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News in Brief
Killing Dissidents in Camp Ashraf, Iraq Irandidban.com, April 27, 2005
Several instances
of killing dissidents in Camp Ashraf have come to light during interviews
with MKO defectors who have returned to Iran. The former members expressed
willingness to testify in any court as to identities of the murdered
members.
Rajavi's Cult is disintegrating more rapidly than expected. Brussels, April 25, 2005 The gathering of Mojahedin supporters in Washington DC in March was attended by three hundred people. Many of the historical neoconservative supporters of the organization - who have been hoping to find a way to use the MKO combatants in the event of military intervention in Iran - refused to participate. In a damage control project, the MKO staged another mass gathering in Brussels on 25th April 2005. The organization did not announce the number of participants, but some sources have put the number as low as seventy six people. The event was covered by the local news agency Belga which also omitted participating numbers, but quoted the Mojahedin as having gathered support from 12 members of parliaments from different countries. The organization has downplayed the failure of its event by blanking it from its Persian websites. But in order to keep face, it has resorted to Photoshop techniques to produce a retouched photograph on some of its English websites, while diverting visitors' attention away to the video link to Paris and Maryam Rajavi (whose trial on terrorist related charges is expected to start in the near future). The rapid decline in support for Maryam Rajavi on the one hand and the increasing support for the victims of the cult among the opposition groups outside Iran, as well as western politicians and human rights personalities, is being viewed by many experts as highly significant. Reports suggest that in the face of this new phase of disintegration, the Rajavi Cult is having doubts about continuing with another pre-arranged carnival event organized for Sweden.
Mercenaries for sale! London, April 20, 2005 A half page advertisement appeared in the Guardian newspaper advertised Maryam Rajavi's willingness to work as a mercenary in an imaginary pre-emptive war against Iran in exchange of taking her cult off the terrorism list. In a letter published the following day, the Iranian Embassy in London complained about the advertisement. But analysts believe that the Islamic Republic of Iran benefits when any attention is diverted away from the true democratic Iranian opposition toward this organisation which sided with Iraq in the 8-year war between the two countries. The Islamic Republic of Iran prefers to accept this cult as its opposition rather than democratic peaceful organisations which unlike MKO have roots in the Iranian community inside and outside Iran. The MKO has previously spent money stolen from the Central Bank of Iraq on lavish advertisements, most notably in the International Herald Tribune. And Fox News frequently airs their willingness to be used by whoever would like to wear the dirty shoes of Saddam Hussein.
Kidnap case brought to trial Germany, April 19, 2005 A court started its preliminary procedures in a case against two MKO agents who tired to kidnap Mr. Farhad Javaheiyar from the streets of Cologne in Germany last year. The Judge interviewed one of the accused (the whereabouts of his accomplice is as yet unknown) and asked questions about his involvement. The MKO had brought some of its agents into the court to intimidate Mr. Javheriyar and on some occasions threatened him, which was of course added to the complaints. In Iraq, Mr. Javaheriyar had been handed over by Mr and Mrs Rajavi to Saddam's Intelligence agency and had been imprisoned in the notorious Abu Ghraib prison for refusing to cooperate with the anti-human expectations and orders of Massoud and Maryam Rajavi. It is believed that the kidnapping attempt by the MKO had been a futile attempt to silence Mr. Javaheriyar. Since his arrival in Europe, Mr. Javaheriyar has written many articles and books about his experiences in both MKO and Iraqi prisons. The trial is expected to continue over the next few months.
MKO Considered Terrorist by European Parliament IRNA, April 18, 2005
Head of the Board
of European Parliamentary Relations with Iran Angelica Beer conferred with
several religious minorities MPs here on Sunday.
Germany and MKO APGC, April 2005, Germany.
The Authority for
Protecting Germany’s Constitution in Bayern Province, has published its new
annual report on its website. A part of this report reads as follows:
Terrorists Are Not Supported Dan Robinson, VOA, April 14, 2005
A U.S.
Congressional Committee has approved legislation seeking to strengthen
existing U.S. sanctions on Iran and put more pressure on Iran's government
on the issue of weapons of mass destruction, while providing greater support
for Iranian democracy groups.
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