Welcome to Iran Interlink

Do you have a relative or friend in the Mojahedin with whom you wish to have contact?
Do you have concerns for their well-being?

We invite you to forward their details to Iran-Interlink.

Iran-Interlink will campaign for that person to be allowed free and unfettered access to their friends and family.

Where appropriate Iran-Interlink will campaign for the release of individuals from the Mojahedin.

Important note: If you do not want to give us your details, please use the information on the Contact page for alternative advice
 

Aims of Iran-Interlink

  • to inform as widely as possible about the real nature of the Mojahedin and to act as a pressure group in this regard
     
  • to help individuals who wish to leave the Mojahedin to find refuge in a country where they will feel safe and secure
  • to help those who leave to come to terms with their experiences within the Mojahedin and to re-establish themselves as members of the wider community in which they come to live with a viable and independent lifestyle
     
  • to reconcile and reunite people who leave the Mojahedin with their family and friends, by mutual consent, and to involve established Iranians in
    helping these vulnerable people
     

About Iran Interlink

Iran Interlink has been established as a point of contact for families and friends of members of the Iranian Mojahedin-e Khalq (aka MKO, MEK, PMOI, NCR, NCRI, NLA, MISS) which is now based in Iraq.

There is now urgent concern since the organisation has been labelled as a terrorist entity by the US State Department, the UK government and the European Union. Whilst the description and activities reported  are accurate, they do not reflect the full situation of the Mojahedin.

Over the past 15 years, the Mojahedin has been changed from an armed political force into a cult. As the Mojahedin has become more cult-like it has become more closed and insular. Those people who joined the organisation for political reasons now find themselves in a completely changed organisation, in a totally different world scene. Over the years, as with any organisation, people have left the Mojahedin for any number of reasons; personal, political etc. At present, many more would like to leave and are prevented from doing so. The fundamental human rights of these people are being violated.

The Mojahedin has retreated all its forces to Iraq and is holding some of them there against their will. People who wish to leave are prevented first and foremost because they are in Iraq and have no money, passport or identity papers. They are unable to find succour in Iraq because the Mojahedin has become part of the Iraqi regime and defectors from the Mojahedin are treated as enemies of the State and dealt with accordingly. People are unable to move outside the Mojahedin bases without risking internment.

Iran-Interlink is extremely concerned about the fate of those people who would like to leave the organisation and are prevented from doing so. People who managed to leave in the past have reported abuses and mistreatment. This includes both physical and psychological pressure. Iran-Interlink is also concerned that because of the psychological coercion and manipulation, members of the Mojahedin cult are not free to choose a course of action for themselves. Their thoughts and actions are strictly controlled by the leadership.

In this regard, Iran-Interlink has the following objectives:

  • To expose the Mojahedin as a religious/personality cult
     
  • To expose the Mojahedin’s abuse of the fundamental human rights of its members
     
  • To pinpoint responsibility for the terrorist actions and human rights abuses of the Mojahedin on its leader Massoud Rajavi, and expose his ruthless exploitation of the members in this regard
  Our Point of View

Iran-Interlink believes that twenty years of living cheek by jowl with the Iraqi regime, being fed and armed by Saddam Hussein, is proof enough that the Mojahedin is an undemocratic force. The Mojahedin is profoundly unaccountable. Even the Mojahedin alias, the National Council of Resistance of Iran is totally undemocratic. There are no secret ballots of any nature and no system by which the members can have the self-appointed leader removed or replaced.

This has allowed its ruthlessly ambitious leader to turn what was once a hugely popular political armed force struggling against the Iranian regime, into a cult; with all the abuses of human rights that implies. The separation of spouses, and removal of children is a clear signature of cult behaviour. Members are required to love and worship only the leader and to reject familial love as corrupted.

Further, Iran-Interlink contends that the Mojahedin has done the work of the Iranian regime for them by effectively vilifying and crushing any other opposition group, organisation or individual in order to maintain their position as the only viable opposition. This has severely inhibited the growth of any democratic opposition to the Iranian regime.

Due to its autocratic nature and civilian deaths during its armed attacks inside Iran, the Mojahedin can no longer claim to represent the aspirations of Iranians living either inside or outside their country.

Frequently Asked Questions:

Q: What is Iran-Interlink's position as regards the Iranian regime.

A: At Iran-Interlink, we believe that a secular democracy is the best way to protect and promote the rights and responsibilities of all the citizens of a country.

Q: The site is not balanced. Why don't you have anything on your site about the human rights abuses of the Iranian regime.

A: There is a huge amount of documented evidence concerning the human rights situation inside Iran. There is little, however, which describes the human rights violations committed by the opposition Mojahedin organisation. Iran-Interlink sees no benefit in comparing the two situations.

Q: Why does Iran-Interlink describe the Mojahedin organisation as a cult. I thought it was a political organisation.

A: All cults share the same characteristics and the Mojahedin organisation fits all these definitions. It indoctrinates its members; it forms a closed, totalitarian society; it has a self-appointed, messianic and charismatic leader; it exploits its members financially; and it believes that the ends justify the means. Another characteristic of cults is that they offer to make the world a better place. This can be by religious means, or as with the Mojahedin organisation, by political means.

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