MEK: Cult of the Chameleon
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDlNWErYCGw] Maziar Bahari’s fascinating 2007 documentary on the Mujahedin-e Khalq, “Cult of the Chameleon,” deserves special attention given Secretary Clinton’s upcoming decision on the group’s terror designation. The film, which was featured yesterday at a panel event assessing the ramifications of taking MEK off the terror list, is notable for its focus on the humanitarian aspect of […]
MEK’s attempts to hijack the Green Movement
The Mujahedin-e Khalq campaign to be removed from the U.S. list of Foreign Terrorist Organization’s has been fueled by plenty of misinformation. One big lie that MEK has spread in Washington is that the group is popularly supported in Iran and is the “main opposition.” This attempt to hijack Iran’s indigenous Green Movement is nothing […]
Each Iranian: One Voice Campaign
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjo4MHA2VuA] [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B88yLjz3zVs] On Friday, June 19, twelve political prisoners in Iran started an indefinite hunger strike in protest over the killing of two fellow political prisoners, Haleh Sahabi and Hoda Saber, Green Voice of Freedom reported. One day after that, Kaleme, the opposition website close to Mir Hossein Mousavi, called on all Iranians around the […]
What’s Next?
The Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was recently released from Evin Prison, has an excellent op-ed in today’s Washington Post. In it, Bahari argues two main points: 1) The U.S. must still pursue diplomacy with Iran and 2) Smart sanctions (targeted ones that don’t affect the Iranian people) are the appropriate sanctions to impose. Our […]
118 Days, 12 Hours, 54 Minutes
Newsweek reporter Maziar Bahari has written a touching and horrifying account of his experience in Evin prison following this summer’s tumultuous election crisis. His story is not unique, either, and should be read as an indication of the ordeal so many other political prisoners are still enduring in Iran.
Maziar Bahari Reunites With Family
Maziar Bahari, an accredited journalist for Newsweek, was released on bail in Iran on Saturday. Yesterday, he flew back to London to see his family. He returned in time to see the upcoming birth of his first child, due on October 26th. More from Newsweek: Bahari, NEWSWEEK’s Iran correspondent and an internationally acclaimed documentary filmmaker, was arrested in […]