- 2 August 2012
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- NIAC round-up
Congress Sends New Sanctions Bill to President
A day after President Obama increased sanctions on Iran via executive order, Congress is sending a new sanctions bill to the President’s desk, which attempts to bankrupt Iran and cause hyperinflation by preventing Iran from repatriating any revenue from its energy. NIAC criticized the sanctions, saying “The bill imposes collective punishment on the Iranian people by seeking to destroy the Iranian economy (The Hill 8/1; NIAC 8/1).
UN Secretary General Calls on MEK to Leave Camp Ashraf
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the People’s Mujahedeen Organization of Iran (MEK) to follow orders and leave their paramilitary base in Iraq, Camp Ashraf. The group has stopped adhering to the agreement it signed to abandon its base, despite the State Department saying its decision on whether to keep the group on its terrorist list would be based in part on its cooperation (Washington Post 8/1).
Amnesty International Report Voices Concern for Iranian Women