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This article has been mentioned by multiple media organizations:

Fiona Hamilton (7 January 2023). "How Wikipedia is being changed to downgrade Iranian human rights atrocities". The Times. Retrieved 8 January 2023. On the MEK's English Wikipedia page over the summer a string of information describing human rights abuses by Iranian officials was deleted. The anonymous users who changed the content cited the need for "trimming" or claimed that the material was trivial.
Farid Mahoutchi (18 January 2024). "In the War for Narratives Iran's Regime Takes to Wikipedia". National Council of Resistance of Iran. Retrieved 18 January 2024. For instance, on the English language Wikipedia page for "People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran", the writing suggests that "At one point the MEK was Iran's 'largest and most active armed dissident group,' [18] and it is still sometimes presented by Western political backers as a major Iranian opposition group,[19][20][21] but it is also deeply unpopular today within Iran, largely due to its siding with Iraq in Iran–Iraq War.[22][23]" The sources of this statement, which carries a significant amount of misinformation, are articles from reputable outlets. However, it's noteworthy that the authors, who have historically expressed hostile views toward the organization, contribute to the narrative.

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Section sizes

Section size for People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (48 sections)
Section name	Byte count		Prose size (words)
Section name	Header	Total	Header	Total
(Top)	31,692	31,692	576	576
History	15	110,791	0	5,757
Early years (1965–1970)	1,784	1,784	104	104
Schism (1970–1978)	13,016	13,016	568	568
1979 Iranian Revolution and subsequent power struggles	5,440	5,440	456	456
Cultural revolution, Iranian protests, and subsequent oppression (1980–1981)	5,681	14,043	418	848
Hafte Tir bombing	4,803	4,803	196	196
Open conflict with the Islamic Republican Party	3,559	3,559	234	234
Exile and underground opposition activity (1982–1988)	7,821	19,918	410	1,153
Operations Shining sun, Forty Stars, and Mersad	6,257	6,257	453	453
1988 execution of MEK prisoners	5,840	5,840	290	290
Post-war Saddam era (1988–2003)	7,141	11,502	339	584
2003 French arrests	4,361	4,361	245	245
Post-U.S. invasion of Iraq (2003–2016)	11,060	26,068	368	1,169
Iraqi government crackdown (2009–2013)	7,858	7,858	457	457
Iran's nuclear programme	7,150	7,150	344	344
Settlement in Albania (2016–present)	1,311	19,005	65	875
Relationship during Trump presidency	5,265	5,265	215	215
Islamic Republic of Iran operations against MEK inside Europe	12,429	12,429	595	595
Ideology	15	27,096	0	2,038
Before the revolution	6,205	6,205	745	745
After the revolution	3,618	3,618	363	363
Ideological revolution and women's rights	5,308	5,308	547	547
Cult of personality	11,950	11,950	383	383
Structure and organization	34	27,257	0	1,483
Organizations	3,564	3,564	180	180
Membership	3,257	3,257	70	70
Fundraising	8,075	8,075	528	528
Intelligence capabilities	5,546	5,546	250	250
Propaganda and social media	6,781	6,781	455	455
Terrorist designation	78	21,127	0	672
Assignment of designation	11,019	11,019	169	169
Removal of designation	10,030	10,030	503	503
Foreign relations	4,416	14,065	273	769
Position on the Israel–Palestinian conflict	1,806	1,806	89	89
Relations with the United States	7,843	7,843	407	407
Human rights record	5,870	5,870	394	394
Intelligence campaigns against the MEK	7,390	10,127	483	790
Targeting of MEK members outside Iran	2,737	2,737	307	307
Perception	15	8,845	0	493
Inside Iran	6,541	6,541	308	308
By other Iranian opposition parties	2,289	2,289	185	185
In the media	1,099	1,099	33	33
See also	344	344	0	0
Notes	39	39	0	0
References	5,401	5,401	0	0
Bibliography	4,775	4,775	0	0
External links	2,603	2,603	0	0
Total	271,131	271,131	13,005	13,005

On 21 February 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved from People's Mujahedin of Iran to People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran. The result of the discussion was moved.

Philosophy Game

Has anyone else noticed that this article breaks the Philosophy Game, as this article leads to Camp Ashraf 3, which leads back to this article. Just asking if this needs to be fixed. House^{Living room}_{DIY Fixings} 23:05, 8 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why would it need "fixing"? WP:GTP is a game, not a standard / policy. Also, the note at the top of WP:GTP says:

"Please do not make edits to articles that are motivated by the concepts on this page. Such edits are purely disruptive and are generally quickly reverted, as they clearly do not improve the encyclopedia."

Yue🌙 17:40, 10 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Can we add an ideology in the infobox?

The MEK definitely has a very..."unique" ideology. But I feel like it's at least worth trying to add some key points in the ideology section in the infobox, as opposed to just "see below". KeysofDreams (talk) 19:20, 2 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Iraq's designation of MEK

Neither of the two sources mentioned in the article state when and by whom was MEK designated as a terror organisation in Iraq. A designation like this would have to be made in parliament. I did not find any such law being passed by the Iraqi parliament. One of the sources only mentions the Iraqi judiciary issuing arrest warrants, and the other makes an unsubstantiated statement that three countries (including Iraq) designate MEK as a terrorist organisation without mentioning when exactly was this done and by whom. Montblamc1 (talk) 09:56, 2 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]