People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/People's_Mujahedin_of_Iran_(MEK)

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:political_party militant
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MEK
gptkbp:alliedWith	Saddam Hussein (historically)
gptkbp:color	green red white
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:Iran
gptkbp:flag	Flag of the People's Mujahedin of Iran
gptkbp:founded	1965
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Ali-Asghar_Badizadegan gptkb:Mohammad_Hanifnejad gptkb:Saeed_Mohsen
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Albania
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Iraq
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	People's Mujahedin of Iran (MEK)
gptkbp:ideology	anti-clericalism republicanism Islamic socialism Marxism (historically) anti-Islamic Republic of Iran
gptkbp:language	gptkb:Persian
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Massoud_Rajavi gptkb:Maryam_Rajavi
gptkbp:motto	Democracy, Freedom, Equality
gptkbp:nativeName	gptkb:Mojahedin-e_Khalq
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Camp_Ashraf_siege gptkb:Operation_Eternal_Light assassinations of Iranian officials attacks on US personnel (1970s) forced relocation to Albania bombing of Islamic Republic Party headquarters (1981)
gptkbp:notableMember	gptkb:Mehdi_Abrishamchi Abolhassan Banisadr (affiliated) Nasser Mohajer
gptkbp:opposedBy	gptkb:Iranian_government gptkb:Islamic_Republic_of_Iran gptkb:Islamic_Revolutionary_Guard_Corps
gptkbp:participatedIn	gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War gptkb:Iranian_Revolution
gptkbp:politicalWing	gptkb:National_Council_of_Resistance_of_Iran
gptkbp:status	removed from terrorist list (2012)
gptkbp:statusInCanada	removed from terrorist list (2012)
gptkbp:statusInEU	removed from terrorist list (2009)
gptkbp:statusInIran	banned
gptkbp:statusInUK	removed from terrorist list (2008)
gptkbp:website	https://www.mojahedin.org/
gptkbp:women's_wing	gptkb:National_Liberation_Army_of_Iran
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Mohammad_Ali_Beheshti gptkb:Massoud_Rajavi gptkb:Operation_Mersad_(1988)
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7