The Washington Times Explores Iran’s Democratic Alternative Ahead of the 2018 #FreeIran2018 rally in Paris at the end of the month, the Washington Times published a report on Maryam Rajavi and the People’s Mujahedin Organisation of Iran ( MEK ). In the report, entitled “ Iran: the Alternative ”, the Washington Times outlined the situation in Iran and the escalating protests. It went on to argue that the National Council of the Resistance of Iran ( NCRI ) offers a democratic alternative to the mullahs’ rule. On  June 30th, 2018 , more than 100,000 opponents of the Iranian regime will meet in Paris. Among their ranks will be senior political figures from Europe, Australia, and North America. SHAKING THE AUTHORITY OF THE REGIME The piece began by tracking the expanding  protest movement across in Iran . It looked at the opposition victories in May and April of 2018, describing the protests which have engulfed many of Iran’s core industries, including logistics, meta...

THE FREE IRAN RALLY INU - Ahead of this Saturday’s  #FreeIran2018 rally in Paris , there has been a lot of discussion about the Iranian Resistance coalition, the National Council of the Resistance of Iran (NCRI), especially its leader  Maryam Rajavi  and its largest group the People’s Mujahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK). The  Washington Times published  a report, entitled “Iran: the Alternative”, and argued that the  NCRI were the only democratic alternative to the mullahs’ rule. Let’s look at some of their key points. Shaking the Regime’s authority The report began by tracking the anti-regime uprising in Iran that began in late December, quickly spreading across the whole country, and continues in Iran to this day. These protests, in 142 cities, united the Iranian population in their anger at the Regime’s tyranny and incompetence. They are only strengthened by the strikes in many of Iran’s core industries, including logistics, metalworks, ...

THE MEK’S WRONGFUL TERRORIST DESIGNATION After 15 terrible years, the US finally  removed  Iranian Resistance group People’s Mujahedin of Iran (MEK/PMOI) from its list of foreign terrorist organisations in September 2012, following countless court cases that found in the MEK’s favour and previous removals of the MEK from terror lists by the UK, France and the European Union. But the MEK should never have been placed on any terrorist watch list in the first place, so how did they end up there, what effect did this have on the MEK’s fight for freedom in Iran, and how did the MEK finally get removed from the terror watch list? Let’s explore.   How did the MEK end up on terrorist watch lists?   The Iranian Regime claimed that the MEK was involved in terrorism, but could provide no actual evidence to support their lies. However, the international community wanted to build a relationship between the mullahs and the international community, because they did...