Jafar Mamluki has been involved in the MEK for 30 years. My brother has a heart problem. I’m worried about my brother . I don’t know anything about his condition. I ask you to give me a visa to travel to your country and see my brother closely.
Thank you
Hossein Mamluki
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Mohammad Reza Foroughi

Mustafa Foroughi's brother - Mohammad Reza Foroughi

Hello and best regards
My brother Mustafa Foroughi studied in England. The MEK deceived and attracted him. My brother has been in this organization for 35 years now and has never contacted me. I’m worried about my brother. I ask you to open a way for me so that I can meet my brother in Albania.
Thank you
Mohammad Reza Foroughi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Dolat Shah Araqi

I am Hamid Reza Dolat Shah Araqi. I am writing this letter to ask you to help me and to cooperate to get a visa. My brother Vahid Reza Dolat Shah Araqi is a member of the MEK and has now been transferred from Iraq to your country. I have never been able to hear from my brother in 32 years. So I would like to ask you to help me and allow me to get a visa to travel to your country and meet my brother and find out about his condition.
Thank you in advance for your attention and cooperation.
Hamid Reza Dolat Shah Araqi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Abdul Hussein Yeganeh

Abdul Hussein Yeganeh - Tayebe Yegane's brother

Your Excellency,

I am Abdul Hussein Yeganeh from Iran. My sister Tayebeh Yeganeh has been trapped by the MEK for 35 years and I have never been able to see her. My sister couldn’t and won’t let me see her. The organization does not allow its members to contact their families. I’m worried about my sister’s health and I want to see her up close. I ask you for a visa so that I can travel to Albania and meet my sister.
Thank you
Abdul Hussein Yeganeh
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Morteza Balali

Morteza Balali - brother of Reza Balali

Dear Mr. Edi Rama
I am Morteza Balali, the brother of Reza Balali. My brother has been imprisoned in the MEK Camps for 30 years. I am worried about my brother and I have not seen him for 30 years and I want to hug him after all these years. My brother now lives in your country, Albania, at the camp of the MEK. I ask you for a visa so that I can travel to Albania and meet my brother.

Thank you
Morteza Balali
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Mohammad Salami

Mohammad Salami. brother of Reza Salami

With respect,
I am Mohammad Salami. My brother Reza Salami has been living in the MEK for 30 years. I haven’t seen my brother in these years and I don’t know his condition. The organization does not allow my brother to contact me. I also don’t have a phone number from my brother that I can contact. I have a visa application so that I can travel to Albania and meet with my brother.
Thank you
Mohammad Salami
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Ms. Fatemeh Bagherzadeh

Fatemeh bagherzade - the mother of Mohammad Hassan and Mohammad Reza Bagherzadeh

Dear Mr. Prime Minister,
I am the mother of Mohammad Hassan and Mohammad Reza Bagherzadeh. My children have been involved in the MEK for 35 years. I haven’t seen my sons in 35 years and I miss them so much. A mother never forgets her offspring. My children were deceived and are not even allowed to contact me, their mother. I ask you to provide me with a way to meet my children in your country, Albania.
Thank you
Fatemeh Bagherzadeh
Iran, Markazi Province, Saveh

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Letter from Mr. Ali Reza Ghaderi

Ali Reza Ghaderi. brother of Gholamreza Ghaderi

With respect
I am Ali Reza Ghaderi. My brother Gholamreza Ghaderi has been involved in the MEK for 30 years and I have no news about him. The organization does not allow my brother to contact me, and I am worried about his physical condition. I ask you to issue me a visa so that I can meet my brother in Albania.
Thank you
Ali Reza Ghaderi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Azizullah Rostami

Azizullah Rostami. brother of Dariush Rostami

Salaam
I am Azizullah Rostami. My brother Dariush Rostami has been living in the MEK for 25 years. My brother has not contacted me for 25 years, and I still don’t know what his situation is, and I can’t contact him. Please help me to have a meeting with my brother in Albania.
Thank you
Azizullah, Rostami
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Mojtaba Nouri

Mojtaba Nuri - Hamid Reza Nouri's brother

Salaam
My brother Hamid Reza Nouri has been enslaved in the MEK for 25 years and I have no information about him. My parents and I are worried about my brother’s conditions in the organization. I ask you to issue us a visa so that we can meet my brother in your country, Albania.
Thank you
Mojtaba Nouri
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Ms. Mahin Najafi

Mahin Najafi, the sister of Mohammad Jafar Najafi

Greetings and Regards
I am Mahin Najafi, the sister of Mohammad Jafar Najafi. My brother has been living in the MEK for 30 years. The organization does not allow my brother to contact his family. My family and I are worried about my brother. I ask you to give us an Albanian visa so that we can travel to Albania and meet with my brother Mohammad Jafar Najafi.
Thank you
Mahin Najafi
Iran, Markazi Province, Arak

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Letter from Mr. Mahmoud Hosseini

Mahmoud Hosseini. brother of Khalil Hosseini

With respect
I am Mahmoud Hosseini. My brother Khalil Hosseini has been a member of the MEK for 35 years and has never contacted me because the MEK does allow members to contact families. I am worried about my brother’s situation in the organization. I ask you for a visa to travel to your country Albania and meet my brother.
Thank you
Mahmoud Hosseini
Iran, Markazi Province, Mahallat

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Letter from a number of former MEK members

Defectors of the MEK Cult

Greetings and Regards
We are a number of former MEK members in the city of Arak in Iran. Each of us has been in this organization for many years. The organization exploits its members just like slaves, and the organization is ruled by a dictatorship.
When Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, a supporter of the MEK, was overthrown, our families had the opportunity to visit the Ashraf garrison to meet with us, but the organization never allowed its members to visit their families.
We ask you to provide conditions for the suffering families so that they do not have visa restrictions and can travel to Albania and get news from their loved ones.

Thank you
A number of former MEK members in the city of Arak
Fouad Basri, Taha Hosseini, Fazel Farhadi, Saeed Firoozi

June 6, 2020 0 comments

Khuzestani families of MEK captives cry for help

List of messages and letters from a number of Khuzestani families sent to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama urging him to let them contact their loved ones in the MEK camp

Alongside the 11000 signature petition, a number of families of the members trapped in the MEK camp in Albania from Khuzestan province (southwest of Iran), have sent separate messages and letters to the Albanian Prime Minister, urging him to let them to have a visit or at least a phone call with their loved ones.

Each of these letters was accompanied by photos and specifics of the family, and a copy was sent to other Albanian officials, as well as European and international officials and various media outlets. These families are also concerned about the health and well-being of their relatives in the event of a Covid-19 outbreak.

Families are eagerly waiting for the Albanian government to respond, as a humanitarian gesture, to these requests and remove any possible obstacles. Many of these families have not heard from their loved ones in Albania for decades now.

It should be noted that during these years, many family members in Khuzestan province, while waiting to meet their loved ones, passed away and never managed to get any information about them; their names are of course now missing from the attached list.

Other Khuzestani families are still sending letters.

a number of families of the members trapped in the MEK camp in Albania from Khuzestan province

To view the table of mailing lists sent click here

Below are some messages to the Albanian Prime Minister for emphasis. Rajavi brazenly calls these families terrorists and mercenaries:

Mahvash Jahanbani wife of Ali Ebrahimi wrote:”My husband has been captured by the MEK for more than 30 years, and I have not heard his voice even once during all these years. Please let me come to your country to visit him”.

Hossein Ebrahimi, the son of Ali Ebrahimi, also wrote:”My father has been an inmate in MEK for many years, and I have not been able to meet him even once, during these years. He is currently in the MEK camp.”

And Mehdi Ebrahimi, another son of Ali Ebrahimi, wrote:”The leaders of the MEK have not allowed our family to visit our father for years. We ask you to provide us with a visit.”

Kazem Hezbepour, the father of Abdol Amir Hezbepour, wrote:”I am a father who is tormented by the separation from my son who has been a captive of the MEK for many years. I ask you to end my grief after so many years and allow us to communicate with him.”

Shahla Kalejui, the daughter of Nur Morad Kalejui wrote: “I have not seen my father for more than 30 years. I have heard that he is probably ill. Please create conditions so that I can see my father by traveling to Albania”
Hassan Kalejui son of Nur Morad Kalejui wrote:”I was little when my father was captured by the Iraqis in the war. He is now in your country and in the MEK camp. Let us travel to your country to see our father after so many years.”

And Hossein Kalejui, the other son of Nur Morad Kalejui wrote: “My father is now in the MEK camp. He is old and disabled. Let us travel to your country to visit him”.

Sediqe Morshedzade, the wife of Atta Moazzen, wrote for Edi Rama:”My husband has been a prisoner of the MEK for many years. We tried to see him with our two children, but we had no chance since the MEK leaders did not let us to do so. Let us travel to your country to see him.”

Forough Khosravi, daughter of Fatemeh Ghasemi, wrote:”I was a baby when my mother was deceived into joining the MEK. I have been deprived of my mother’s kindness for so many years. Please let us travel to your country to meet with my mother, who is now at the MEK camp, so that my old pain of years come to an end.”

Shahzade Sajedifar, the mother of Gholam-Ali Sajedifar, wrote:”Let me visit my son in your country after so many years. Please fulfill the wish of this grieving mother.”

Ali Narimi, the father of Gholam-Ali Narimi, wrote:”My son is in your country. Let me come and visit my son, whom I have not seen for so many years.”

Ali Ekrami and Hamid Dehdar Hassani – Nejat Society, Khuzestan province representation

June 2, 2020 0 comments

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Gilani families letters to the Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama requesting to have contact with their loved ones

Simultaneous with the nationwide signature petition, a number of families of the members trapped in the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) camp in Albania from Gilan province (north of Iran), have sent separate messages and letters to the Albanian prime minister, to enable them to visit or at least have video or audio contact with their loved ones.

Each of these letters was accompanied by photographs, specifications, and documents, and copies were sent to other Albanian officials, as well as to European and international officials and to the Albanian and international media.

The families also expressed concern about the health of their loved ones in the context of the outbreak of coronavirus disease.

Families are waiting for the Albanian government, as a humanitarian gesture, to respond appropriately to these demands and solve the problems ahead. Many of these families have not heard from their loved ones in Albania for decades now.

It should be noted that during these years, many families in Gilan province died while waiting to see their loved ones, and they never managed to find out about them, whose names are now missing in the attached list.

Other Gilani families also keep sending letters and messages to the Albanian Prime Minister.

Nejat Families of Gilan Province

The mailing list sent so far from Gilan province is attached.

Here are some examples of Gilani’s elderly mothers and fathers’ messages to the Albanian Prime Minister, whom Rajavi calls agents and terrorists:

Yahya Ostadian, the father of Majid Ostadian, wrote:“I am old now and I miss my son.”

Seyed Ebrahimpour Shafi’i, the father of Seyyed Khalilpour Shafi’i, wrote:“My son has an incurable disease. I am very worried about his health. Why am I not informed about his condition?”

Ameneh Foumani, the the grandmother of Rad Mohammad Alizadeh, wrote:“I haven’t heard from my son for years. For God sake tell me about his health.”

Khadijeh Mollazadeh, the mother of Mansour Rahdar, wrote:“My son was a soldier in the village who was deceived by MEK. Why shouldn’t he be able to have a call with his mother and announce his health?”

Yousef Sabahi, Jabbar Sabahi’s father, wrote:“I wish to see my son after many years. Help me to hear from him.”

Zabihullah Qaderi, the father of Mohammad Qaderi, wrote:“I have amnesia because of waiting for so long. How many more years do I have to wait for a simple call? Help me.”

Mohammad Vali Gholizadeh, Ali Gholizadeh’s father, wrote:“I just want to meet my son. Is this a very big request? Why should I have not heard from him for years?”

Seyedeh Zahra Nourani, the mother of Seyed Vali Mohammadzadeh, wrote:“I am exhausted and sick. Someone help me. Who should I complain to and where should I go?”

Seyyed Hassan Mir Mousavi, the father of Seyyed Morteza Mir Mousavi, wrote:“My son was captured in the war and fell into the MEK’s trap. Why aren’t they allowed to at least tell us they are safe?”

Alireza Yousefi, the father of Mohammad Taghi Yousefi, wrote:“I want to meet my son. Give us at least one simple call and take us out of our worries.”

Rahim Ali Jame, the father of Ismail Jame and Ibrahim Jame, wrote:“I am looking forward to meeting my sons. I am looking forward to hearing from them.”

Mohammad Taghi Rezaian, Ismail Rezaian’s father, wrote:“His mother died while waiting for her son to call. Now I am waiting to hear from him. Can I see my son once before I die?”

Houshang zad Ismaili, the father of Davood zad Ismaili, wrote:“His mother died in the sorrow of separation from her son. Now I am waiting to see my son. Is it possible to communicate?”

Shahrbanou Marandi mother of Khosro Saliqedar wrote:“My son went to Germany to study and was deceived by MEK. Why shouldn’t he have a simple contact with his mother?”

Abolhassan Ghanipour, Roozbeh Ghanipour’s father, wrote:“My son went to study and fell into MEK trap, and now they don’t allow him to communicate with his family. Why?”

Farhad Mobrahan, Yousef Mobrahan’s father, wrote:“His mother is old, disabled and waiting for her son. Why don’t they let him call?”

Ali Pour-Ahmad – Nejat Society, Gilan Province Representation

May 21, 2020 0 comments

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10,000 signatures from inside and outside Iran after two weeks

Endri Fuga is the Albanian Prime Minister’s Director of Communications and the person who runs the current government’s media and public affairs strategy.

Endri Fuga is the Albanian Prime Minister's Director of Communications

Ebrahim Khodabandeh the CEO of the Nejat Society wrote him a report on the petition “Urging Albanian government to allow the families to contact their loved ones in the MEK camp”, in support of the families’ rights to have contact with their loved ones in the concentration camp of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) in Albania.

http://chng.it/GCPbBfFPGr

Ebrahim Khodabande- Nejat Society ceo

The text of the letter is as follows:

Mr. Endri Fuga, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Director of Communications for the government of the Republic of Albania

Dear Sir,
GreetingsAs you may already know, an ongoing petition titled “Urging the Albanian government to allow the families to contact their loved ones in the MEK camp” has been signed inside and outside Iran to support the families’ right to have contact with their loved ones in the concentration camp of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK) in Albania.

http://chng.it/GCPbBfFPGr

The petition gained 10,000 signatures and was shared 1,500 times after two weeks, news of which was published in the media inside and outside Albania. This of course made the MEK leaders react fiercely, which undoubtedly shows how frightened they are of the presence of the families in Albania.

The MEK is a destructive mind control cult which with Massoud Rajavi, the cult leader, moved to Iraq from Paris in 1986 in cooperation with Iran’s enemy Saddam Hussein and with his help prepared an army to participate in the war against Iran. When the Iraqi dictator was toppled in 2003 the situation of the MEK dramatically changed.

The MEK were disarmed by the US forces, Massoud Rajavi went into hiding and his wife Maryam moved back to Paris. The members were eventually deported to Albania since the Iraqi government found them a national security threat. They were relocated to a remote isolated camp in Albania which is completely ruled by the cult leaders and your Albanian authorities have no control over it.

This is a human rights issue. Elderly mothers and fathers as well as other family members wish to have contact with their loved ones after decades. This is not too much to ask – except for cults which indoctrinate their members and fear family attachments and emotions more than anything.

I would like to request that you respond to the petition and explain to the families how this humanitarian problem can be tackled, and ask that you offer a solution for it. I am anxiously waiting to hear from you.
I wish you and your country every success, particularly your government’s efforts to become a member state of the European Union.

Regards,
Ebrahim Khodabandeh
Nejat Society CEO

Copy to:
Erjon Brace MP, deputy Premier of the Republic of Albania
Tedi Blushi, Spokesperson for the President of the Republic of Albania
Sali Berisha, former Premier and former President of the Republic of Albania
Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Albania
Various bodies of the United Nations, the European Union and the European Parliament, international and human rights organizations
The media

May 6, 2020 0 comments

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More than 8000 signatures after 12 days

The families’ petition addressed to the Albanian government has been shared over 1000 times.

The message of the families to the Albanian Prime Minister: Our children are captives in the hands of terrorists in your country.

Some Tehran families of the members trapped inside Rajavi’s terrorist cult in Albania, in a message addressed to the Prime Minister of that country, demanded a response to more than 8000 signatures to the petition

“urging the Albanian government to allow the families to contact their loved ones in the MEK camp”.

The text of the message is as follows:

Nejat Family petition to the Albania's Prime Minister

Mr. Edi Rama
Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania
As you are aware, a petition addressed to your government and the ministry of foreign affairs is ongoing. After 12 days this petition has already gained more than 8000 signatures from all over the world and has been shared over 1000 times.

The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK, Rajavi cult) is an invitee in your country and under your government’s protection. But our innocent children are captives inside this terrorist cult and because of your government’s support, they have no access to the outside world particularly their family and friends.

We the suffering families would like to ask for how long you wish to prolong this situation? For how long do you wish to deprive elderly mothers and fathers from contacting their children? For how long do you wish to preserve intact this security threat for your country as well as Europe against the best interests of your people? For how long do you wish to have no control over the MEK camp and have no information about what is going on inside there? Are you aware about the extent of the spread of Covid-19 disease inside the camp which is a potential threat for your people? For whose interests should our children be captives in the hand of those terrorists?
The petition will be ongoing until we receive a response from you. If you have authority over your country’s executive affairs, it’s not a bad idea for you to go to the link below and react to the demands of the families.

http://chng.it/GCPbBfFPGr

We are anxiously waiting for you response

Some Tehran families

May 2, 2020 0 comments

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CEO of Nejat Society pens letter to the Prime Minister of Albania

Mr. Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania

I am writing on behalf of hundreds of suffering families of the members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK, Rajavi cult) who have settled in your country. I would like to remind you that the families’ letters to the President’s Office have remained completely unanswered so far.

You are aware that the members of this organization are billeted in a camp in Manëz in Durrës County, western Albania. The camp is completely controlled by the organization’s leader – Albanian officials have no authority over it. The MEK organization is run as a destructive mind control cult which prevents its members from communicating with the outside world, especially with friends and relatives.

One week ago, a petition was created for the families, addressing the Albanian government, and by the time I write this letter to you, more than 800 of them have signed it. Link below:
http://chng.it/GCPbBfFPGr

The text of the petition, which calls on the Albanian government to provide conditions for families to communicate with their loved ones in the MEK camp in Albania, as well as the list of more than 800 signatories to the petition are attached.

Please answer why the Albanian authorities, in cooperation with the Rajavi cult, are preventing families from communicating with their loved ones? Why has the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered all its embassies not to issue visas to Iranians so that families would not be able to travel to your country?

The level of cooperation of the Albanian government – which aspires to join the European Union – with a terrorist cult, is shocking.

I look forward to hearing from you and, of course, I am sending this open letter to international, European and Albanian authorities, as well as to the human rights bodies and the media.

Many thanks, in anticipation, for your kind reply to this letter.

Ebrahim Khodabandeh
Nejat Society – CEO

April 27, 2020 0 comments

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Join NejatNGO Families Petition

Recipients: Albanian government, UNHCR, European Parliament, Council of the European Union, European Commission

Nejat Society families' petition

A 2000 member Iranian militant opposition group called the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK, aka MKO, NLA, PMOI, and NCR) is based in a remote, isolated camp in Albania. Over a thousand estranged families of some of these MEK members are actively seeking contact with their loved ones.

For over three decades, the leaders of the MEK have refused to allow the families of these members to have any sort of contact with their loved ones in the MEK camps (in Iraq and in Albania).

The Albanian government has allowed the MEK camp to be completely controlled by the leaders of the organization. This situation prevents the families from contacting their next of kin. Some families have had no news of their children for decades. The Albanian ministry of foreign affairs does not issue visas for Iranians (including Iranian families wishing to visit their relatives) to travel to Albania.

We urge the Albanian government and the ministry of foreign affairs to issue visas to the suffering families on humanitarian grounds to allow them to travel to Albania and help them visit their loved ones in the MEK camp.

Please sign the petition at below link, and ask your friends and colleagues to sign the petition of the families too.

Many thanks

http://chng.it/GCPbBfFPGr

April 19, 2020 0 comments

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Nejat Society urges the IRI to raise a complaint against Albania at the UN

A letter was written by the Nejat Society CEO addressed to Iran’s foreign relations office demanding that the Islamic Republic of Iran raise a complaint against the Republic of Albania with the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances according to the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance.

Nejat Society urges the IRI to raise a complaint against Albania at the UN

The text of the letter is as follows:
With regards I would like to inform you that Nejat Society is an NGO consisting of the families of the members of Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK, MKO, NCR, Rajavi cult) and the former members of this cult. This society strives to establish some sort of connection between the suffering families and their loved ones trapped inside the MEK Camp in Albania.
On behalf of the families I request the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Supreme National Security Council note the situation of Enforced Disappearance of their loved ones in Albania and launch a lawsuit to complain to the responsible UN Committee against Albania according to the relevant international regulations which that country has signed up for. The families look forward to the effective actions of the government of the Islamic Republic to gain some information about their relatives.
You are aware that the MEK members were relocated illegally, without travel documents, under the supervision of the UNHCR from Iraq to Albania and were installed in a remote isolated and closed camp which is completely ruled by the cult leaders. These people have no legal status and therefore are considered stateless.
The families of the members of the MEK in Albania have no information about their next of kin and they have no means at all to contact them. The Republic of Albania has no Embassy in Tehran and they do not issue visa for Iranians. The government of Albania cooperates with the MEK to isolate the members from the outside world.
In accordance with Article 31 of the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, the Republic of Albania declares that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals subject to its jurisdiction claiming to be victims of a violation of provisions of this Convention by Albanian State.
Additionally, in accordance with Article 32, the Republic of Albania declares that it recognizes the competence of the Committee to receive and consider communications in which a State Party claims that another State Party is not fulfilling its obligations under this Convention.
According to the above articles and with reference to the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance which contains many articles that directly cover the current situation of the Albanian government in relation to the MEK, the Iranian government can on behalf of the families complain against the Republic of Albania through diplomatic channels to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances.
The full text of the UN International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance in 13 paged is attached.
I appreciate every effort made in this process and I am anxiously looking forward to receiving a response.

Ebrahim Khodabandeh
CEO – Nejat Society

April 11, 2020 0 comments

Missions of Nejat Society

Appeal of the Iranian Nejat Society CEO to awakened human consciences

A letter written by the CEO of the Iranian Nejat Society addressed to awakened human consciences has been sent to international and humanitarian organizations, such as different bodies of the UN, ICRC, AI, and HRW, as well as different institutes of the EU and EP, and also to international media. The text of the letter is as follows:

Ebrahim Khodabande

To awakened human consciences
I address you on behalf of thousands of suffering families of members of the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MEK, MKO, better known as the Rajavi cult) residing in a remote isolated camp in Albania, about the severe abuses of basic human rights there.

The MEK finished the process of transferring from Iraq to Albania in 2016. This relocation was done in the manner of a group movement under an agreement made in Geneva between the USA, the Albanian government, the UNHCR and the MEK. It was agreed that the UNHCR be responsible for the transfer and the USA pay the expenses.

Later it was discovered that this relocation was not carried out under the UN refugee regulations which specify that people should seek asylum individually, but rather as the transfer of an organization belonging to the leaders of the MEK. The consequence was that the individual members have no legal status and are therefore considered “stateless”.

The MEK operates as a destructive, mind control cult. The organization forbids love, familial relationships, voluntary exit, and contact with the outside world in particular with friends and families, having privacy of thoughts and lifestyle, criticism of the leader, and denies many other basic human rights to its members.
I have thousands of letters from the families of the members. They just want to have a simple contact with their loved ones trapped inside the cult. The cult leaders have denied them this right and the Albanian government and other related bodies do not show any cooperation. How should I answer these families, what should I say in response to them?

A considerable number of MEK members have left the cult and since they have no clear legal status and do not hold official ID documentation, they are left in a very tight situation in Albania. The UNHCR and the interior ministry of the Albanian government will not do anything for them since they do not recognize their presence in Albania as individuals and have accepted them as part of a group.

These individuals are forced to depend on the MEK for their subsistence, and of course the cult only pays their monthly aid provided they do not reveal the abuse of human rights inside the organization and the cult’s crimes and corruption. They take the freedom of these former members away and make any support conditional on them performing tasks, such as spying on others.

Is there anybody within the vast number of international and humanitarian organizations who will pay a little attention to these extreme violations of human rights? Is there anyone who will have something to say to these aged mothers and fathers to relieve their pain? Is there anything humane beyond the international policies and mutual interests or conflict of interests of different parties raised?

I am anxiously looking forward to your response and thank you in advance.

Ebrahim Khodabandeh
Nejat Society CEO
Tehran, Iran

March 1, 2020 0 comments

Missions of Nejat Society Mujahedin Khalq; A proxy force

The MEK-made Nasty environment

Liberal in Richmond Hill faces smear campaign in bid for re-election

Liberal MP Majid Jowhari is being fiercely targeted by online activists, trolls, and angry Liberal members in his own riding. What’s behind the hate?

Angry protesters showed up multiple times at Liberal MP Majid Jowhari’s Richmond Hill constituency office last week, holding signs plastered with his picture that read, “Shame on You. You will not Re-elected” and “NO to Lobbyist of Islamic Terrorist Regime in Iran.”

Meanwhile, local residents received cryptic emails from a former Liberal politician, Reza Moridi, saying he and three other former Liberals are “unable” to vote for Jowhari. The email offered no explanation for the statement.

Still other voters that had placed Jowhari campaign signs in front of their homes reported finding papers dropped on their lawn or placed on car windshields. The documents, obtained by Ricochet, are titled “A Better Introduction to Mr Jowhari’s Family” and slander his wife, mother and brothers, suggesting they are connected to international drug business and other criminal activities.

ICC Condemns Foreign-Linked Smear Campaign Against Richmond Hill MP

And on Thursday, a highly followed but fake Twitter account associated with the Mujahideen-e-Khalq (MEK), a cult-like group from Iran that has a history of engaging with Canadian politicians, added to an ongoing online smear campaign against Jowhari by tweeting a long thread urging Canadians to unseat him.

Sources close to the Jowhari family and campaign told Ricochet it’s been a “horrible” time for the family and that they often feel unsafe.

“They [his critics] have painted him as the complete opposite of everything he stands for. It’s not even remotely close to who he is,” said one source who asked not to be identified due to fear of being targeted themselves.

“It’s all sophisticated and interrelated,” they added. “I’ve had to contact police before. People don’t understand that fake news can actually kill you.”

Jowhari’s most vocal offline critic, Reza Moridi, is a former Liberal MPP for Richmond Hill and former Ontario minister of research, innovation and science. He denies there’s a smear campaign against Jowhari. “It’s not an attack or targeting,” Moridi told Ricochet last Friday, in reference to the cryptic email he had sent to local residents on Oct. 9. “It’s a reverse endorsement, that’s all.”

The email sent to local residents included photos of Moridi and three others: Bryon Wilfert, former Liberal MP for Richmond Hill; Sarkis Assadourian, former Liberal MP for Brampton Centre; and Richard Rupp, former president of the Richmond Hill Federal Liberal Association. Above the photos, a single line read: “As concerned Richmond Hill Liberals we regret that on October 21, we are unable to vote for Majid Jowhari, the Liberal Candidate in Richmond Hill.”

When asked why he decided to send the email to voters, particularly without an explanation of why he and the others were “unable” to vote for Jowhari, Moridi said, “These are Liberal MPs and also two former Liberal riding presidents. We came to the conclusion that we cannot support him. People can make their own decisions.

“We reviewed media reports over the past four years and also records of the candidate. I’m sure every voter is doing their own research of the candidates. We’re just saying we did that research and came to that conclusion. Coming to that decision is not difficult.”

In response, Jowhari’s office posted a response on his Facebook page the next day: “This communication represents the worst type of campaign tactics – a non-specific note from a group who do not have the courage of their convictions to say what party and policies they do support but are prepared to say only what they don’t support without providing any rationale or substantiation.”

But voters were met with another shock a few days later when the Shahrvand, a Farsi-language newspaper, came out with Moridi’s photo splashed on the front page, along with a proclamation of his support for Richmond Hill’s Conservative candidate, Costas Menegakis. The idea that a former Liberal leader was overtly canvassing for voters in his riding to vote blue sparked coverage in conservative outlets The Toronto Sun and Rebel Media.

Soon after, 100 Liberal members and supporters sent a letter addressed to the Ontario Liberal Party requesting that the party leadership publicly reject Moridi’s endorsement. Former Ontario premier and current MPP Kathleen Wynne put out a statement on Moridi’s decision to endorse a Conservative candidate in Richmond Hill. “As you know, Reza Moridi has been a trusted colleague of mine for a number of years,” she wrote. “Having said that, Reza is no longer a member of the provincial legislature nor does he speak for the Liberal Party.”

Jowhari’s office declined to comment for this story, saying they wanted to stay focused on his campaign and local residents. “We are not focused on the negative voices that are out there in the wilderness,” Jowhari’s campaign manager Michele Bussieres told Ricochet.
Canada-Iran ties

The long-term rift between the two Iranian politicians stems from their ideas around Canada-Iran relations, with Jowhari advocating for a normalization in ties, while Moridi argues Iran should be kept at a distance. Moridi and other critics interpret Jowhari’s position as support and endorsement for the theocratic regime.

When questioned by reporters last week, Jowhari said the accusations of his support for Tehran have no foundation. “Our government promised in 2015 that we will keep the dialogue open. … We will establish a relationship with our eyes wide open and step by step,” he said. “That hasn’t changed. We want to make sure that we encourage diplomacy based on a proven and deliberate track record from both sides, especially on the Iranian side.

“Dialogue also doesn’t mean appeasement,” he added. “When you talk and sit at a table, you can exchange ideas, whether it’s on the issue of human rights, whether it’s freedom of press or women. We need to sit at the table…. You cannot have a dialogue behind closed doors.”

But some residents don’t believe him. Salman Sima, a former political prisoner in Iran, is one of Jowhari’s most vociferous critics on Twitter, having previously called him a foreign agent and a representative for Ayatollah Khamenei in the Canadian Parliament. Sima stands accused of starting a smear campaign against Saman Tabasinejad, an Iranian-Canadian NDP candidate in Ontario’s last provincial elections, calling her the granddaughter of a major cleric in Iran. Tabasinejad later debunked this rumour on Twitter.

Sima joined several other critics protesting when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited a Richmond Hill coffee shop on Oct. 13.

“We believe that Mr Jowhari doesn’t follow Liberal and Canadian values, including respecting human rights, respecting women’s rights and respecting LGBT rights,” he told Ricochet. “Why? Because we know and I believe that he is supporting one of the most misogynistic regimes in the world — the Islamic regime in Iran.”

Sima said the staged protests were non-partisan and unlinked to any political Iranian opposition groups, including MEK.

“I write lots of things criticizing some opposition groups, including MEK,” he said, adding he knew many residents who voted for the NDP and Liberal their whole lives but were strongly opposed to Jowhari. “Linking the protests against Majid Jowhari to MEK or any political parties is not fair because I know that lots of people come from lots of different ideas and backgrounds.”
“They are using the same tactics that the Iranian regime is using”

https://dlb.nejatngo.org/Media/Report/RT_Alavi_MEK.mp4

Regardless, it’s clear Jowhari is being watched. On Thursday, the “Heshmat Alavi” Twitter account tweeted a 17-post thread “shedding light on Jowhari being a Tehran apologist/lobbyist.” An investigation by The Intercept last June found the account was created by MEK, which is supported by Washington.

Also that week, Hassan Dai, an editor at the Iranian-American Forum website, urged Richmond Hill residents to vote against Jowhari in a tweet to his 11,000 followers.

Messages sent by Ricochet to both accounts on Oct. 17 requesting an interview and proof of the accusations levelled against Jowhari were not responded to by publication date.

‘Nasty environment’

Meanwhile, Iranian supporters of Jowhari’s campaign say they are particularly incensed over accusations that Jowhari and the Liberal Party are stooges of the government in Iran.

“They are using the same tactics that the Iranian regime is using — they’re claiming they’re against that but they’re doing the same thing here,” said a supporter of Jowhari’s campaign who did not want to be named out of safety concerns.

“They’re using all the resources they have to accuse and lie … they put our pictures up on Facebook and label us. This has led to a really nasty environment. We didn’t come here to be accused of being a lobby for another country or government. We came here to be contributing members of a democratic society.”

For her, the fight to keep a government in power who is open to dialogue with Iran is personal. “I have a friend who has cancer and no access to medications because of the sanctions. When Moridi ran a long time ago, I was one of his big supporters. We donated and helped, and I was so proud that an Iranian had come to power and could speak for us. But then he started to support sanctions on Iran.”

She pauses. “This is my country. But I can’t love Canada if I can’t love the country I come from. I have my best wishes for the people in Canada and I have the same wishes for the people in Iran.”

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