Severe Beating and Solitary Confinement of Mehdi Vafaee Sani; Rising Pressure on Political Prisoners After Recent Executions According to the Iran Human Rights Society, political prisoner Mehdi Vafaee Sani was abruptly removed from Ward 7 of Evin Prison on April 11, 2026, and transferred to solitary confinement in Unit 3 of Ghezel Hesar Prison. Reports indicate that the transfer involved severe physical assault and denial of access to personal belongings and essential medicat

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

The full text of Saeed Masuri's letter. The following is the full text of this letter written by this political prisoner: "In addition to thanking you for remembering me as one of the oldest political prisoners in Iran and not allowing my name and suffering to be forgotten, I felt it necessary to offer you some points in good faith and out of goodwill. Of course, it is worth mentioning that my brother, Gholamhossein Kalbi, a member of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Ir

Miryousef Younesi, Father of Political Prisoner Ali Younesi, Transferred from Evin Prison to an Unknown Location According to Reza Younesi, brother of political prisoner Ali Younesi, their father, Miryousef Younesi, was transferred today from Evin Prison to an unknown location. Prison officials reportedly summoned him to the administrative office this morning, but he never returned to his ward. Fellow inmates were later told that he had been transferred. He was not given the

Maryam Rajavi: “These Six Individuals Endured Defamation and Pressure, Remaining Steadfast Until the End” Maryam Rajavi stated that the six executed individuals “passed through years of demonisation, lies, and accusations,” adding that they rejected all pressures urging them to step back or avoid personal cost. According to her remarks, they “gave up their jobs, their lives, their families, and ultimately their own lives,” which she described as the source of their perseveran

Maryam Akbari Monfared has been released after spending 17 years in prison. According to human‑rights reports, she should have been released three years earlier under the laws of the Islamic Republic. Akbari Monfared was arrested during the December 2009 protests in Tehran and is the mother of three children. Her family has long been associated with political persecution. Three of her brothers and one sister were executed in the 1980s, including two members of the MEK in 1981

Four political prisoners, Saeed Masoori, Loghman Aminpour, Meysam Dehbanzadeh, and Sepehr Imamjoomeh, are still being held in solitary confinement in Ward 4 of Qezl-Hesar Prison and were not transferred to the general ward. On the evening of Sunday, April 29, 1404, political prisoners in Ward 4 of Qezl-Hesar Prison protested the transfer of six political prisoners, Akbar Daneshvarkar, Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, Pouya Ghobadi, Babak Alipour, Vahid Bani-Amariyan, and Abolhasan

The execution of six political prisoners linked to the MEK (Mujahedin-e Khalq) in Iran has sparked widespread domestic and international reactions. Reports point to serious concerns over due process and human rights violations. According to published reports, six political prisoners identified as supporters or affiliates of the MEK were executed on charges including “enmity against God” ( moharebeh ) and “acting against national security.” However, there is limited publicly

16 Jan 2026 During Iran’s nationwide uprising, six members and supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) were killed by the regime’s repressive forces and joined the ranks of the martyrs of the uprising. The martyrs include young students and workers who lost their lives in Tehran and Kermanshah while confronting the regime’s security forces. The names of the PMOI martyrs are as follows: Zahra (Raha) Bahlouli-Pour, 18, a student at the University of