The situation in Iran is heartbreaking. While the regime plays with fire and fuels conflict, it is ordinary people, our families, our friends, who suffer in silence and fear.
As tensions rise between Iran and Israel, we pray for the safety of innocent civilians on both sides.
The Iranian regime does not represent its people. Iranians have long fought for freedom, dignity, and peace- and they deserve a future free of fear and dictatorship.
May this dark chapter end without more suffering. And may peace prevail for all.
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The Iranian regime has launched a new crackdown to hunt down conscripts who avoided service, going door to door to inspect businesses, ban employers from hiring them, and report those eligible for conscription to the Iran’s conscription enforcement agency. These young men are denied the right to work, study, or live freely if they don’t submit to conscription.
This is the system that produced IRGC conscripts, young men forced by law into the IRGC under threat of arrest or lifelong consequences.
Yet Canada ignores this brutal reality. Officials claim, “No one held a gun to your head, you could have said no.” But in a dictatorship, saying no means no education, no job, no passport, no civil life.
Calling IRGC conscripts “members” is a gross mischaracterization. They were never free to choose. They were victims of coercion, not willing participants. Canada must face this truth and stop punishing the oppressed instead of the oppressors.
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We highly encourage anyone who cares about human rights to listen to this powerful and informative episode of Border Lines, hosted by @smeurrens.
🎙️ This episode dives deep into a critical issue that’s been ignored for far too long.
Canada’s approach to IRGC conscripts reveals how blanket, poorly implemented policies, carried out without proper training, guidelines, or concern for collateral damage, are harming innocent people. Despite promises of exemption, conscripts are still being penalized for mandatory, non-voluntary service under Iran’s conscription laws.
If these policies aren’t addressed, more lives will be unfairly disrupted.
Please listen, learn, raise awareness, and stand with us in calling for justice.
This isn’t just a legal issue, it’s a human one.
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Real IRGC members have money, power, and foreign passports. They travel freely, invest abroad, and face no consequences.
IRGC conscripts, on the other hand, were forced by law into menial labor—and now face interrogations, visa refusals, and shattered lives in Canada.
This is not justice.
This is a system that punishes the powerless while the powerful walk free.
We call on the new government to fix this shameful policy.
Forced conscription is not a crime.
@RachelBendayan@DavidMcGuinty@gary_srp@MarkJCarney@PierrePoilievre@vincentneilho@MelissaLantsman@liberal_party
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@MelissaLantsman@PierrePoilievre Some people can’t afford to wait another four years for change. For the innocent families of former IRGC conscripts, life can be upended at any moment. Now more than ever, your support is crucial to stand against this injustice.
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Today marks the 140th consecutive day of our fight for fairness and justice.
As ordinary people who once lived quiet, apolitical lives, we’ve now witnessed two government shuffles, one prorogued Parliament, two Prime Ministers, and yet another election approaching—all while more and more former IRGC conscripts are being served PFLs from IRCC, deemed inadmissible simply for being forcibly conscripted into the IRGC years ago.
Time is running out. Innocent families’ futures hang in the balance.
When will all parties come together and show real accountability and fix the blanket policies they promised to address when they designated the IRGC?
Broken promises won’t protect the victims. Action will.
@RachelBendayan@DavidMcGuinty@gary_srp@MarkJCarney@PierrePoilievre@MelissaLantsman@RaquelDancho@LarryBrockMP
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@IRGCConscripts Mislabeling innocent conscripts as IRGC members is not only a violation of human rights values,
It also diverts vital resources toward “easy targets” instead of identifying real regime actors, ultimately endangering public safety in Canada.
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An activist who successfully advocated for Ottawa to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization may now have his life in Canada upended. Watch the video to find out more.
A new article by @NegarMojtahedi highlights the daily struggles of former IRGC conscripts, who remain trapped under blanket policies that fail to distinguish victims from voluntary members.
Meanwhile, the Canadian government’s boilerplate response—that cases will be handled on a case-by-case basis—is no longer acceptable without clear, transparent guidelines. Policymakers’ broken promises are putting innocent lives at risk, and this failure must be addressed before it’s too late.
Special thanks to @NegarMojtahedi and @IranIntl_En for shedding light on this urgent and devastating issue.
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2025 Federal Election: Opportunity for Justice and Fair Treatment of Forced IRGC Conscripts
Canada must uphold its commitment to human rights, justice, and fairness by addressing the unjust consequences of the IRGC designation on innocent individuals. Every year, thousands of young Iranian men are forcibly conscripted into the IRGC without choice or loyalty to the regime. Yet, they are now being wrongly punished under overly broad policies that fail to distinguish victims from perpetrators.
This flawed approach inflates counterterrorism statistics while allowing actual regime members—who have stolen vast sums from the Iranian people—to exploit the system and evade justice. Canada must ensure its policies target the guilty, not the innocent.
We demand:
Recognizing Forced Conscription as a Human Rights Violation
· Canada must acknowledge that forced conscription is a human rights abuse and implement fair policies that recognize IRGC conscripts as victims rather than regime affiliates.
· The government should establish clear exemption criteria for conscripts who had no role in IRGC activities.
Ending the Blanket IRGC Designation for Conscripts
· Canada must ensure that only IRGC officials and those directly involved in human rights abuses are subject to legal and immigration restrictions.
· Innocent conscripts should not face exile, statelessness, or unjust immigration barriers due to circumstances beyond their control.
Providing a Path to Fairness for Affected Individuals
· Ministerial guidance should be issued promptly to confirm that individuals conscripted into the IRGC and who did not voluntarily remain within the organization should not be considered members of a terrorist organization under Canadian law.
· Create a clear process for granting ministerial relief under Section 42.1(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), specifically for individuals who are found inadmissible solely due to conscription into the IRGC.
· Expedite the permanent residency applications for Iranians impacted by conscription and provide clear, transparent communication about the status and progress of security checks.
These demands are not about political agendas—they are about justice, fairness, and human rights. Canada must take a principled and nonpartisan stance to ensure that innocent individuals are not unjustly blacklisted and that true accountability focuses on those responsible for repression—not their victims.
We urge all Members of Parliament and political leaders to consider these fundamental human rights issues as they shape their platforms for the upcoming federal election. We will continue to advocate for justice, fair treatment, and an end to wrongful persecution until these policies reflect Canada’s true commitment to human rights.
@liberal_party@CPC_HQ@NDP@CanadianGreens@BlocQuebecois@MarkJCarney@PierrePoilievre@theJagmeetSingh@RachelBendayan@gary_srp@DavidMcGuinty@tomkmiec@LarryBrockMP@RaquelDancho@MelissaLantsman@AliEhsassi
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@SecRubio Canadian Former Conscripts are innocent and have no relation to IRGC. Please take their names out of the banned list. I have been a Canadian citizen for 20 years with not even a driving ticket. How on the earth I am entitled as a terroris..t
@MorganOrtagus@AlinejadMasih Canadian Former Conscripts are innocent and have no relation to IRGC. Please take their names out of the banned list. I have been a Canadian citizen for 20 years with not even a driving ticket. How on the earth I am entitled as a terroris..t
@marcorubio Canadian Former Conscripts have nothing to do with IRGC. It was compulsory for a short time. They are not members. Please take their names out of USA banned list.
IRGC conscripts weren’t soldiers, they were laborers. Why does Canada treat them like high-ranking Iranian regime members and make them inadmissible to Canada despite the earlier protection promises?
The key difference between a soldier and a conscript lies in choice, role, and duty:
1.Choice:
- A soldier is someone who voluntarily joins the military, often as a professional career or for personal reasons (e.g., patriotism, financial incentives, or skill-building)
- A conscript is forced into military service by law, against their will, with no option to refuse.
2.Role & Responsibilities:
- A soldier is trained for combat, military operations, and defense strategies. They willingly participate in warfare and serve under their government’s military command.
- A conscript, especially in regimes like Iran’s, is assigned non-combat, low-level labor tasks such as construction, cleaning, or administrative work. Many IRGC conscripts were used as unpaid laborers rather than actual fighters.
3.Commitment & Authority:
- A soldier can rise in rank, become a commanding officer, and make strategic decisions.
- A conscript serves for a mandatory period (in Iran, typically 18–24 months) and has no authority or long-term military career prospects.
In the case of IRGC conscripts, they were not career military personnel or ideological supporters, they were just young men forced into service under Iran’s military draft. Yet, Canada wrongfully equates them with IRGC officials who willingly joined and actively supported the regime’s operations.
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@KarmelMelamed Dear Karmel
Please work on an article about Canadian Former Conscripts that have no relation to IRGC. Their names should be taken out of the banned list. I have been a Canadian citizen for 20 years with not even a driving ticket. How on the earth i am entitled as a terroris..t
@SecRubio@AlinejadMasih@POTUS Canadian Former Conscripts are innocent and have no relation to IRGC. Please take their names out of the banned list. I have been a Canadian citizen for 20 years with not even a driving ticket. How on the earth I am entitled as a terroris..t