{"id":11217,"date":"2020-11-18T12:50:14","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T09:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/?p=11217"},"modified":"2021-01-21T19:30:10","modified_gmt":"2021-01-21T16:00:10","slug":"with-trump-gone-is-the-mek-finished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/posts\/11217","title":{"rendered":"ONLINE DEBATE ON MARDOMTV.COM"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Parsa Sorbi will moderate an online debate on Mardom TV on Friday 20th November (at 11am New York time, at 17pm Germany time, at 19:30pm Teheran time).<\/p>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"400\" height=\"296\" class=\"wp-image-11221 size-full\"src=\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sorbi-MardomTV.jpg\"alt=\"Parsa Sorbi - Mardom TV\"width=\"400\"height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sorbi-MardomTV.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/Sorbi-MardomTV-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\n<p>Broadcast live on Facebook and YouTube, a panel of experts will discuss the question. Audience participation is welcome in a Q&amp;A after each section.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.mardomtv.com\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mardomtv\/<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/ParsaSorbiMardomTV\/<\/p>\n<p><em>The program is in English.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img width=\"500\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11222 size-full\"src=\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/MardomTV-Debate-202011.jpg\"alt=\"ONLINE DEBATE ON MARDOMTV - panelists\"width=\"500\"height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/MardomTV-Debate-202011.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.nejatngo.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/MardomTV-Debate-202011-300x195.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>PART ONE \u2013 POLITICAL CONTEXT<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nIn this section, experts talk about the effect of the Trump administration on the fortunes of the MEK in America, Albania and Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panellists:<\/strong><br \/>\nMr Sina Toossi, Senior Research Analyst at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), Washington<br \/>\nMr Massoud Khodabandeh, Middle East Strategy Consultants, former MEK member, UK<br \/>\nDr Olsi Yazeji, Albanian-Canadian Historian, media presenter, Albania<br \/>\nMr Reza Jebelli Sadeghi, former MEK official in the USA, now working in the EU Parliament, Brussels<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>PART TWO \u2013 MEK IN ALBANIA<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis section focuses on MEK activities and behaviour since arriving in Albania and local reactions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panellists:<\/strong><br \/>\nMr Gjergji Thanasi, award winning investigative journalist, Albania<br \/>\nMs Migena Bala, lawyer from Tirana, Albania<br \/>\nMr Hassan Heyrani, businessman in Tirana, former MEK member representing the ex-members in Albania from Tirana<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #003366;\"><strong>PART THREE \u2013 MEK AND HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThis section drills down into the behaviour of the MEK in relation to Albanian civic life and lives of the membership.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panellists:<\/strong><br \/>\nMr Edward Termado, Armenian-Iranian former POW (Iran-Iraq war) and former MEK member, Germany<br \/>\nMs Anne Singleton, Open Minds &#8211; Cults and Deradicalization expert, UK<\/p>\n<p><strong>CONCLUSION<\/strong><br \/>\nReturning to the question \u2013 With Trump gone, is the MEK finished? &#8211; panellists will offer their analyses and answer audience questions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr Parsa Sorbi will moderate an online debate on Mardom TV on Friday 20th November (at 11am New York time, at 17pm Germany time, at 19:30pm Teheran time). 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