Rally Demands De-Listing of the MEK US Department of State, August 26, 2011 ABOUT THE RALLY: More than a year since the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals’ ruling in favor of the main Iranian opposition movement, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), thousands will rally outside the State Department to demand the group’s removal from…
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Unshackle Iran’s main opposition
THE WASHINGTON TIMES Refusal to remove MEK’s terrorist designation betrays democracy With Iran reportedly making progress on its nuclear program, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has an opportunity to recognize an Iranian opposition group that is dedicated to democratic reform; has a secular, pro-Western outlook, and is most feared by the Iranian rulers. There’s…
Members of Congress Voice Support for Rally to Urge Delisting of MEK
PRNewswire WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Members of Congress and senior former U.S. officials will voice support for a major rally by thousands of Iranian-Americans in solidarity with Iran’s pro-democracy movement on Friday, August 26th, according to Human Rights and Democracy International. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA), one of the keynote speakers at the Martin…
Secretary Clinton, it’s time to delist the PMOI
In recent weeks a debate has flared in Washington over whether or not Secretary of State Clinton should remove Iran’s main opposition movement, the People’s Mujahidin Organisation of Iran (PMOI), from the State Department’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO). The subject has been receiving exceptional attention in the media as we approach the anticipated…
On MEK, Listen to Those who Care about America’s Security
Scoop Independent News Who cares more about the safety and security of America and the United States’ national security: The American military personnel who have served their country and put their lives on the line in Iraq or the pro-Tehran lobby in Washington with well-established political and financial ties to Iran’s leadership? Secretary of State…