MEK: The Main Source Of The Mullahs’ Fear Of Cyberspace!

The role of cyberspace and social media in Iran uprising

The more the uprising flares inside Iran, the more the regime in Iran, like any other bloodthirsty dictator, clutches at oppression.

In its current situation, the regime not only has savagely beaten to death the  in the streets but also has extended its suppression to the cyberspace. People use this space to openly express their discontent of the regime. As the regime’s head of the judiciary has recently cited, nowadays, the cyberspace is under the control of the regime’s dissidents.

Ahmad Khatami, from Khamenei’s inner cycle, has described the cyberspace as a “rabid dog”.

MEK\PMOI; the main concern of the regime in cyberspace

Among regime’s ample concerns regarding cyberspace, one should not be negligent of the main threat to the regime’s existence; the bedrock that cyberspace has provided for the people of Iran to link themselves with their organized resistance, especially the MEK; an organization that the regime has tried to annihilate for 40 years, has claimed that there is nothing left of it and thus had disconnected the people from it.

But today, thanks to the cyberspace, people are linked to MEK.

We are witnessing the rise in protests and their rapid radicalization. The regime itself has admitted that only a few minutes after the beginning of each civil rights demonstration, the social slogans change into political ones and lead to the uprising by chanting “down with dictator”. These slogans are promoted among the people by the resistance units and supporters of the MEK.

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Who is the Iranian opposition, seeking regime change?

Donald Trump will be urged to demonstrate America's commitment to regime change in Iran by making a direct appeal to the Iranian people who are still involved in nationwide protests across the country. A senior US Congressman Dana Rohrabacher said in a meeting with leaders of the Iranian Resistance in Paris to discuss how the US can tangibly support to Iranian citizens wanting to overthrow the "weakened regime."

Former New York Mayer Rudy Giuliani said at a conference held at the Washington Press Club on February 28th: "we have legit, strong, Democratic alternative in Iran, Maryam_Rajavi. We should give them recognition!

A brief history of Iranian opposition MEK

Formed in 1965, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran(PMOI/MEK), the largest and best-organized Iranian opposition movement, is the main component of the coalition, National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which acts as the parliament-in-exile.

After the fall of the Shah in February 1979, a cleric named Khomeini stole the people's revolution for freedom and established his extremist government based on medieval laws using the name of Islam.

People throughout the country, in particular, the university students and intelligentsia upset with the new repressive and backward regime joined the PMOI. Hundreds of thousands participated in the PMOI/MEK peaceful meetings and demonstrations. Iranian regime worried about such rising popular support for the PMOI, started to repress, arrest, torture and finally execute the MEK members in large numbers. Up to now, more than 100 thousand MEK members and supporters were executed for the sole crime of being freedom lovers.

IRAN REGIME’S MILITARY OFFICIAL ADMITS TO LEADING ROLE OF THE MEK / PMOI IN RECENT UPRISINGS

by Mahmood Hakamian

“The protests that erupted recently across Iran involved setting fire to the State Security Force’s motorcycles, breaking the windows of religious seminaries in Abhar and Zanjan, setting fire to police kiosks in Arak, opening fire on the IRGC with hunting rifles, assaulting a State Security Force officer with a brick….” according to Brig. Gen. Rasoul Sanai, Political Affairs Deputy for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.

Sanai spoke about the behind the scenes developments of the recent unrest, “Their plan was to spread the riots from the surrounding areas to the capital (Tehran) because they believe owing to previous incidents in Tehran and major cities, Iran’s security and defense forces had been trained and gained the expertise to confront riotous actions. But in other cities the potential for inciting the public is much greater and the security forces have a lesser presence.”

He blamed the Iranian Resistance for the escalation of the protests, saying, “As such, the most serious clashes took place in Touyserkan (Hamedan Province) and several people were killed, including two people who attacked the prison and have yet to be identified. The leaders and those inciting the protests in this city were from the ‘Hypocrites’ (MEK or PMOI). They had come from other cities so as not to be identified. Those who were detained were pursued from the time of MEK incursion into western Iran in 1988….”\

We Should Listen Closely To Iran

As the world continues to debate the recent Iranian outburst of protests, its "lack of leadership" as they claim, and the road ahead, there is no doubt in the minds of senior Iranian regime officials over who led, and continues to lead, this latest uprising that continues to rattle the very pillars of the mullahs' rule.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made his thoughts crystal clear.

“The incidents were organized” and carried out by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), he said although using a different term. “The [MEK] had prepared for this months ago” and “the  media outlets had called for it.”

The MEK is best known for first blowing the whistle on Iran's clandestine nuclear program back in 2002 and raising awareness over the possible military dimension (PMD) of this drive, a subject awaiting full clarification as we speak.

Interesting is how Khamenei's remarks, however, mirror those of influential American figures.

We Should Listen Closely To Iran

As the world continues to debate the recent Iranian outburst of protests, its "lack of leadership" as they claim, and the road ahead, there is no doubt in the minds of senior Iranian regime officials over who led, and continues to lead, this latest uprising that continues to rattle the very pillars of the mullahs' rule.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei made his thoughts crystal clear.

“The incidents were organized” and carried out by the Iranian opposition People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), he said although using a different term. “The [MEK] had prepared for this months ago” and “the  media outlets had called for it.”

The MEK is best known for first blowing the whistle on Iran's clandestine nuclear program back in 2002 and raising awareness over the possible military dimension (PMD) of this drive, a subject awaiting full clarification as we speak.

Interesting is how Khamenei's remarks, however, mirror those of influential American figures.

The Truth Behind the MEK in Iraq: Part 1

The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) have resided in two separate camps (Ashraf and Liberty) in Iraq from 1986 to 2016. This article will tell the story from 1986 until 2009.

In 1986, in addition to MEK members and sympathizers from Iran around 1,000 MEK members from France to Iraq to build a new operations base for the Iranian Resistance. They were granted a small patch of barren land in the desert, near to the Iranian border, with only a handful of deserted and partially-constructed buildings that had no running water or electricity. It expanded rapidly as MEK supporters from the West, mainly students and professionals travelled to the remote area with hopes of bringing democracy to Iran.

Iran-Iraq War

This was during the Iran-Iraq war, which the MEK, Iraq, and the people of Iran wanted to end. The mullahs, however, pushed on in the hope that they could turn Iraq into an Iranian province. Thus the MEK formed the National Liberation Army (NLA), which eventually resulted in a UN ceasefire to the war.

Following the war, the MEK build Camp Ashraf into a 14-square-mile city with a university, mosque, museum, bakeries, shopping centre, four Olympic size swimming pools, zoo, and various social and other sports facilities. However, they still remained committed to their objective of bringing democracy to Iran.

During this time, Ashraf was often the subject of attacks by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), but thanks to the MEK’s secure bunkers, casualties were minimal.

Gulf Wars

The next time that the MEK faced off with the Iranian Regime on a large scale was after of Saddam Hussein’s defeat in the first Gulf War. The IRGC crossed into Iraq, which was still in chaos, with the intention of eliminating the MEK. However, the MEK was prepared and caused Iran’s forces to retreat in defeat with huge losses.

https://irannewsupdate.com/news/iranian-opposition/4623-iran-regime-s-military-official-admits-to-leading-role-of-the-mek-pmoi-in-recent-uprisings.html

by Mahmood Hakamian 

In 1986, around 1,000 members of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) travelled to Iraq in order to build a new operations base for their resistance group with the hopes of bringing democracy to Iran.

They were given a barren patch of land in the desert, near the Iranian border, which had a few deserted and partially-constructed buildings, but no running water or electricity. This was Camp Ashraf. It expanded quickly as MEK supporters from the US and the EU travelled to the camp in order to help free the Iranian people from the grasp of the mullahs.

 IRAN-IRAQ WAR

At the time, the Iran-Iraq war was in its fifth year, and the MEK, Iraq, and the Iranian people all wanted the conflict to end quickly. Iraq had offered peace in 1982, but the mullahs refused because they wanted to destroy Iraq and take it over for themselves.

The MEK, in an effort to speed up the resolution to the war, formed the National Liberation Army (NLA) to take part in battles against Iran separately from the Iraqi army. Eventually the mullahs, scared that the MEK would spark a revolution in Iran, agreed to a UN ceasefire.

After the war had ended, the MEK turned Ashraf into a fully functioning 14-square-mile city, which included a mosque, university, museum, shopping centre and many other facilities. They were often the target of missiles attacks by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), but thanks to the MEK’s secure bunkers, casualties were minimal. The MEK remained dedicated to their objectives of bringing freedom to Iran.

A FREE IRAN: MARYAM RAJAVI’S 10-POINT-PLAN

by Mahmood Hakamian 

Maryam Rajavi, the president-elect of the Iranian Resistance Forces has a ten-point-plan for a free Iran to ensure that the Iranian people will have democracy, equality, and freedom.

Maryam Rajavi is the leader of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a coalition of Iranian Resistance groups, which includes the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) as its largest member. The plan is approved by both the NCRI and MEK.
Let’s take a little look at the plan.

  DEMOCRACY

The plan advocates free and fair elections as the only avenue to political leadership(1) and stresses that there will be universal suffrage(1) for the citizens of Iran, with no barriers to voting rights or holding political office based on class, race, religion(4), or gender(5).

In the free Iran envisaged by Maryam Rajavi, no political parties or groups will be criminalised for their beliefs(2).

This is a stark contrast to the Mullahs who criminalised the MEK in the early 1980s and continue to imprison, torture, and kill MEK members and affiliates to this day. The Iranian Regime also appoints the Supreme Leader and rig elections for the President and members of Parliament.

HOW POPULAR IS THE MEK IN IRAN?

by Mahmood Hakamian 

One of the most common reasons given for dismissing the Iranian Resistance, specifically the People’s Mojahedin of Iran (PMOI/MEK), is that it is unpopular within Iran. This is simply untrue.

The MEK is the largest and most popular people’s resistance movement within Iran and it enjoys support from all sectors of the population. The Mullahs’ Regime, on the other hand, is highly unpopular among the Iranian people as evidenced by the hundreds of protests per day in 2017, which was admitted to by the Regime and finally by the recent nationwide protests and uprising in which the Iranian people clearly expressed their desire for regime change as the one and only solution to all the problems.

Getting precise numbers of MEK members and supporters in Iran is impossible because this organization has been banned there since the early  shortly after the then Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini declared the MEK to be enemies of the Regime.

The punishment under the Regime for being associated with the MEK can be execution- under some vague charges of enmity against god- so it is no wonder that MEK members have to keep their political affiliation under wraps. Despite this, many Iranians will hold MEK banners or flags during protests or hang them up in public places before elections, so you can see that the MEK is incredibly popular in Iran.

If you wanted a more precise way to measure support for the MEK within Iran, one of the best ways is to look at the viewership figures for the MEK’s television channel Face of Freedom. This channel presents unbiased news to the Iranian people, bypassing Regime censorship, and also hosts programs on Iranian history, literature, culture, art, music, and comedy.

The MEK’s television channel has about 10 million daily viewers, while the website associated with Voice of Freedom gets tens of thousands of daily hits. In 2017, the channel held a telethon to keep the channel going and raised $5.5 million, which is a lot of money in Iran.

https://irannewsupdate.com/news/iranian-opposition/4612-how-popular-is-the-mek-in-iran.html

IRAN: JUDICIARY'S GRUDGE AGAINST PMOI /MEK

by Poorang Novak

In reaction to Resistance of Iran’s efforts to hold the Iranian regime accountable for its 1988 massacre of more than 30,000 political prisoners and crime against humanity, and due to increasing international isolation of the mullahs’ anti-human regime for their violation of human rights, regime judiciary’s ‘Mizan’ news agency has released a report, seeking vengeance against The People's Mojahedin Organization Of Iran (PMOI /MEK) while hysterically attacking human rights defenders.

In an article titled “exploring EU’s political motives behind human rights excuses” and “human rights frauds (against the regime)”, the news agency writes:

Human-rights-labeled resolutions and sanctions are outdated tools that have now turned into a diplomatically-dressed hostility as well as a political and economic misconduct by the EU and its allies.

Signed by 265 MEPs, a statement against the Islamic Republic was issued in June this year by a pro-PMOI (MEK) European Parliament, known for having strong relations with the group.

Gerard Deprez, Belgium’s representative in the European Parliament, who drafted the statement, is the head of the so-called Friends of a Free Iran, a group known for its close relations with PMOI (MEK). Prior to this, Europeans used to support PMOI (MEK), but only in secret. Now, however, their support has become quite evident. For instance, the Czech Republic’s representative in the European Parliament has encouraged the EU to actively support PMOI (MEK). Jan Zaharadil, who opposes making any concessions to Tehran, said “the EU must cooperate (with PMOI /MEK and Maryam Rajavi).”

There are plenty of such positions within the EU, including the ones taken by France, another EU country and the so-called cradle of democracy.

THE PEOPLE OF IRAN MUST NOT BE FORGOTTEN AS THE REGIME'S FIRST VICTIMS

The nuclear threat and Iran’s belligerence has been the topic of many hot debates in recent weeks and months. Leaders from all across the world are slamming the Iranian regime for its spread of chaos across the Middle East including its support of various militias and proxy groups. It is also being criticised for its nuclear program and its violation of the spirit of the nuclear deal.

However, very little attention is being paid to the Iranian regime’s blatant abuse of human rights at home. The people of Iran have suffered under the clerical regime for many years. What is even more incomprehensible is the Iranian regime’s disregard of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights that is in place to respect the dignity of everyone and to ensure that all people are treated equally.
Iran is one of the worst offenders of executions and many people are sentenced to death every year. The Iranian regime uses the death penalty to punish minor crimes and to punish political prisoners that are simply expressing their own political beliefs and opposition to a regime that ignores the rights of its own people. It even executes juvenile offenders.
Ethnic and religious minorities are targeted by Iranian authorities and are arrested, jailed and tortured for no good reason. Women are also mistreated in Iran and have to submit to dress codes and are unable to watch sports in stadiums, to give only a few examples.
One of the most notorious human rights abuses of the Iranian regime was the 1988 massacre in which 30,000 political prisoners were executed during one summer alone. It has been classed as one of the most atrocious crimes since World War II. The Supreme Leader at that time, and founder of the Islamic Republic, Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa in which he ordered the execution of all political prisoners. This was part of an effort to quash the opposition. Most of the victims were members or supporters of the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK) – the main Iranian opposition, and they were killed simply because they wanted democracy for their compatriots.