James Jones Calls for Delisting of MEK
August 17, 2011 By
And Save 3,400 Lives in Camp Ashraf. US Congress, US National Security and Policy Figures Agree.
BREAKING NEWS: US To Remove MEK Off FTO List
Friday, Sep 21, 2012: According to media reports, the United States has decided to remove the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from the list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations.
Order by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in re: People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran
JUNE 1, 2012: Upon consideration of the petition for writ of mandamus, the briefs of the parties, and the argument by counsel, it is
ORDERED that the Secretary either deny or grant PMOI’s petition not later than four months from the date this opinion issues. Should the Secretary fail to take action within the four-month period, the petition for writ of mandamus setting aside the FTO designation will be granted.
MEK Files Writ of Mandamus w/ US Court
- Writ of Mandamus in Court of Appeals
- Motion for Expedited Consideration
- Amici Brief Filed for MEK’s Mandamus
- March 5 Ruling of US Court of Appeals
- US Government March 26 Counter Brief
- PMOI’s Reply to Government’s Brief
- US Court of Appeals’ April 10 Ruling
- US Court of Appeals’ June 1 Ruling
- US Court of Appeals’ June 1 Opinion
- Justice Dept Sep 28 Letter to the Court
Super Tuesday TV Ad Calls for MEK Delisting
Source Documents
- MEK: An Independent Assessment
- Fake “FBI Report” on MEK
- RAND Report on MEK Debunked
- Iraq’s Hoshyar Zebari Rejects Kurd Killing Allegation Leveled against MEK
- EP Fact-Finding Mission Rejects HRW on MEK
- US Commander Rejects HRW’s Allegations
- WINEP PolicyWatch: FTO and MEK (1)
- WINEP PolicyWatch: FTO and MEK (2)
- ExecutiveAction Report on FTO & MEK
- Iran’s MOIS Book “Saddam’s Private Army” Exposed
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About MEK
The People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI), also referred to as the Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), is the principal and most organized Iranian opposition movement. It was founded in 1965 by three Muslim Iranian intellectuals. The MEK adheres to a modern, democratic, secular, and tolerant interpretation of Islam, according to which elections and public suffrage are the sole indicators of political legitimacy.
About Camp Ashraf
Camp Ashraf is home to some 3,400 members and sympathizers of Iran’s main opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) and their families. Camp Ashraf is in Iraq’s Diyala Province, 60 miles northeast of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and about 44 miles from Iran’s Western border. The residents of Camp Ashraf have the "Protected Persons" status under the Fourth Geneva Convention.
About NCRI
The National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) is a political coalition of Iran’s democratic opposition groups and figures which was founded in 1981 with the aim of unseating the “religious dictatorship” in Iran. The NCRI acts as a Parliament-in-Exile.The NCRI advocates a democratic, pluralist and secular system of government; is committed to a nuclear-free Iran
About H.RES. 60
According to H.RES. 60: The House of Representatives – (1) urges the Secretary of State to remove the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) from the Department of State’s list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations; and (2) urges the Secretary of State to lift all restrictions imposed on the MEK, its members, and its affiliates, which has emanated from its designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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