NEWS
In a recent bipartisan summit in Washington, DC, Mike Pompeo, the former Secretary of State, delivered a powerful critique [...]
In a powerful speech delivered on March 1 at the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Headquarters, former Undersecretary [...]
In what’s been described as an unprecedented blow to the Iranian regime, the recent parliamentary elections have painted a [...]
As the world prepares to celebrate International Women’s Day, the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) Women’s Committee [...]
In Vienna, as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors convened on March 4, a significant demonstration [...]
Maryam Rajavi passionately emphasized the inseparable connection between the struggle against religious tyranny and the quest for equality. [...]
In an era where the global community is increasingly cognizant of the challenges faced by girls worldwide, the gap [...]
On March 1, 2024, Iran found itself at a pivotal juncture as it witnessed the largest state election boycott [...]
Zeinab Jalalian, a Kurdish woman, marks a distressing milestone as she enters her 17th year of incarceration in Iran, [...]
In the lead-up to Iran’s highly contested parliamentary elections, a courageous wave of dissent is sweeping the nation as [...]
As the clock ticked towards 3 pm Tehran time, reports from polling stations across the nation painted a concerning [...]
On February 20, a significant conference titled “Women and Youth: Pioneers of Democratic Change in Iran” was held at [...]
In the Islamic Republic of Iran, the notion of participating in elections has long been promoted as a cornerstone [...]
In a startling turn of events, the Iranian regime has temporarily shut down the Majlis (parliament) following the leak [...]
As Iran commemorates the anniversary of the 1979 revolution, the regime’s efforts to showcase widespread popular support through pro-government [...]
In February 2024, the Iranian mobile phone market was rocked by a startling revelation as Kourosh Pardazan EyeSaa, operating [...]
In a strategic move orchestrated by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the Mayor of Tehran, Alireza Zakani, infamous for alleged [...]
In a fervent wave of strikes and protests, employees of the Iran National Steel Industrial Group in Ahvaz are [...]
In a bold move on Tuesday, February 13, the dissident group Ghiam Sarnegouni, which translates to “Rise to Overthrow” [...]
On February 13, a significant cyber intrusion was reported, affecting the Iranian regime’s Parliamentary news outlet, Khane Mellat News [...]
MEK (PMOI) IN MEDIA
Street protests and clashes between the youths and the regime’s suppressive forces. It’s difficult to say how [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): “The people of Iran answered the call of the President-elect of the National Council of [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Human Rights Commission. According [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): According to Afrasiabi, the US was aware of his “completely legitimate” conduct as [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI / MEK) in Ashraf 3 in Manza [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): People of Tehran stage protest, chant, “Death to the dictator,” and “Khamenei, shame [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): The UN Commission of Inquiry is crucial to shedding light on the horrific [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): 3rd Day of the Free Iran World Summit; Global Support for the Iranian [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran) and (NCRI): 1988 Massacre and Ongoing Regime Crimes. A new editorial in Modern [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Women Leaders in the November 2019 Uprisings. Iranian regime expert and [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): The regime has administrated many assassination attempts through the Ministry of Intelligence and [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): UN Official Demands, Iranian Regime Conduct Independent Investigation into Human Rights Abuses. [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Belgian prosecutors used evidence to show that Assadi was operating not for himself [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): A First by a European Court: Conviction of Iran Regime Diplomat-Terrorist, And 3 [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Assadi and His Three Accomplices Sentenced to Long Prison Sentences in Belgium. [...]
(NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran): Iranian Diplomat Sentenced to 20 Years for Foiled Bomb Plot in France-Assadollah Assadi [...]
reports provided by the (NCRI) and (PMOI / MEK Iran) have made the international community aware of the intentions [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran): EU obligation to stand against the terrorism of the Iranian regime. Struan Stevenson is [...]
Police officers in the Antwerp courtroom where the trial of the Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi is being held. 27 [...]
(PMOI / MEK Iran): The Iranian Regime Bolsters Piracy Moves. The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), and the People’s Mojahedin Organization of [...]
ABOUT MEK IRAN
This website is managed by supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (Persian: سازمان مجاهدین خلق ایران, Transliteration: Sazman-e mojahedin-e khlaq-e iran, abbreviated PMOI, MEK Iran), the principal member of the Iranian opposition coalition the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI).
The MEK Iran was founded in 1965 by a group of university students in opposition to the Shah’s monarchical regime. MEK Iran outlook is based on a democratic and tolerant interpretation of Islam, according to which elections and public suffrage are the sole indicators of political legitimacy.
The Shah’s regime subjected MEK Iran members and supporters to arrest, torture, imprisonment, and even execution during the 1970’s, thereby creating a leadership vacuum in the period preceding the Shah’s downfall that was opportunistically filled by Ruhollah Khomeini and his clique of mullahs. The organization was however intellectually influential in the 1979 Iranian revolution and vied for social and political influence in the first two years after the revolution.
As the MEK Iran leadership challenged Khomeini in the leadership of Iran’s direction in the post-revolutionary period, Khomeini ruthlessly and systematically curbed their legal participation in the political process. The MEK Iran’s widespread support among the young generation, however, forced Khomeini to tolerate MEK Iran grassroots organizations and activities up until June 20, 1981. This day represented a watershed moment in modern Iranian history as the MEK Iran organized a half-million strong protest march in Tehran to challenge Khomeini’s attempt to establish an absolute dictatorship. For the MEK Iran this was a historical test of adherence to the ideals of democracy for which the Iranian nation had sacrificed. For Khomeini, it was a test of his power to wield absolute rule and establish his dream of a theocratic dictatorship that he propagandized as an “Islamic Republic”.
In the period after June 20, 1981, the MEK, in the face of unprecedented state genocide and brutality, went underground. While still in Iran the MEK Iran leader, Massoud Rajavi announced the formation of the coalition of National Council of Resistance of Iran vowing to return sovereignty to the Iranian people as was the original goal of the 1979 revolution.
To this day, the MEK Iran and the NCRI parliament-in-exile, have remained steadfast to that goal, warning the world of the danger of Islamic fundamentalism in power, exposing the Iranian regime’s malevolent activities, organizing and struggling for freedom in Iran, and mobilizing domestic and international public opinion in support of the goal of democracy and freedom for their country.
MEK Iran supports the establishment of a secular, democratic, non-nuclear republic in Iran, based on the separation of religion and state. It is committed to gender equality and abolition of the death penalty. It is the largest organized resistance movement in the country.
The pioneer role of women in the organization has made it a beacon of hope for millions of youth and particularly women in Iran; especially since women and youth in Iran endure the most severe suppression.
At least 120,000 of MEK Iran supporters and activists have made the ultimate sacrifice to the cause of freedom and democracy in Iran over the last three decades. Its supporters continue to be arrested by the regime and put under torture for standing up to the religious extremists ruling Iran.
MEK Iran espouse a modern and progressive interpretation of Islam that is inherently tolerant and democratic. The backward religious establishment rooted in centuries-old class tradition, therefore, consider the MEK Iran to be an existential and intellectual threat to their precepts of religious rule.
As such, the MEK Iran, with their interpretation of Islam, are an anti-thesis to the growing problem of religious extremism rooted in backward interpretations of Islam. More specifically, the MEK Iran is the natural and homegrown solution to the form of political Islam embodied in Khomeni’s thesis of religious rule. Iran regime proxies in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen emulate Khomeni’s model of so-called Islamic power in Iran. Sunni extremist groups such as Al-Qaeda and ISIS also emulate this model while representing sectarian competition, all of whom are causing much destruction and terror in the region and the world.
Fundamentalist mullahs representing Iran’s centuries-old religious establishment believe interpreting Islam is their exclusive right and domain. The MEK Iran rejection of this view is a direct challenge to clerical supremacy. The testing ground for this competition between reactionary traditional interpretations of Islam and the MEK Iran’s progressive interpretation is Iranian society and particularly young Iranians. In the first years of the post-Shah era, Khomeini decisively lost the battle for Iranians’ hearts and minds and turned to violence to remove the MEK Iran intellectual challenge to his rule. Today, his legacy and regime face a restless youthful population imbued with the same challenge that the MEK Iran has represented. The recent protesters chanting of MEK Iran slogans has proved them more persuasive, appealing, and successful than any other solution to Iran’s problems.
Given the democratic views and popularity of MEK Iran at home, the mullahs have invested huge resources inside and outside the country to smear the movement and denigrate Iran’s main opposition.
We, the supporters of the MEK Iran’s historical struggle for freedom in Iran, are mainly a group of Iranians from all occupations that feel motivated and inspired by the values and teachings of Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK Iran). With much hope for a free and democratic Iran, we see it our essential duty to support and defend this historical journey and the selfless and heroic resistance against the dictatorship in Iran. We hence have decided to launch this website to inform the international community about the MEK Iran and the importance of supporting their movement for the cause of freedom and establishing peace and prosperity in the region.