Sazmane mojahedine khalqe iran, abbreviated mek, pmoi or mko is an iranian politicalmilitant organization in exile that advocates the violent overthrow of the current regime in iran, while claiming itself as the replacing government in exile. So far, it has lost tens of thousands of its members and. But after the 1979 revolution, it fell victim to the new dictatorships onslaught. Mujahedine khalq is an iranian islamic militant organization in exile that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran. The story of the peoples mujahedin of iran, also known as the mujahedin e khalq mek, is all about the way image management can enable a diehard enemy to become a cherished ally. The fascinating story of the controversial life of camp ashraf in iraq from its foundation in 1986 to the present day is told in this book. Five lessons from the delisting of mek as a terrorist group. Description the mek advocates the violent overthrow of the iranian regime. Mujahedine khalq mek, also known as the peoples mojahedin organization of iran or by the alias national council of resistance of iran ncri, is a cult citation needed of iranian terrorists who oppose the government of iran. The mujahedinekhalq mek, the extreme iranian opposition group who was the target of a foiled bombing attack in france, was once a sworn enemy of.
Mujahedin arabic meaning strugglers, singular, mujahid. Peoples mujahedin of iran academic dictionaries and. Sazmane mojahedine khalqe iran is an iranian politicalmilitant organization in exile that advocates a violent overthrow of the ruling system in iran while claiming itself as the replacing shadow government. By 2004 mujahedinekhalq mek facilities in iraq included camp ashraf, the mek military headquarters, is about 100 kilometers west of the iranian border and 100 kilometers north of baghdad near. The section designation as a cult is based on the section human rights record. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran or simply the mojahedinekhalq abbrevated mek, pmoi, also mko. Mujahedeen khalq synonyms, mujahedeen khalq pronunciation, mujahedeen khalq translation, english dictionary definition of mujahedeen khalq. Do you have brief background information on how the book of martyrs was. The iranian mojahedine khalq mek and its media strategy. Mohammad hanifnejad, said mohsen, and aliashgar badizadgan founded the peoples mojahedin organization of iran pmoi or mujahedine khalq, mek on september 6, 1965. In his response to my article on the connections between a number of potential trump cabinet nominees and the iranian organization known as. The huffington post, 04 march 2010 the mujahedine khalq pmoimek was founded in 1965 by three muslim university graduates and sought to replace the shahs dictatorship with a representative government that respects human rights. Anyway, your sources include claims by three people allegedly poisoned and tortured, an out of the ark source, i.
Massoud rajavi is the secretarygeneral of the peoples mojahedin organization of iran. Mujahedin definition of mujahedin by the free dictionary. Follow share on tumblrshare eric draitser, mint press news, june 14 2017. The peoples mojahedin of iran or the mojahedinekhalq mek, also pmoi, mko. It was considered a terrorist group by the united states until 2012. An honorific term adopted by some rulers, similar to ghazi. The mujahedine khalq mekshackled by a twisted history is available at amazon. The mek is a cultlike dissident group, based outside of iran, primarily in iraq and france for much of the past three decades. In essence, it is an in depth and unbiased chronology and analysis of the unrelenting and unending. 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.
A rand study recommends that most mek members be repatriated to iran. Originally created to accommodate the iranian opposition group mojahedine khalq aka mek, mko, pmoi, rajavi cult and. In modern times, used by numerous islamist terrorist and guerilla groups to describe themselves. Background briefing on an announcement regarding the. Mujahedine khalq organization mek the investigative. The mujahedine khalq mek, or peoples mojahedin organization of iran, is an iranian dissident group that has been formally designated for the last 15 years by the us state department as a. Peoples mujahedin of iran communpedia, the communist. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran or the mojahedine khalq abbreviated mek, pmoi or mko is an iranian politicalmilitant organization in exile that advocates the violent overthrow of the government of iran while claiming itself as the replacing shadow government. Who is the iranian group targeted by bombers and beloved.
Iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedinekhalk niversity admission 3 december 2009 1. All engineers, they had earlier been members of the liberation movement also known as the freedom movement, created by medhi. Since its inception in 1965 in iran, the group conducted assassinations of us military personnel and civilians working in iran in the 1970s, jubilantly supported the takeover of the us embassy in tehran in 1979. The iranian people have always recognized rouhani as a veteran regime insider who was a senior security official during the systematic execution of. Special events marking the publication of this work will be announced shortly. The mek is currently campaigning to be officially delisted in the us as a terrorist organisation. The term applied to any muslims who join in a military jihad holy war and thus have higher status, usually, than a qaid, who does not. The peoples mojahedin organization of iran or the mojahedine khalq persian.
Embassy in june 1979 were actually special komiteh security forces of the iranian government, led by mashallah kashani. This book represents the best opinion of the authors at the time of printing. Iran irn35739 national council of resistance mojahedine. Mujahedeen khalq iranian guerillas based in iraq mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin a military. The sordid history of state sponsored terrorism against. Peoples mujahedin of iran wikipedia republished wiki 2. Filed under a specialized intelligence website written by experts, since 2008 tagged with assadollah asadi, france, iran, iranian ministry of intelligence, mujahedeene khalq, national council of resistance of iran, news, saeid hashemi moghadam, terrorism. Mujahedeen khalq definition of mujahedeen khalq by the. The friends left in the shadow of war, july 17, 20. The untold story of the iran nuclear scare porter, 2014b, american journalist gareth porter identifies the role played by the iranian mojahedine khalq mek organization in israels. Mujahedine khalq mek shackled by a twisted history. Peoples mujahedin of iran wikimili, the best wikipedia. The terrorist designation of the mujahideene khalq back in 1997, only weeks after former president mohammad khatami took office as the new moderate president of the iranian regime, was a clear. In fact, the khomeini elements ostensibly protecting the u.
Human rights record and designation as cult sections edit. Sazmane mojahedine khalqe iran is an iranian opposition movement in exile that advocates the overthrow of the islamic republic of iran. The peoples mujahedin of iran pmoi, also mek, mko persian. The national liberation army of iran nla, the militant wing of the mek, the peoples mujahidin of iran pmoi, national council of resistance ncr, muslim iranian students society front organization used to garner financial support.
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