For more than 15 years, the survivors of terror attacks in Iran have been seeking to prosecute leaders of the Arab Struggle Movement for Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA) terrorist group. Since the establishment of the group’s military wing namely Mohiuddin al-Nasser Martyrs Brigade in 2005, Iranian citizens in the southwest of the country have been subjected to bloody terrorist operations resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries. When the target of attacks are public offices, banks
The growing connection between Banisadr and Mujahedin authorities during the time of his presidency has not been mentioned a lot. Their relationship reached to its climax after his dismissal first from the position of Commander in Chief and then the Presidency.
The day after Banisadr was discharged from his position as the Commander in Chief, on 10 June 1981, the organization that believed they could "Wipe out the regime" with him, announced that his life was in danger. Mujahedin hid him
Iran is marking the National Day of Fight Against Terrorism on August 29, a day on which the MKO detonated Prime Minister's Office in Tehran, martyring President Mohammad Ali Rajai and PM Mohammad Javad Bahonar.
August 30 is commemorated in Iran as the National Day of Fight Against Terrorism.
On August 30, 1981, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MKO) detonated a bomb at the office of Prime Minister Mohammad Javad Bahonar in Pasteur Street in downtown Tehran, martyring senior Iranian
The National Liberation Army of Iran (NLA) is a label invented by the Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization (MeK) and took by some individuals to describe the so-called Military Wing of this group. However, those who are familiar with the MeK know the wrongness of this designation. That is because members of this terrorist cult along with its leaders are either actual or potential military forces.
The NLA was established in 1987 during Saddam’s regime. Formed by a few thousand members of the MeK
Adaptation of the concepts and examples of terrorism in customary international law to the violent behavior of MEK terrorist group
In the most common definition, terrorism means creating fear and terror. Countless definitions have been proposed for terrorism which at times are contradictory. However, what most political sciences theorists emphasize is that terrorism is a threat of violence and using it as a strategy or method for achieving a specific goal or changing a particular purpose and
Shortly after the cease-fire between Iran and Iraq, in July 1988, Mujahedin-e Khalq terrorist group armed and equipped by executed Iraqi dictator gathered all its members across Europe in Iraq and conducted a military offensive on the Western Iranian borders.
Masood Rajavi left France on a private plane for Iraq on June 7th, 1986. An Iraqi delegation headed by "Taha Yasin Ramadan" the vice prime minister welcomed Rajavi at the airport on behalf of the Iraqi president. Mujahedin-e Khalq
The Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization is one of the rare terrorist groups whose subjects and victims do not fell into a simple classification and cover a wide range of innocent civilians. The MEK tortures and violates the rights of its own members particularly women’s rights.
MEK has confined hundreds of women to its walled compound, once in northeast Iraq and now in southeast Europe, on the pretext of protecting their rights. A number of violations of women’s rights have been reported so far
The following brief note examines international standards of women's rights within the Mojahedin-e-Khalq Organization (MeK), namely the cult of Rajavi, by referring to international documents, testimonies of members who managed to escape from the MEK, and speeches and videos released from the cult’s leaders.
Following the Operation “Eternal Light”, the Mojahedin-e-Khalq’s largest military movement against the Islamic Republic of Iran in July 1988, which led to the killing of more than 2,500
The type of interaction that the Mojahedin-e Khalq organization has with its critics and opponents is very unique among political organizations.
The group’s ideology is political totalitarianism which means it aims to eliminate all other political groups and critics who constantly challenge their ideologies.
This trait of the MEK is rooted in their belief that the existence of and activity of all Iranian opposition groups whether inside or outside of the country is dependent on the MEK and
In 1979, the people of Iran successfully and mainly peacefully overthrew the United States-supported government, led by the brutal autocrat, the Shah of Iran. In ridding themselves of this repressive dictator and freeing themselves from the shackles of U.S. imperialism, they established the Islamic Republic of Iran.
While the revolution had widespread popular support, as does the government to this day, it was not without opposition. One group, the MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq, or the People’s
Review of The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Fourteen)
The Blow on Bahram Aram and its Effect on the Organization’s Leadership
On November 16, 1976, Bahram Aram, one of the potent leaders of the organization, committed suicide with a grenade during a clash with the patrol officers of SAVAK and Shahrbani and this incident inflicted a severe blow on the organization. His death resulted in the disruption of all the affairs in Tehran, which were under his
Review of The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Thirteen)
After the ideological change and adoption of Marxism, the organization still believed in armed struggle and the assassination plot of American advisors took place within that belief system.
However, when its experienced and efficient military team was hit in the summer of 1975, the organization was no longer able to form another team with that level of expertise and therefore, could not carry out high-level
Mugshots of the young men accused of involvement with the Siahkal incident were widely published in Iranian newspapers (Wikicommons)
Review of The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Twelve)
The security system of the organization in the so-called period of readiness was only appropriate for the calm conditions of the time when SAVAK was not completely aware of the existence and activity of organizations which believed in armed struggle.
Except for a few groups
Review of The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Eleven)
Between 1971 and 1975, more people and groups became acquainted with the organization and its activities. Their external relations also expanded accordingly. During this 4-year period, the organization contacted various political and social groups inside and outside the country and collaborated closely with some of them.
Although the organization severely suffered from the first blows in August and the
By Reza Alghurabi
Throughout the contemporary history of Iran, numerous militia groups have been formed especially among the left streams, among whose common features are violent and terrorist measures. Although those groups were formed to fight the ruling political system, most of the victims of their operations were civilians. The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization, also known as MKO or MEK, is one of the most well-known of these groups that officially launched its militia in the first months of
After the release of political prisoners on the eve of the victory of the revolution, and the subsequent release of Massoud Rajavi (a central member of the Mojahedin-e- Khalq Organization) in January of that year, members of the organization began to define their alignments with other groups.
After the release of political prisoners on the eve of the victory of the revolution, and the subsequent release of Massoud Rajavi (a central member of the Mojahedin-e- Khalq Organization) in January of
Review of The Mojahedin-e Khalq Organization by Hossein Ahmadi Rouhani (Part Ten)
After the blows in August and the following months, the fabric of the organization completely disintegrated and what was gradually created afterwards was in fact fundamentally different from the past.
From 1969 onwards, as we previously mentioned, the organization was divided into 3 relatively distinct sections and each of which performed its duties as independently and self-sufficiently as possible.
In the early
By Reza Alghurabi
Among the many indicators of misdirection in the Trump administration’s policy toward Iran, one of the clearest was the fondness for the cult-like terrorist group known as the Mujahedin-e Khalq, or MEK.
For years, the group was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. But after an aggressive and well-funded lobbying campaign supported by a bipartisan cast of high-profile former public officials, then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced in
By Paul Pillar
The Soleimani assassination and its anniversary ought to provide occasion for Americans to think carefully about the nature of what each side in this badly plagued relationship has done to the other.
Sunday marks the first anniversary of the assassination of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani by the United States, using an armed drone at the Baghdad International Airport. Soleimani was a major political and military figure whose role went well beyond his formal position as commander
On Jan 3, 2020, Lt. Gen. Soleimani was assassinated in a U.S. terrorist attack near Baghdad airport shortly after he arrived in the city to meet the Iraqi Prime Minister.
The assassination was called unlawful by a UN Special Rapporteur and was a violation of security agreements between Washington and Baghdad. It caused a wave of popular protests against the American military presence in the Western Asia.
Martyr Soleimani will be remembered for his courage, wisdom and an unparalleled role in
For more than 15 years, the survivors of terror attacks in Iran have been seeking to prosecute leaders of the Arab Struggle Movement for Liberation of Ahvaz (ASMLA) terrorist group. Since the establishment of the group’s military wing namely Mohiuddin al-Nasser Martyrs Brigade in 2005, Iranian citizens in the southwest of the country have been subjected to bloody terrorist operations resulting in hundreds of civilian deaths and injuries. When the target of attacks are public offices, banks
