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Day 2 of our 3-day peaceful gathering in Ottawa.
Another day of families standing together, refusing to let their voices go unheard.
Behind every immigration file is a human being. Parents who fled repression, built lives in Canada, and contributed to their communities are now facing uncertainty—not only for themselves, but for their children, who had no part in their parents’ compulsory service.
These families are not asking Canada to weaken national security or turn a blind eye to the IRGC. They are asking for a fair process that distinguishes forced conscription from voluntary membership and assesses people based on their individual circumstances.
Silence and uncertainty are not answers. We continue to call on IRCC and CBSA senior decision-makers to meet with affected families, clarify the screening criteria, and address the consequences of these cases.
One day remains. We will keep showing up until these families are heard.
Conscription ≠ IRGC membership. Fairness must include the innocent.
@MarkJCarney
@gary_srp
@LenaMetlegeDiab
@pfragiskatos
@jacquesramsaypl
@AHousefather
@AliEhsassi
@SameerZuberi
@MichelleRempel
@PierrePoilievre
@MelissaLantsman
@CostasMenegakis
@vincentneilho
@shuvmajumdar
@JulieDzerowicz
@amansodhilib
@NatilienJ
@FrankCaputoKTN
@SimaAcan
#ConscriptsAreNotMember #JusticeForIranianConscripts
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Children and parents are standing outside IRCC in Ottawa because compulsory conscription has left their futures uncertain. Their stories deserve national attention. Reporters are invited to meet the families and hear their requests directly.
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski @AliEhsassi
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Thank you, MP Redekopp (@BradRedekopp), for correctly highlighting this failure.
Treating Iranian men who were forcibly conscripted with no choice, no ideological commitment, and under threat of punishment, as if members is unfair and misses the point.
Hundreds of Iranian families now face inadmissibility. Meanwhile, credible concerns remain that senior IRGC figures and regime affiliates are still moving freely in Canada.
The UK and Australia have issued guidance distinguishing involuntary conscripts from voluntary members or supporters. Canada should do the same.
Using conscripts to pad anti-terrorism numbers while genuine risks go unaddressed is the opposite of effective national security.
This approach should be halted. #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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The Liberals National Security Strategy fails to explain how the government will keep actual terrorists and regime operatives out of the country.
At the same time, Iranians who were forced into mandatory IRGC conscription with no choice are being caught up in the screening system.
That’s dangerous incompetence.
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
We have tweeted, written letters, and now we stand in person outside IRCC in Ottawa. We have done everything peacefully and respectfully. We are still waiting for someone to meet with us. Members of Parliament, ministers and journalists: please don't let these families go unheard.
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
A peaceful gathering outside IRCC in Ottawa continues today. Families are calling for a clear distinction between compulsory conscription and IRGC membership. Reporters, please come hear why this issue affects children, parents, and entire households.
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski @AliEhsassi
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
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We are now in front of IRCC in Ottawa asking for transparency and clear guidelines.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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This photograph should never have been necessary.
A child standing outside IRCC in Ottawa, while their family fights for a future free from uncertainty.
@AliEhsassi @esmaeilion, the questions raised here deserve clear answers. Who represented forced conscripts when these policies were discussed? Who explained the difference between compulsory conscription and IRGC membership?
After meetings with numerous MPs, families are still gathering peacefully outside IRCC, asking to be heard.
We are still waiting for the Immigration Minister to meet with us.
Canada’s security matters. So do innocent families.
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Mr. Ehsassi (@AliEhsassi ), and Mr. Esmaeilion (@esmaeilion), please look closely at this photograph.
This child should be enjoying childhood, not standing outside an IRCC office holding a protest sign, worried about their family’s future. When you advocated for the IRGC’s designation, you said you asked the gov to exempt conscripts. Yet, critical questions remain unanswered.
Why was no representative of conscripts or their families included in those discussions?
Who was there to explain the realities of compulsory service?
What role did the testimony and publications of individuals such as Golkar and Arabi play?
Hundreds of Iranian families are now facing devastating uncertainty. The gov remains accountable for its decisions. But those who participated in the advocacy process also owe these families transparency about what was presented, whose voices were heard, and what efforts are being made to address the consequences.
This child deserves answer.
#JusticeForIranianConscripts
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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Mr. Ehsassi (@AliEhsassi ), and Mr. Esmaeilion (@esmaeilion), please look closely at this photograph.
This child should be enjoying childhood, not standing outside an IRCC office holding a protest sign, worried about their family’s future. When you advocated for the IRGC’s designation, you said you asked the gov to exempt conscripts. Yet, critical questions remain unanswered.
Why was no representative of conscripts or their families included in those discussions?
Who was there to explain the realities of compulsory service?
What role did the testimony and publications of individuals such as Golkar and Arabi play?
Hundreds of Iranian families are now facing devastating uncertainty. The gov remains accountable for its decisions. But those who participated in the advocacy process also owe these families transparency about what was presented, whose voices were heard, and what efforts are being made to address the consequences.
This child deserves answer.
#JusticeForIranianConscripts
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Day 1 of a 3-day peaceful gathering in Ottawa.
Families of former Iranian conscripts are outside IRCC and CBSA offices, speaking for thousands across Canada who disclosed their conscription honestly and transparently—yet face inadmissibility findings that affect their entire families including minor children.
Evidence from affected families shows that conscription alone is being treated as IRGC membership, despite previous assurances from the government.
Our request is simple: meet with IRCC senior decision-makers, explain how these cases are assessed, and listen to affected families.
Canada must have clear guidelines that distinguishes forced conscripts from voluntary IRGC members. Fairness, transparency, and family unity matter.
@MarkJCarney @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @AliEhsassi @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman @GarnettGenuis @shuvmajumdar @CostasMenegakis @vincentneilho @GloboNews @CBCNews @ctvottawa @globeandmail
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
We are outside IRCC in Ottawa because a clear distinction between compulsory conscription and IRGC membership is essential to fair decisions. Protecting national security should include identifying genuine threats through individual evidence. Media, please join us.
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski @AliEhsassi
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💔 Behind every conscription-related immigration case is a real family.
A Canadian spouse worried about separation.
A child afraid of losing a parent.
A family struggling to plan its future.
A person who escaped repression only to face uncertainty again.
Mandatory conscription was imposed by law. It was not voluntary membership.
Canada can protect national security while treating innocent former conscripts fairly.
Please consider the human impact of these decisions.
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPT FAMILIES!
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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Day 2 of our gathering is here! @CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews, we urgently invite your reporters and camera crews to join us today. Come cover our peaceful gathering and help amplify the voices of Iranian forced conscripts and their families demanding fairness.
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS.
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers #JusticeForIranianConscripts
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Day two outside IRCC in Ottawa. Our request remains simple: meet with affected families, explain how compulsory conscription is assessed, and provide clear guidance. Canadian media, please come and listen.
@pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @BradRedekopp @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski @AliEhsassi
@CBCNews @CTVNews @globalnews @CityNews @CanadianPress @globeandmail @nationalpost @CP24 @CBCToronto @CTVToronto @CityNewsTO @globalnewsto @TorontoStar @CBCOttawa @ctvottawa
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💔 STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Behind every immigration case is a family living in uncertainty.
🇨🇦 We deserve individual assessments, not collective punishment!
📍 IRCC Ottawa
@CityNews @globeandmail @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel
#JusticeForIranianConscripts
Starlight retweeted
An innocent conscript is not an IRGC decision-maker. Refusing people simply for forced conscription is not justice.
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
#JusticeForIranianConscripts
#ConscriptsAreNotMembers
Starlight retweeted
STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Compulsory conscription and voluntary membership are not the same.
Families gathering in Ottawa today are asking Canada to recognize that distinction clearly.
@gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @PierrePoilievre @MelissaLantsman
@nationalpost @globeandmail @CBCNews
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTSThis Halloweenchildren across Canada will knock on doors for treats. Our children are knocking on IRCC’s door, asking for a meeting
@AnnamGainey @pfragiskatos @LenaMetlegeDiab @gary_srp @jacquesramsaypl
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
From the Ottawa gathering, this is our message: publish the guideline, end the PFL to refusal pipeline, and let forced conscripts be judged as individuals. Journalists, join us here.
@globalnewsto @CanadianPress @CBCNews
@MarkJCarney @RechieValdez @gary_srp @LenaMetlegeDiab @CitImmCanada @aliehsassi @pfragiskatos @jacquesramsaypl @JulieDzerowicz @MichelleRempel @AlexisDeschenes @GrantJacksonMP @jeneroux @NatilienJ @BradRedekopp @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib @SimaAcan @CostasMenegakis @jyduclos @rhondaforoshawa @MarcusPowlowski
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
We refuse to let this issue remain invisible. Iranian mandatory conscripts deserve fair assessments and clear IRCC guidelines. We protested today and stand outside IRCC tomorrow. Newsrooms, please send journalists to cover our gathering and hear our demands.
@globalnews @CTVNews @nationalpost
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS
Media coverage matters because silence leaves affected people unheard. We protested today against incorrect IRCC assessments and will gather outside IRCC tomorrow. Please help Canadians understand why mandatory conscripts are demanding fair treatment.
@CBCNews @CTVNews @TorontoStar
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers
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STOP REFUSING CONSCRIPTS@MichelleRempel @SameerZuberi @amansodhilib Please pay attention to Iranian mandatory conscripts affected by IRCC decisions. We protested today and will stand outside IRCC tomorrow. Media, please cover our gathering and our demand for accurate, fair assessments.
@CBCNews @CTVNews @CityNews
#JusticeForIranianConscripts #ConscriptsAreNotMembers