PMOI intensifies its efforts to protect members in Iraq

Friday, 22 August 2008

NCRI – Asharq Alawsat, the Arabic international daily wrote on Wednesday of the "intensified efforts" by the supporters of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) to make sure that the Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) would avert a "human catastrophe" by providing unremitting protection to the PMOI members residing in Ashraf City-Iraq.

"Tehran increases the pressure on Baghdad to hand over their opponents. It is demanding the expulsion of Iran's organized opposition from Iraq. However, the PMOI members say that their lives would be in danger if returned to Iran," added asharq alawsat.

The rallies in support of the PMOI have held in Washington DC, London and Geneva at the same time on Wednesday the paper said.

Hundreds of Iranians gathered outside the UK office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urging the world humanitarian body to take action to ensure that Coalition forces continue to protect the members of Iran's main opposition force, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), in Camp Ashraf in Iraq's Diyala Province.

About the same number rallied in Geneva in front of the UN headquarters having the same demands from the ICRC to adopt a proactive position, as the guarantor of the Geneva convictions, to ensure the safety of Ashraf residents.