In re peoples mojahedin organization of iran, petitioner. Iranian antiterror activists slam us support for mko. Peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoimek official. All engineers, they had earlier been members of the liberation movement also known as the freedom movement, created by medhi. The mojahedin e khalq mko came into existence in 1965 to conduct armed opposition against the shah. Cover photo of the mujahedine khalq flag left and iranian flag pre1980 at camp ashraf, courtesy of jeremiah goulka. Mojahedin english language paper june 1980 link to one of the mojahedin khalq songs. The group was founded in 1963 as an armed guerrilla group after the shah mohammad reza pahlavi violently suppressed opposition to his regime. Peoples mujahedin of iran mojahedine khalqe iran, or mek. Literature on or from the iranian mojahedin is full of political rhetoric, ideological propaganda, and sectarian claims and disclaims.
Those sources claim that maryam rajavi, the mojahedin mko leader, paid a secret visit to tel aviv a few days before the. Reporting by pmoimek iran, march 2, 2020as of 8 pm local time on monday, march 2, the nationwide coronavirus death toll in iran has exceeded 1,000, according to the iranian opposition peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi mek. Mohammad hanifnejad, said mohsen, and aliashgar badizadgan founded the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi or mujahedine khalq, mek on september 6, 1965. The mojahedine khalq were one of the key actors in the islamic revolution. Ayatollah ruhollah khomeini 19791989 ayatollah ali khamenei since 1989 the most important figure in the iranian political system is the valiye faqih, an expert in religious law, who is referred to in the constitution as the supreme leader rahbar of the islamic revolution.
About the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoimek. During the war in syria, some 6,000 european citizens have joined the islamic state known as isis or isil since the latter announced the creation of the islamic caliphate in the summer of 2014. According to iranian government sources, in the same incident nine mko fighters were killed and several wounded in a. Sazmane mojahedine enqelabe eslamie iran is a reformist political organization in iran. The collective action of mujahedeene khalq organization mko. Pdf since 1986, when the iraqiran war was at its climax, the mojahedin organization and its private army, the national liberation army. The mek offered a a modern, democratic interpretation of islam, with a decidedly nationalist political perspective. In the postrevolutionary period they became the khomeini regimes strongest rivals.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Mojahedin of the islamic revolution organization wikipedia. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran was founded on 5 september 1965 by six former members of the liberation or freedom movement of iran, students at tehran university, including mohammad hanifnejad, saied mohsen and aliasghar badizadegan. The qum protests and the coming of the iranian revolution. Drawing on all available sources including interviews with past and present members of the mojahedin, ervand abrahamian traces their organization from the. Anyway, your sources include claims by three people allegedly poisoned and tortured, an out of the ark source, i. Abrahamians book, saying mek made attacks for imprisoning, and torturing political activists which should not be taken equivalent to saying iran imprisoned, and tortured mek members, a report by an advocacy group which, at best, can.
So who are the iranian monafeqin that the officials want to group with the us and israel. Yet few have looked at middle eastern organizations, and fewer still at the mojahedin e khalq iran mek, a longstanding resistance group whose allfemale leadership and sizeable female membership. Was it an iranian plot to blow up a political rally near paris where the u. Official website of the national council of resistance of iran, ncri is a broad coalition of democratic iranian organizations and personalities informing the public. Iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedine.
U country advice iran iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedin ekhalk niversity admission 3 december 2009 1. Iran interlink special report from baghdad camp ashraf and the mojahedin e khalq february 2008. Mojahedin khalq mko, mek, rajavi cult terrorists in iraq. Terrorists, cultists or champions of iranian democracy. Regime parliament blocks emergency motion for a monthlong nationwide lockdown the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi mek announced on. Mojahedin khalq mko, mek, rajavi cult terrorists in iraq battle using press releases targetting unami afp, march 05 2012 iran exiles in iraq do battle using press releases an iraqbased iranian opposition group that is fixated on conspiracy theories allegedly carried out attacks in iran and elsewhere for decades, but now relies on a.
He has published iran between two revolutions, the iranian mojahedin, khomeinism, tortured confessions, and inventing the axis of evil. Islamic republic of iran supported by saddam hussein in eighties and for several. In this way they sought to build revolutionary solidarity with the iranian people and encourage them to join in challenging the shahs regime. Mohammad hanifnejad, said mohsen, and aliashgar badizadgan. They fought for the iranian revolution and then for saddam hussein. The spy cables reveal tehrans deep hatred of the mojahedin e khalq, an exiled iranian militant group, as well as a sober assessment of its activities around the world.
Gooya the persian portal of iran news and directory of. Iran news describes the monefeqin as monafeqin, or hypocrites, is the term iranian state media and officials use to describe the peoples mojahedin, iran s main opposition group. Mujahedeene khalq mek sazmane mojahedin e khalqe iran mujahedine khalq organization mko national liberation army of iran nla peoples mujahedin organization of iran pmoi muslim iranian students society national council of resistance ncr national council of resistance of iran ncri description. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. The mek was founded on september 6, 1965, by three engineers. The pmoi have mounted several operations and terrorist attacks a the iranian government gainst ffice france.
On one side mojahedin is the biggest organization of iranian opposition, and on the other hand it is a legitimate concern for the rest of the opposition to see them commit to democracy, secularism, and human rights, by allowing independent observers to check their processes and their sites, mojahedin will help themselves and others. The us treasurers office issued a letter to the chief executive officer of the foreign assets control office, requesting that the name of national council of resistance ncri be added to the list of terrorist groups and that their assets be frozen. Peoples mojahedin organization of iran the pmoimek seeks to replace irans religious dictatorship with a secular, pluralistic, democratic government that respects individual freedoms and gender equality. Mojahedin of the islamic revolution organization persian. About the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoimek the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi, also known as mujahedinekhalgh mek, is the largest and longeststanding iranian opposition group with a fivedecade history of struggling for freedom and democracy in iran. The israeli air force is claimed by iranian sources to have used members of the iranian opposition peoples mojahedin organization living nearby to mark targets for its july 28 air attack on camp ashraf in diyala province. The peoples mojahedin of iran or the mojahedin ekhalq mek, also pmoi, mko. Sazmane mojahedine khalqe iran is an iranian opposition movement in exile that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Ervand abrahamians the iranian mojahedin, is an attempt to this end. Analysis by pmoimek july 15, 2018 a year ago, many would argue that the iranian regime had entered an era of stability and flourishment, especially after hassan rouhani, whom some western politicians consider a moderate, secured a second round as president of the country. Pdf the mojahedine khalq versus the islamic republic of.
A brief history of the peoples mojahedin organization of. Khomeini to overthrow the shah during the iranian revolution. Around 300 victims in qom, 209 in tehran, 61 in isfahan, 92 in gilan, 58 in golestan, 48 in central, 45 in kermanshah, 37 in fars and more than 100 in. The mek originally derive from a radical islam ideology, which is made evident by abrahamians book title radical islam. Regettably, the writers usage of inaccurate expresions and information as well as his contradictory interpretations and judgements on the mojahedin and the national council of resistance confuse the reader. The qum protests and the coming of the iranian revolution, 1975 and 1978 volume 27 issue 3 charles kurzman. Holy warriors of the islamic revolution was an umbrella political organization in iran, founded in 1979 by unification of seven underground islamist revolutionary paramilitary and civil organizations which. His previous publications include the iranian mojahedin 1989.
The iranian mojahedin by ervand abrahamian goodreads. The peoples mojahedin of iran or the mojahedinekhalq mek, also pmoi, mko. The 1988 executions of iranian political prisoners was a series of statesponsored execution of political prisoners across iran, starting on 19 july 1988 and lasting for approximately five months. A red version of the flag of the organization of iranian peoples fedai guerrillas. Armed conflicts report iran 1979 first combat deaths update. Home iran interlink mek rajavi cultiran interlink mek. How the iranian regimes needs to continue executions. Since 1986, when the iraq iran war was at its climax, the mojahedin organization and its private army, the national liberation army nla, were fortunate to gain iraqs financial support as well as the supply of equipment that was needed for the. Iran s important geopolitical status and the critical role of the national council of resistancencr and the peoples mojahedin organisation of iran in shaping that countryd future have prompted many scholars and analysts to address these issues from varying angles. One of the main responsibilities of the ministry of intelligence and security is to conduct covert operations against mojahedin ekhalq and to identify and eliminate its members. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Peoples mojahedin organization of iran the pmoimek seeks to replace iran s religious dictatorship with a secular, pluralistic, democratic government that respects individual freedoms and gender equality. Permission is required from rand to reproduce, or reuse in another form, any of our research documents for.
Yet they have borne the brunt of his reign of terror and now constitute the main opposition to his islamic republic. Today, even the proponents and supporters of the iranian regime agree that tehran is in a precarious situation and is. It is a small yet influential organization, and participates in political activities similar to a political party. Mojahedin english language paper april 1980 some questions unanswered regarding the us military invasion of iran pdf. Mek members to iran, even though iran had granted the mek rank and file amnesty from prosecution. The meks ideology initially borrowed from marxim and islam, although they never referred to their ideology as marxist. Gooya news nedaye azadi diarna learn german paskoocheh persianmediaprod. Jan 03, 2018 the peoples mojahedin pmoi is an iranian opposition movement in exile that has been battling the tehran government since the 1960s. The peoples mujahedin of iran mojahedin e khalqe iran, or mek is an islamic and marxistinspired militant organization that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran.
Mojahedin of the islamic revolution of iran organization. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. No exit human rights abuses inside the mojahedin khalq camps. A timely addition to the growing literature on iran, this is the first scholarly work dealing with one of the most important political organizations in modern iranian history. Whats happening in iran today iran freedom news now. Radical islam the iranian mojahedin pdf birgit froytlog for introducing me to the mojahedin for the first time, which eventually inspired me. Iran interlink special report from baghdad camp ashraf and. The research described in this report was prepared for the office of the secretary of defense osd. The albanian center against terrorism lists mojahedin khalq. The iranian resistance, symbolized in the national council of resistance of iran and peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoimek, is the first victim of the mullahs criminal executions.
The case of the iranian mojahedin khalq and iraqi governments relations. Naja niruhaye entezamiye jomhuriye eslamiyih iran aka lef ncri national council of resistance of iran ncr national council of resistance nla national liberation army of iran pflpgc popular front for the liberation of palestine pia parallel intelligence apparatus pjak party of free life of iranian kurdistan. While more than one group in iran have called themselves mujahideen, the most famous is the peoples mujahedin of iran pmoi, as of 2014 an iraqbased islamic socialist militant organization that advocates the overthrow of iran s current government. Of marxism in order to update and modernize their interpretation of. By the end of 1983, key leaders of the fadayan, paykar a marxistoriented splinter group of the mojahedin, the union of communists, and the mojahedin in iran had been killed, thousands of the rank and file had been executed or were in prison, and the organizational structure of these movements was gravely weakened. Ayatollah khomeini may have been the focal point of antishah opposition, but the mojahedin, a radical political group, provided the martyrs, the guns, the huge marches, and much of the written word. Was it an iranian terror plot or a false flag operation. This movement has led a persistent freedomloving effort to raise awareness regarding this issue throughout the international community, including the.
Athe iranian rebel mojahedin e khalq organisation mko admitted on 3 march that five of its men had been killed in a clash with iranian border guards in the ilam border strip. The research was conducted in the rand national defense research institute, a federally funded research and. Mojahedin english language paper april 1980 letter to imam khomeini pdf. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The coalitions decision to provide security for an fto was very controversial because it placed the united states in the position of protecting a group that it had labeled a terrorist organization. Pdf the mojahedin e khalq versus the islamic republic of iran. The previous night im on one of three chartered planes on my way to observe a demonstration against the islamic republic of iran, the same iran im leaving for in three months time. Trump iranian exiles story mojahedin khalq, mek, mko, rajavi cult a feb. Mojahedin of the islamic revolution of iran organization miro. On tuesday iranian president hassan rouhani asked france to. Ebrahim khodabandeh, iran interlink, march 08 2020 in a similar way, leading members of the iranian mojahedin e khalq organization mek, mko, rajavi cult which is based in albania, make frequent visits to italy, which has the largest cluster of infections after china, south korea and iran. Also, the author allows himself to get overly caught up in a marxist analyses for example, his interpretation of the mojahedin s social bases. A history of modern iran in a radical reappraisal of irans modern history, ervand abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discoveryofoil,imperialinterventions,theruleofthepahlavis,and,in 1979, revolution and the birth of the islamic republic. Mojahedin english language paper june 1980 rajavi from saddam to aipac. Literature on or from the iranian mojahedin is full of political rhetoric, ideological. The peoples mujahedin of iran mojahedine khalqe iran, or mek is an islamic and marxistinspired militant organization that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran. How the iranian regime points to its main opposition people. Columbia university, an armenian born in iran and raised in england, is well qualified by education and experience to teach world and middle east history.
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