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EU Takes Iranian Group Off Terror List, But Status Still Disputed

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a professor of international law at the University of Stockholm, says it will end the MKO’s difficulties in raising funds in Europe.”Even though they had the possibility to contact different political organizations, there were some groups and bodies — particularly some individuals — who, because of the terrorist branding of the group, avoided it and didn’t give it public backing,”Mahmudi says.”Now that the MKO has been removed from the EU terror list, all the groups that are sympathetic to the MKO will be able to support them publicly and help them without any problem,”he adds. Shahin Gobadi, a spokesman for the group, says that $9 million had been frozen in France alone, with”tens of millions of dollars”worth of assets also locked away in other EU countries.

France files appeal against”Mujahedin Khalq Organization”terrorists

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France says it has filed an appeal to an EU court to keep the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI/MEK) on a list of banned terrorist groups. …MKO terrorists, banned by many countries including the US, have claimed responsibility for numerous terror attacks inside Iran since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.The group is also responsible for assisting Saddam in the massacre of thousands of Iraqi civilians.

Iran Group to Stay on U.S. Terror List

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The State Department has decided to keep Iran’s largest opposition group, Mujahedin e-Khalq, on its list of terrorist organizations, according to U.S. officials.The decision, which could set up a legal battle in the U.S., came before the European Union on Monday removed Mujahedin e-Khalq, or the People’s Mujahedin of Iran, from its own roster of terrorist groups.Some Middle East analysts say the State Department’s Jan. 7 ruling could assist President Barack Obama ..The U.S. has charged the MEK with assassinating senior Iranian officials and bombing overseas Iranian missions.

Europe may find itself providing refuge for MKO Terrorists

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The European Union on Monday announced the removal of a high-profile Iranian opposition group from its list of terrorists, a victory for a movement that European governments have described as a dangerous sect and prosecuted on terrorism charges…Analysts said European leaders probably acted out of diplomatic expediency because of the impending expulsion from Iraq of nearly 3,000 members of the opposition group’s military wing, who once fought against their homeland on behalf of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.

Iran devising plan to try Mojahedin Khalq members

Nejat SocietyJanuary 27, 2009076 views

Iran is mulling over a plan to take terrorist MKO/ PMOI members to court following the European Union’s decision to lift a ban on the group. Iranian lawmakers are devising a plan to try the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (MKO/PMOI/MEK) members who have taken an active part in terrorist activities against the country.

Iranian Resistance Group a Source of Contention in Iraq

Nejat SocietyJanuary 27, 2009070 views

During his speech on New Year’s Day to celebrate the official transfer of Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone to Iraqi control, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki declared Jan. 1 the”day of sovereignty”and congratulated his compatriots for having waited so long. He also warned that an Iranian resistance group, the Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK/PMOI/MKO), would no longer be able to have a base on Iraqi territory. ..The group is a source of contention for Iran and the U.S., Iraq’s two biggest allies, who are increasingly vying for influence as Baghdad’s post–Saddam Hussein Shi’ite government asserts its independence

PMOI terror cult a much bigger threat to Eu than al-Qaeda

Nejat SocietyJanuary 25, 2009094 views

The MKO cult is notorious for committing countless atrocities in Iran and Iraq. In Iran alone, their terrorist attacks have claimed over 12,000 deaths and in Iraq, as well as committing war crimes against the Kurds under the Saddam Hussein regime,..This is why America, Canada and the EU have previously refused to remove the MKO from their terror lists, and as recently as the 12 of this month, Condoleezza Rice announced that the MKO group would remain on the US terror list. So why the change in the EU position now?

Iraq: To Close Camp Ashraf

Nejat SocietyJanuary 24, 2009087 views

Iraq plans to close down Camp Ashraf, which is the seat of Iranian militant group Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MeK), within two months, Press TV reported Jan. 23, citing Iraqi National Security Adviser Mowaffaq al-Rubaie. Al-Rubaie added that Iraq would allow MeK members to return to Iran or go to another country.

Iraq Accuses Iranian Exiles of Plotting Attack

Nejat SocietyJanuary 22, 2009085 views

The Iraqi government this week accused an Iranian opposition group of planning a suicide attack against Iraqi troops, a possible prelude to decisive government action to close the group’s camp in Iraq and expel its members…Rubaie’s statement said a member of the organization had turned himself in to Iraqi security forces and told them that group leaders had instructed him to detonate explosives at the headquarters of the Iraqi security forces. The goal of the reported attack was to embarrass the Iraqi government, the statement said.

Mojahedin Khalq Suicide operative arrested in Iraq

Nejat SocietyJanuary 21, 2009089 views

The security forces of Iraq have arrested a member of Mojahedin Khalq Organisation (aka: MKO, MEK, PMOI, NCRI, Rajavi cult) after he failed to carry out his suicide mission inside an Iraqi security base…According to the statement this member of Mojahedin Khalq has now complained about the severe exercise of torture and brainwashing techniques employed by the heads of the organisation. According to his written statements, he claims that: “I was sent with a clear and precise plan to perform a suicide mission in this Iraqi base”.