Execution of Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi, Two Prisoners Sentenced in a Case Linked to the MEK According to human‑rights sources, Hamed Validi  and Nima Shahi , two prisoners sentenced to death in a case related to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (MEK), were executed at dawn on Monday, April 20, 2026,  in Karaj. The two men had been sentenced to death  in September 2025  on charges of membership in the MEK. Validi, a 45‑year‑old civil engineer, and Shahi, a 38‑year

Urgent Transfer of Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi from Karaj Central Prison to an Unknown Location According to human‑rights sources, Hamed Validi  and Nima Shahi , two political prisoners linked to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MEK), were abruptly transferred  from Karaj Central Prison to an undisclosed location  on Sunday afternoon, April 19, 2026 . The sudden transfer has raised serious concerns about the imminent risk of execution . Validi, a 45‑year‑old

Three Peshmerga Members Killed in Drone Strikes on Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan Bases According to local reports, three individuals  were killed in a series of IRGC drone strikes  targeting bases of the Democratic Party of Iranian Kurdistan in different areas of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. In strikes on Erbil and Balisan , two female Peshmerga members were killed: Neda Miri  (from Sanandaj) and Samira Allahyari  (from Divandarreh). In a separate drone strike on the