David Amess
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David Amess, a Conservative Member of Parliament for the constituency of Southend West, is a leading member of the British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom.

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U.S. needs to be even handed in dealing with dissidents of tyrannical rules

(5) Comments | Posted 14 May 2012 | 14:30

In China, the U.S. risked important negotiations in the cause of human rights for Chen Guangcheng.

In Myanmar (Burma), the U.S. rejects business as usual with an oppressive government in the cause of human rights, until Aung San Suu Kyi is allowed her freedom to participate in that country's political...

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UN Should Respond Positively to the Goodwill Gestures of Ashraf Residents

(15) Comments | Posted 6 April 2012 | 00:36

This Sunday marks our Easter Sunday. That is always special. But this year there are two days next week with special significance for the Iranian dissidents. One is a day of mourning incidentally the Easter Sunday; the other a day of anticipation.

Sunday, April 8, marks the first anniversary of...

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Persian New Year: Time for a new approach towards Iranian dissidents

(10) Comments | Posted 28 March 2012 | 10:15

The start of the Persian New Year on Tuesday 20 March should have been a happy occasion, but for freedom-loving Iranians in Iraq it began on a note of sadness with the death of a 44-year-old electrical expert, Amir-Mostofian.

This death was totally unnecessary. Amir Mostofian had been a resident...

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Who is Telling the Truth About the Status of Residents of Camp Ashraf and Their Plight?

(8) Comments | Posted 12 March 2012 | 00:45

Camp Ashraf has been home to 3400 Iranian dissidents in Iraq for the past 25 years. The residents, men and women, are members of the People's Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MEK), the principal Iranian opposition movement.

After the 2003 U.S. led war, every one of the residents, in return for...

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A Prison Called 'Liberty' Not Fit for Iranian Dissidents in Iraq

(2) Comments | Posted 4 March 2012 | 15:08

Imagine exchanging your home for a prison. Instead of the house you have known for decades, you must now live in a hut the size of a shipping container. You can take only the belongings you can physically carry, and must therefore leave almost everything behind.

In the camp to...

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110 MPs Urge UN Secretary General to Protect Iranian Dissidents

(9) Comments | Posted 23 February 2012 | 17:22

A letter signed by 110 cross-party MPs and Peers was on Thursday delivered to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Lancaster House urging him to ensure United Nations protection for 3,400 Iranian dissidents in Camp Ashraf, Iraq.

The letter which was...

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Democratic Change by Iranians, the Only Realistic Solution to Iran Crisis

(5) Comments | Posted 14 February 2012 | 12:34

Protecting Ashraf residents is the first step in the right direction

As the situation inside and outside of Iran grows more worrisome, it is encouraging to see that those concerned about the threat that Tehran poses and about the humanitarian situation involving thousands of Iranian dissidents in Iraq, are coalescing...

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The World is Watching Iraq on Camp Ashraf

(58) Comments | Posted 3 January 2012 | 08:38

The first test has been met, and the 3400 Iranian dissidents at Camp Ashraf in Iraq have been saved from being massacred or be dispersed throughout Iraq and then be massacred. But many more tests lie ahead, and the world community will be watching.

Resolution of the tense standoff between...

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Britain Must Show Tehran Some Teeth

(152) Comments | Posted 5 December 2011 | 23:00

If reminders of the bestial nature of the mullahs' regime were needed, events in Tehran last week did not disappoint.

Last Sunday, the Iranian Parliament ordered the expulsion of British Ambassador Dominick Chilcott and downgraded diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom.

The next day, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

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