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After the revolution, she was a candidate for parliamentary elections in Tehran in 1980. During which she received more than a quarter of a million votes.
After the revolution, she was a candidate for parliamentary elections in Tehran in 1980. During which she received more than a quarter of a million votes.
Following June 20, 1981, the the IRGC (the Revolutionary Guards Corps) raided her places of residence several times, but she managed to survive these encounters
Following June 20, 1981, the the IRGC (the Revolutionary Guards Corps) raided her places of residence several times, but she managed to survive these encounters
In 1993 Rajavi was elected President-Elect of the [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]], an umbrella coalition of which the PMOI is the primary member organization.<ref>"Profile: Maryam Rajavi." ''BBC News,'' 17 June 2003. [http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2980279.stm]</ref> As President-Elect, Rajavi has continued to place women in nearly all of the leadership roles within her resistance movement and believes that women should have equal opportunity as men to participate in social and political activities.<ref>Rajavi, Maryam. ''Mysogyny Pillar of Religious Fascism.'' [http://www.free-woman.org/]</ref>
In 1993 Rajavi was elected President-Elect of the [[National Council of Resistance of Iran]], an umbrella coalition of which the PMOI is the primary member organization.<ref>"Profile: Maryam Rajavi." ''BBC News,'' 17 June 2003.To this end, she resigned from all her posts in the PMOI. [http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/mpapps/pagetools/print/news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2980279.stm]</ref> As President-Elect, Rajavi has continued to place women in nearly all of the leadership roles within her resistance movement and believes that women should have equal opportunity as men to participate in social and political activities.<ref>Rajavi, Maryam. ''Mysogyny Pillar of Religious Fascism.'' [http://www.free-woman.org/]</ref>


==Raid of June 17, 2003==
==Raid of June 17, 2003==

Revision as of 06:21, 25 February 2008

Maryam Rajavi (born Maryam Azodanlu in 1953 in Tehran, Iran) is a co-leader of Iranian Resistance,a political and feminist activist and the wife of Massoud Rajavi, a founder of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI).[1] Following her marriage, she became co-leader of the PMOI along with her husband, and together they made women a main portion of the group's fighting force. Maryam Rajavi was born in 1953 to a middle class family in Tehran. She has a degree in metallurgical engineering. Mrs. Rajavi became acquainted with the anti-shah movement in 1970. The shah’s regime executed one of her sisters, Narges. Her other sister, Massoumeh, who was pregnant at the time, along with her husband were executed in prison during the current regime. After the revolution, she was a candidate for parliamentary elections in Tehran in 1980. During which she received more than a quarter of a million votes. Following June 20, 1981, the the IRGC (the Revolutionary Guards Corps) raided her places of residence several times, but she managed to survive these encounters In 1993 Rajavi was elected President-Elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran, an umbrella coalition of which the PMOI is the primary member organization.[2] As President-Elect, Rajavi has continued to place women in nearly all of the leadership roles within her resistance movement and believes that women should have equal opportunity as men to participate in social and political activities.[3]

Raid of June 17, 2003

On June 17, 2003, over 1,300 French anti-terrorist police, in a coordinated effort, raided the homes of Iranian dissidents and the offices of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Some 165 activists, including Rajavi, were arrested. The French government charged that the Iranian opposition was bringing its base of operations to France, though the NCRI said that the raid was conducted as part of France's appeasement policy towards Iran. Supporters of the NCRI launched protests and hunger strikes, and sought the support of prominent persons. On July 3, 2003, French courts ruled that the government did not have a case to hold Maryam Rajavi or any of the 165 people arrested in prison and all were released.[4]

Several PMOI members had set themselves on fire in protest of the raid; two died from their burns.[5]

References

  1. ^ Rubin, Elizabeth. "The Cult of Rajavi." New York Times, 13 July, 2003.
  2. ^ "Profile: Maryam Rajavi." BBC News, 17 June 2003.To this end, she resigned from all her posts in the PMOI. [1]
  3. ^ Rajavi, Maryam. Mysogyny Pillar of Religious Fascism. [2]
  4. ^ Recknagel, Charles. "France: Police Arrest Members Of Iran's Armed Opposition, But Why Now?" Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 18 June 2003. [3]
  5. ^ Akbar, Arifa. "Burning with Conviction." The Independent (London), 1 July 2003. [4]
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