• Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism of Middle East
     Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism is a non-governmental, cultural institution, whose members are the families and children of terrorism victims. In this Association, the families who have lost their dearest ones in a terrorist attack are gathered. Terror has changed their social and individual life as well as their psychological characteristics. The moment of the occurrence of a terrorist attack could never be forgotten. These victims have lost their emotional supporters; this is very critical regarding with children who have lost their parents in the early days of their lives. Despite passing of the time, the impacts of this tragic event are observable in the lives of the victims. Other than physical problems they suffer mental problems too. Terrorist attacks leave short-term or long-term effects on the family of the victims.   Therefore, Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, facing these problems has defined some objective for itself and makes its best efforts to solve the families’ problems. ADVT also intends to apply cultural, informative and expressive ways, on behalf of the families of terror victims, to encounter with terrorist organization.   Demands and Concerns of the Families of Terror Victims   Questions and apprehensions of the families of terrorism victims have resulted from their internal approach towards the phenomenon of terror and terrorism. Such questions include:   1.How can we prevent the pervasiveness of terrorism in the communities? 2.How the number of terrorism victims in the world can be minimized? 3.How can the terrorist recruitment be reduced to…
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Statements

  • Issuing an statement, ADVT condemned terrorist attacks in France
    Association for Defending Victims of Terrorism, comprising the families of Iranian terrorism victims, strongly condemned the inhuman terrorist attacks in France and expressed sympathy with the families of the victims, French nation and all families of terrorism victims of this country. ADVT also called on a global measure to suppress the heinous phenomenon of terrorism all over the world. The statement says: The voices of the oppressed innocent people who…
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Interview

  • A nine year old boy who has witnessed his father’s assassination
    Ismaeel Mohammadi is another one of the terror victims who was martyred in 1982 by MKO.We had an interview with his son, Mohammad Mahdi.What is very painful is that Mohammad Mahdi had witnessed his father’s assassination. Mohammad Mahdi said :I was 9 years old so I can remember everything very well .I remember that they (MKO) have threatened my father by several letters. He added: They have threatened my father…
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Resolutions and laws

  • The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy
      Resolution: The United Nations Global Counter-Terrorism Strategy The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations and reaffirming its role under the Charter, including on questions related to international peace and security, Reiterating its strong condemnation of terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, committed by whomever, wherever and for whatever purposes, as it constitutes one of the most serious threats to…
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Reports

  • Counter-Terrorism Committee
    Introduction It is indisputable that terrorism is a pervasive and pernicious threat to global security and order. To make the combat against terrorism universal in scale, the United Nations has become a natural forum in view of its unique value and experience in addressing a wide variety of complex problems of global character. As a kingpin among several UN mechanisms addressing different aspects of the menace, the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC)…

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Terrorist attacks

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