Tag Archives: exit albania
2022/01/07
Exit, Tirana, Albania, January 07 2022:... Members of MEK, an Iranian mercenary ex-terrorist organisation based in Albania, had been arrested for crimes including drug trafficking, money laundering and human smuggling. Official documents shown to Exit show a senior police official notifying a foreign diplomat of the situation. The embassy in question failed to give an on the record response to…
2021/12/12
Iran Interlink, December 12 2021:... In Albania, Alice Taylor for Exit News reported the arrest of two senior MEK officials for drug trafficking, people smuggling and money laundering. While MEK experts and observers responded by saying it was about time the MEK’s crimes were exposed and the perpetrators brought to justice, a parallel scandal took place as the article was…
2021/12/05
Gazeta Impact, Tirana, Albania, December 05 2021:... These Iranians sheltering in Albania were part of a former terrorist organization (until 2012 it was also listed as a terrorist entity by the U.S. State Department). The organization is known by several names or as part of other umbrella organisations such as MEK, NCRI, PMOI, etc. These Iranians sheltered in Albania are…
2021/12/04
Alice Taylor, Exit, Tirana Albania, December 04 2021:... But that is not all. On 18 July 2021, a consignment of drugs was seized by police and two MEK senior officials—Narges Abrishamchi and Hassan Nayeb-Agha—were arrested. It is reported in the official document they confessed to playing a pivotal role in organising and transporting a shipment of drugs to Italy. This…
2021/09/13
Ali Alavi, Iran Interlink, September 12 2021:... Albania’s Prime Minister, Edi Rama, has welcomed 457 Afghan refugees in the country. They will be housed in Durres. America chose Albania to temporarily house these refugees, some of whom are destined for America. The Afghans will be vetted before being accepted in the US. Those who don’t make the grade will be…
2021/04/15
Albanian Media, April 15 2021:... In terms of the technical infrastructure, Facebook said most accounts were run from Albania who shared the same network. This meant the same individual could run multiple accounts. Facebook said these were “some of the hallmarks of a so-called troll farm”. The report said that many of the accounts used pictures of deceased dissidents, Iranian…
2021/04/08
Alice Taylor, Exit, April 08 2021:... The individuals involved posted MEK-related content on their, and others posts. They included links to international media sites and to sites affiliated with the MEK. Facebook found that they exclusively talked about Iran and “routinely praised the activity of MEK and its leaders and criticized the Iranian government.” Albanian MEK Troll Farm Exposed by…
2020/08/26
Mazda Parsi, Nejat Society, August 26 2020:... Three sisters of a member of the Mujahedin Khalq Organization (the MKO/ MEK/ PMOI/ the Cult of Rajavi) were interviewed by a US based Persian-language TV named Mardom TV. Mahmonir, Narges and Raheleh Iranpour are sisters of Mohammad Reza Iranpour who have been taken as a hostage by the MEK since he was…
2020/08/17
Exit News and others, Tirana, Albania, August 17 2020:... Ehsan Bidi came to Albania with more than 2000 Mujahadeen from the Freedom Camp in Iraq. He was granted refugee status, supposedly lasting until 2023. During his time in Albania, he defected from the MEK and had his refugee status revoked. He was then imprisoned for one year at the Karrec…
2020/06/23
Nejat Society, June 23 2020:... Coinciding with the recent petition of 11,000 signatures, the families of members trapped in the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MEK) camp in Albania from Kermanshah province (West of Iran), sent several letters and messages to Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, calling for news and communication and possibly meeting with their loved ones. In addition to each of…
2020/04/16
Olsi Jazexhi, Balkans Post, April 16 2020:... Shahin and Behzad Safari are both liars. The Albanian journalist Gjergji Thanasi, has sued Behzad for libel and slander after the later accused Gjergji Thanasi to be an Iranian agent. I hope Shahin Gobadi and Saffari will be able to properly defend themselves in the Albanian court for their insult against Gjergji Thanasi,…
2020/03/03
Nejat Society, March 03 2020:... As an Albanian who has extensive information about the MEK and their paramilitary facility near Manez town (Ashraf 3 Camp), I pity the rank and file MEK members who are little more than serfs to their lady owner, the old stateless harpy Maryam Rajavi! As an Albanian I consider Rajavi’s activity in Albania to be…