{"id":227158,"date":"2020-10-02T22:13:42","date_gmt":"2020-10-02T21:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=227158"},"modified":"2023-02-01T05:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T04:42:05","slug":"why-irans-regime-tries-to-influence-global-media-to-demonize-opposition-mek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/why-irans-regime-tries-to-influence-global-media-to-demonize-opposition-mek\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Iran\u2019s Regime Tries To Influence Global Media To Demonize Opposition MEK?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Since shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979, Iran\u2019s theocratic regime has faced serious challenges from the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK). The MEK, contributed to the overthrow of Shah Pahlavi. When mullahs hijacked the revolution, the MEK was on the frontline demanding freedom and justice for people.<\/p>\n

Persons familiar with the MEK<\/a>, its platform, and its leadership understand that it has been the leading voice for democracy in Iran throughout four decades. Therefore, mullahs have tried to tarnish MEK\u2019s image as the leading opposition group. The details of two recent, nationwide uprisings in Iran once again showed the MEK\u2019s extensive social influence. But Tehran can still be expected to fight tooth and nail to preserve a false narrative of the MEK\u2019s unimportance.<\/p>\n

The Iranian regime has been pursuing this false narrative and demonizing campaign, in the form of a coordinated disinformation campaigns run by Iran\u2019s Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS). The MEK successfully has challenged this false reporting in court while releasing various reports of their own which undermine the credibility of sources that Tehran relies upon to spread its messaging abroad.<\/p>\n

In this way, the Iranian Resistance has convinced a large and politically diverse supporters beyond Iranian propaganda and see the organized Resistance for what it is: a viable alternative government, poised to guide Iran through a period of transition after the Iranian regime\u2019s downfall. In recent months, many of them participated in a series of international video conferences organized by the National Council of Resistance of Iran, to keep attention focused on the legacy of recent uprisings while challenging Western policy of appeasement.<\/p>\n

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International support for Maryam Rajavi\u2019s ten-point plan for a democratic Iran<\/div><\/div>
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