Volume: 1 - Issue:  29117 August 2012
Iran Update - ISDCI Newsletter
Iran Update

Greetings!

 

We are delighted to present you with the current issue of Iran Update, a publication of International Solidarity for Democratic Change in Iran (ISDCI).  You can see ISDCI's latest events on our website at: International Conferences 

Stand firm for human rights Secretary Clinton
Congress Blog

As the U.S. approaches the presidential election and the inevitably orchestrated party conventions, there is little evidence of agreement in American political circles. Read On... 

Refugees face certain death without US help
The Scontsman

MANY innocent refugees are facing death in camps in Iraq and only the US can save them.  Read On... 

Camp Ashraf safety a final legacy for the US in Iraq
Mail On Line

In recent weeks the situation surrounding the safety of 3,400 members of an Iranian opposition group based in Iraq has taken a significant turn in the halls of the White House.  Read On... 

The Camp Ashraf Story - The Truth!
UN Post

In June this year freelance journalist Gabrielle Pickard spoke to Shahriar Kia, a political analyst expert on Iran since 1982 and spokesperson for Camp Ashraf, Iraq, about the role women have played in helping to improve the lives of Iranian exiles living in "poverty and squalor" in a refugee camp in Iraq, known as Camp Ashraf. Read On... 

Iran Doesn't Belong in the U.N. or IMF
The Wall Street Journal

Any member that persistently violates the U.N. Charter can be expelled. That certainly sounds like Tehran. Read On... 

EU Should Designate Hezbollah a Foreign Terrorist Organization
House Committee On Foreign Affairs / Chair: Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today sent a letter to senior European Union (EU) officials urging the EU to designate Hezbollah as a foreign terrorist organization.  For a signed copy of the letter, please click here.  Text of the letter follows:  Read On... 

Responding to quakes
The Christian Science Monitor

Americans can donate food and medicine to Iranian quake victims without violating sanctions, the US says, seeking to contrast its harsh treatment of the regime with its offer of aid to the people. Read On... 

Please see links below for some more media coverage of Ashraf situation:

 

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