DOCUMENT - IRAQ: THREE IRANIAN MEN KILLED, MORE INJURED
UA: 1/14 Index: MDE 14/001/2014 Iraq Date: 2 January 2014
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three iranian Men killed, more injured
Three Iranian exiles were killed and at least 70 others, all
members of the People’s Mojahedeen Organization of Iran (PMOI), were wounded on
26 December 2013 when Camp Liberty in Baghdad was attacked with rockets and
mortars.
On the night of the 26 December three men, Mohammad Javad
Saleh Tehrani, Mahmoud Bornafar and Abbas Namvar, were killed and at least 70
others injured during targeted rocket and mortar attacks of Camp Liberty in
Baghdad. At least 3000 people, all members of the People’s Mojahedeen
Organization of Iran (PMOI), an Iranian opposition group are living in Camp
Liberty. An Iraqi Shi’a militia group, al-Mukhtar Army, claimed responsibility
for the attack. Amnesty International strongly condemns this fourth and latest
attack on Camp Liberty and calls on the International community to act urgently
on the cases that have already been submitted for resettlement.
On 25 December 2011 the UN and the Iraqi government agreed
that around 3,400 members of the PMOI were to be moved from Camp Ashraf, about
60 km north-east of Baghdad in Diyala governorate, to Camp Liberty. The
relocation began on 18 February 2012 and ended by mid-September 2012. However
about 100 people were allowed to stay behind in Camp Ashraf in order to resolve
remaining property issues. On 1 September 2013 52 of them were killed, when the
camp was raided by armed men and the survivors were taken to Camp Liberty.
Please write immediately in Arabic, English or your own
language:
Calling on the Iraqi authorities to conduct a prompt,
thorough, independent, and impartial investigation into the attack and bring
those responsible to justice;
Calling on them to ensure that security measures are put in
place in Camp Liberty to ensure the safety and security of its residents.
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