{"id":323839,"date":"2024-09-06T12:07:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T11:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=323839"},"modified":"2024-09-08T21:57:28","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T20:57:28","slug":"the-tale-of-irans-six-decade-old-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-tale-of-irans-six-decade-old-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tale of Iran\u2019s Six-Decade-Old Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fifty-nine years ago, on this very day, three Iranian intellectuals<\/a> gathered in a small room in Tehran, marking the beginning of a pivotal moment in Iran’s history. Frustrated by years of oppression under the autocratic regime of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi<\/a> and the brutal crackdowns by SAVAK, Iran’s secret police, these individuals founded an organization that would later be known as the People\u2019s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK).<\/p>\n

Inspired by religious texts and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and driven by a desire for freedom and democracy, these founders\u2014Mohammad Hanif Nejad<\/a>, Saeed Mohsen<\/a>, and Ali Asghar Badizadegan<\/a>\u2014established an organization on September 6, 1965, quickly grew in strength and influence.<\/p>\n

As the revolution unfolded, the organization, newly freed from prison, warned of the dangers posed by emerging fundamentalism under the guise of Islam. The newly forming regime under Ruhollah Khomeini viewed the organization as a threat and attempted to co-opt it by offering a share in power if it would abandon its ideals. The organization refused to compromise, setting the stage for a brutal crackdown.<\/p>\n

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