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2,034 Iraqi physicians, medical staff describe Liberty medical siege crime against humanity

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2,034 Iraqi physicians, medical staff describe Liberty medical siege crime against humanity

 
Ad-Dustour daily (Jordan), 27 October 2014 – 571 physicians and 1463 medical staff from Iraqi hospitals condemned in a statement the medical and logistical siege imposed on the residents of Camp Liberty, who are under the protection of international law, considered it as blatant example of crime against humanity, and asked for its immediate removal and free access of Liberty resident to medical services.


 


 
Al-Seyassah daily (Kuwait), 27 October 214 – Liberty residents, members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) in Iraq, have been suffering from a tyrannical siege in all grounds for more than five years. The most inhuman aspect of this blockade is in medical services. This matter has so for resulted in the gradual death of 21 residents.


 


 
Al Yawm Al Sabe daily (Egypt), 26 October 2014 – The latest case was Mr. Taghi Abbassian who passed away on 18 September 2014 due to being denied necessary medical care by the Iraqi committee tasked with repression of the residents.



 



Al Qubs daily (Kuwait), 27 October 2014 – … the lives of more patients in the camp are being threatened seriously, and should this blockade not be removed quickly, more irrecoverable humanitarian losses are in prospect.


 



Al Tagheer TV (Iraq), 27 October 2014 – The signatories of this statement called on the US government and UN to live up to their legal and moral responsibilities o providing urgent care for all patients in Camp Liberty, place the treatment of patients suffering from acute illnesses in priority.


 



Liberty resident: They must allow medical services be provided to the camp. Otherwise I will die.


 


 



Another Liberty resident: This is my mother who suffered a brain stroke for the second time two months ago. I am very worried about the residents of this camp. To this day 21 have lost their lives due to the lack of medical services.


 



 
Free Voices Website, 27 October 2014 – … the signatories of the statement asked for providing medical care immediately to all the patients at Camp Liberty with giving the priority to patients with acute illnesses, such as cancer, by immediate realization of the followings:
1. Free access of Liberty residents to medical services
2. Freedom of movement for Liberty residents to have access to doctors and hospitals in Iraq to resolve their medical problems
3. Transferring from Camp Ashraf to Camp Liberty the necessary medical equipment of the residents that have all been purchased at their own expense.