Mike E

[Justice for Iranian Conscripts @ConscriptVoice]

Canadian courts have long said membership requires more than presence. Forced conscripts had no choice, no role in decisions, and no way out. Apply the law fairly. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

IRGC conscripts were enslaved, not empowered. Punishing them for the Iranian regime’s crimes is a failure to uphold justice!

@MarcMillerVM @PierrePoilievre @PatKelly_MP @KamalKheraLib @stephanelauzon5
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Copy-paste refusal letters are not procedural fairness. Every forced conscript deserves a real, individual review of their own record. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefather @jacquesramsaypl

[Moka Roya @MokaRoyabl]

IRCC and CBSA must have clear guidelines to distinguish forced conscription from voluntary IRGC membership. Families deserve fair treatment.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

@LenaMetlegeDiab @MarkJCarney @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman

[Freedom @FreedomA722]

Thank you, @smeurrens and @GarnettGenuis, for repeatedly raising this critical issue and standing up for innocent forced conscripts.

Canada urgently needs clear guidelines to distinguish genuine IRGC members from victims of mandatory conscription. Protecting Canada’s national security and protecting innocent people must go hand in hand.

Those who fled Iran’s brutal regime should not have their lives and families destroyed because of the very regime they escaped.

@AliEhsassi @MarkJCarney @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @SimaAcan @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Mohsen @MohsenM8019]

We ask our MPs for one thing: push IRCC to stop blanket rejections and assess every forced conscript as an individual. Fairness is a Canadian value. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @AHousefather @jacquesramsaypl

[Mozhi @Mozhi1989]

As an Iranian Canadian, I feel devastated that my loved ones could be sent back into the hands of the Islamic regime simply for having complied with Iran’s compulsory military service laws. Justice for conscripts⚖️

@AliEhsassi @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @Rob_Oliphant @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @MelissaLantsman @jacquesramsaypl @KevinVuongxMP @SameerZuberi @MarcDalton @pfragiskatos @Roman_Baber @annamgainey @PatrickBWeiler @TeamKerzner

@FrankCaputoKTN @viraniarif @RonMcKinnonLib @MPRandyHoback @HonEdFast @jacquesramsaypl @tomkmiec

@DeanAllisonMP @jasrajshallan @coteau @sergecormierlib @ConnieCodyMP @Braedon_Clark @SandraCobena_ @SuVe4Madurai @smeurrens @kshahrooz @scoopercooper @StewGlobal @NegarMojtahedi @ShaunChenTO @shuvmajumdar @maggiechidvn @AndrewScheer @AnitaAnandMP @kinsellawarren @esmaeilion

@PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @jacquesramsaypl

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Mohsen @MohsenM8019]

The Iranian regime forced these men into conscription. Canada should not finish the regime's work by shutting them out of a future here. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @jacquesramsaypl

[wontbudge @wontbudg]

Canada invested $200K+ in my PhD because my work matters. Rejecting me for forced conscription doesn't make Canada safer. It just sends talents somewhere else.
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

@AliEhsassi @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @Rob_Oliphant @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @MelissaLantsman @jacquesramsaypl @Kevin_Lamoureux @SameerZuberi @MarcDalton @pfragiskatos @Roman_Baber @annamgainey @PatrickBWeiler @TeamKerzner @mpziad @daveeppckl @UCAN_Advocacy @NazaninAJ @DeanAllisonMP @jasrajshallan @coteau @sergecormierlib @ConnieCodyMP @Braedon_Clark @SandraCobena_ @SuVe4Madurai @smeurrens @kshahrooz @scoopercooper @StewGlobal @NegarMojtahedi @ShaunChenTO @shuvmajumdar @maggiechidvn @AndrewScheer @AnitaAnandMP @kinsellawarren @esmaeilion @PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab

[Babak @BabakNi2584]

Was participation compulsory? What responsibilities did the person actually have? Was there evidence of voluntary commitment? These are important questions in assessing Iranian conscription cases involving the IRGC. Canada should give IRCC and CBSA a clear framework for considering these facts.
@DeanAllisonMP @jasrajshallan @coteau @sergecormierlib @ConnieCodyMP @Braedon_Clark @SandraCobena_ @SuVe4Madurai @smeurrens @kshahrooz @scoopercooper @StewGlobal @NegarMojtahedi @ShaunChenTO @shuvmajumdar @maggiechidvn @AndrewScheer @AnitaAnandMP @kinsellawarren @esmaeilion @Sameerzuberi‌‌ @AliEhsassi @vincentneilho @GarnettGenuis @Rob_Oliphant @BradRedekopp @CostasMenegakis @MelissaLantsman @jacquesramsaypl @KevinVuongxMP @MarcDalton @pfragiskatos @Roman_Baber @annamgainey @PatrickBWeiler @TeamKerzner @mpziad @daveeppckl #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Anti-Mollahs @Jahangiri2009]

Iranian conscripts are not members. Make a guideline to distinguish them.
@AliEhsassi @JulieDzerowicz @amansodhilib
@PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @jacquesramsaypl
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Kave Ahangar @KaveAhangar92]

People are asking for answers. Families are asking for protection. The comments are full of pleas for action, and you cannot claim you haven’t seen them. Why the silence? These are real people whose lives could be turned upside down. They deserve answers and action before irreversible harm is done.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

@AliEhsassi @JulieDzerowicz
@PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @amansodhilib @jacquesramsaypl @MichelleRempel @AlexisDeschenes @pfragiskatos @GrantJacksonMP @jeneroux @NatilienJ @CostasMenegakis @BradRedekopp @SameerZuberi
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

From political prisoner to human rights advocate, Ardeshir Zarezadeh has spent decades fighting the IRGC.

He endured imprisonment in Iran, stood against the regime, and dedicated years of advocacy to holding the IRGC accountable in Canada.

Yet two years after the IRGC’s designation, he is witnessing a deeply troubling outcome: former conscripts and their families facing immigration consequences for compulsory service they had no meaningful choice in undertaking.

At our September 22 gathering on Parliament Hill, Ardeshir delivered a powerful message:

“Conscripts are already victims of the Islamic regime’s cruel laws, and they have no choice, no intention, and no ideological belonging to the regime to go serve in the IRGC.”

This is not what the fight for accountability was meant to achieve.

Those who stood against the regime should not have to watch innocent people and their families bear the consequences of a system they never chose.

Canada must distinguish between voluntary IRGC membership and mandatory conscription, protect affected families, and focus its resources on those genuinely responsible.

Thank you, @Ardeshirz, for your advocacy and solidarity with affected families.

Accountability for perpetrators. Protection for conscripts.

Conscription ≠ IRGC membership.

@MarkJCarney @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @PierrePoilievre @GarnettGenuis @AliEhsassi @shuvmajumdar @MelissaLantsman @MichelleRempel @CBCNews @CTVNews @IranIntl @ICHRCanada @MortazaviMahsa

[yazdan jahan @JahanYazdan]

The distinction is simple but important: being ordered to serve is different from choosing to join. IRCC and CBSA should publish transparent guidelines and apply them consistently, considering each person's circumstances and conduct.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Hazhar_Hemin @HazharHemin1978]

@LenaMetlegeDiab @HMcPhersonNDP
The June 12 hearing raised concerns about conscripts. Where was the focused discussion of immigration consequences for their innocent wives? Women carry their own fears while supporting their families. Don’t their futures deserve a hearing too?
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Hazhar_Hemin @HazharHemin1978]

@MarkJCarney @AliEhsassi Parliament heard warnings about conscripts on June 12, 2024. But what about the immigration consequences for their children? A child receiving a letter they cannot understand deserves more than silence. Aren’t their rights and futures worth debating?
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Mike E @MikeEkhtiari]

Anxiety, brain fog, sleepless nights, and endless uncertainty. Behind every immigration file is a human being struggling to rebuild a life.
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
#JusticeForIranianConscripts

[Mike E @MikeEkhtiari]

Forced conscripts are not the same as voluntary IRGC members. Canada can protect national security while ensuring fair, individual assessments.
#JusticeForIranianConscripts
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
@JulieDzerowicz
@SameerZuberi
@AHousefather
@jacquesramsaypl
@jeneroux

[Mike E @MikeEkhtiari]

No one should be judged as a willing supporter of a regime simply because they were forced to serve under mandatory conscription.
We never volunteered. We had no choice. We came to Canada seeking peace,
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
#JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz

[Mike E @MikeEkhtiari]

Too many people who were forced into mandatory conscription and who never volunteered, never committed any crimes, and simply completed their required service are now living under the constant fear of deportation. Families are being torn apart,
#JusticeForIranianConscripts