Justice for Iranian Conscripts

Forced Iranian conscripts are victims, not IRGC supporters. We support Canada's security and IRGC terrorist listing. Forced service ≠ voluntary membership.

[Babak @BabakNi2584]

Children need stability to learn, grow, build friendships, and plan for their future. When their family’s immigration status is uncertain, that stability can be shaken. Canada should clarify its approach to compulsory conscription cases and ensure that each case is assessed on its own 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

[Kave Ahangar @KaveAhangar92]

We will keep asking until these concerns are addressed. We will keep speaking up for people who may be unfairly affected and for the families who live with the uncertainty. All we are asking for is fairness: distinguish forced service from voluntary membership, establish clear guidelines, and ensure innocent people are not unfairly punished.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

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

[Aminb8382 @Pahlavi_is_MIGA]

A child born in Canada knows only one home. Their future should not be overshadowed by military service their parent never chose.

Protect childhood. Protect family unity.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Justice for Iranian Conscripts @ConscriptVoice]

@Pahlavi_is_MIGA 👌👏

[sch @sh12942122]

MPs, please pressure the Cabinet instead of remaining silent!

After all the misleading assurances from IRCC, I deserve an honest answer before it’s too late. I cannot stay in Canada waiting to be deported to the very regime that slaughters its opponents. We deserve the truth!

[End of the Mullahs @EndofMullah]

As an Iranian man over 18, you cannot simply obtain a passport or other necessary documents needed to live a normal life without dealing with the Mullahs' regime mandatory conscription requirements.

For many men, the only practical option is to complete approximately two years of compulsory service as a free labor

In Iran, refusing forced conscription means no passport, no degree, no job. Canada is now penalizing people for surviving that system.

#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts

@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefather

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

@MarcMillerVM How many more families must suffer before Canada acknowledges its mistake? Stand with families of former IRGC conscripts!

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

[Hamed @HSeify54638]

Forced conscripts did not pick their unit, their duties, or their commanders. Canada should not treat a state assignment as a personal choice. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefath@jyduclos @AHousefatherr @jacquesramsaypl@jacquesramsaypl

[Aida Talebi @AidaTalebi79]

The psychological toll on families waiting in uncertainty is unbearable. Iranian immigrants who served solely as mandatory conscripts face endless hurdles, leaving parents and youth anxious about their future in Canada. Conscription must not equal a lifelong obstacle.
@LenaMetlegeDiab @markjcarney @gary_srp @AliEhsassi @melissalantsman
@SameerZuberi
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Melina @Melinau33m]

@sh12942122 @EliLately36123 @liberal_party 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 @jeneroux

[sch @sh12942122]

They escaped a country where saying NO could destroy their lives. They came to Canada believing justice would protect them. Please don't turn their compulsory conscription into another lifetime of punishment.
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
@liberal_party

[narges @narges35466935]

@AidaTalebi79 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 @jeneroux

[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

[Mohsen @MohsenM8019]

Forced conscripts did not pick their unit, their duties, or their commanders. Canada should not treat a state assignment as a personal choice. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
@JulieDzerowicz @SameerZuberi @pfragiskatos @mattjeneroux @jyduclos @AHousefather

[UnheardConscripts @UCAN_Advocacy]

@LarryBrockMP Real threats go unchallenged in Canada while IRGC conscripts face injustice. Canada, get your priorities straight!

@MarcMillerVM @JustinTrudeau @DiLebouthillier @RonLiepert @JoelLightbound
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Anti-Mollahs @Jahangiri2009]

Issue clear guidelines to distinguish Iranian conscripts from willing IRGC members.
@AliEhsassi @JulieDzerowicz
@PierrePoilievre @MarkJCarney @MichelleRempel @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @jacquesramsaypl @amansodhilib
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers

[Babak @BabakNi2584]

We call on the Government of Canada to publish formal guidance for IRCC and CBSA on cases involving compulsory Iranian conscription, including how these cases differ from voluntary IRGC affiliation.
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[Kia @Kianou66]

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 @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

[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.
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