Mr Parsa Sorbi will moderate an online debate on Mardom TV on Friday 20th November (at 11am New York time, at 17pm Germany time, at 19:30pm Teheran time).
Broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube, a panel of experts will discuss the question. Audience participation is welcome in a Q&A after each section.
https://www.mardomtv.com/
https://www.facebook.com/mardomtv/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ParsaSorbiMardomTV/
The program is in English.
PART ONE – POLITICAL CONTEXT
In this section, experts talk about the effect of the Trump administration on the fortunes of the MEK in America, Albania and Europe.
Panellists:
Mr Sina Toossi, Senior Research Analyst at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), Washington
Mr Massoud Khodabandeh, Middle East Strategy Consultants, former MEK member, UK
Dr Olsi Yazeji, Albanian-Canadian Historian, media presenter, Albania
Mr Reza Jebelli Sadeghi, former MEK official in the USA, now working in the EU Parliament, Brussels
PART TWO – MEK IN ALBANIA
This section focuses on MEK activities and behaviour since arriving in Albania and local reactions.
Panellists:
Mr Gjergji Thanasi, award winning investigative journalist, Albania
Ms Migena Bala, lawyer from Tirana, Albania
Mr Hassan Heyrani, businessman in Tirana, former MEK member representing the ex-members in Albania from Tirana
PART THREE – MEK AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
This section drills down into the behaviour of the MEK in relation to Albanian civic life and lives of the membership.
Panellists:
Mr Edward Termado, Armenian-Iranian former POW (Iran-Iraq war) and former MEK member, Germany
Ms Anne Singleton, Open Minds – Cults and Deradicalization expert, UK
CONCLUSION
Returning to the question – With Trump gone, is the MEK finished? – panellists will offer their analyses and answer audience questions
