https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk A UK-based association of former political prisoners from Iran, advocating for the rights of the Iranian people and documenting human rights violations against political prisoners in Iran. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/severe-beating-and-solitary-confinement-of-mehdi-vafaee-sani-rising-pressure-on-political-prisoners/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/severe-beating-and-solitary-confinement-of-mehdi-vafaee-sani-rising-pressure-on-political-prisoners/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mehdi Vafaee Sani was removed from Evin on 11 Apr 2026 and moved to solitary in Ghezel Hesar after a memorial for six executed prisoners. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/critical-condition-of-soheil-arabi-in-solitary-confinement-at-ghezel-hesar-serious-risk-to-his-life/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/critical-condition-of-soheil-arabi-in-solitary-confinement-at-ghezel-hesar-serious-risk-to-his-life/ Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Soheil Arabi has been held ~45 days in Ghezel Hesar solitary; reports say he's been tortured, denied medical care, and his life is at risk. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/execution-of-hamed-validi-and-nima-shahi-two-prisoners-sentenced-in-a-case-linked-to-the-mek-20-04/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/execution-of-hamed-validi-and-nima-shahi-two-prisoners-sentenced-in-a-case-linked-to-the-mek-20-04/ Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi were executed in Karaj on Apr 20, 2026; rights groups call for international investigation into their deaths. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/political-prisoners/urgent-transfer-of-hamed-validi-and-nima-shahi-from-karaj-central-prison-to-an-unknown-location19-04/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/political-prisoners/urgent-transfer-of-hamed-validi-and-nima-shahi-from-karaj-central-prison-to-an-unknown-location19-04/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to human‑rights sources, Hamed Validi and Nima Shahi, two political prisoners linked to the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran (PMOI/MEK), wer... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/three-peshmerga-members-killed-in-drone-strikes-on-democratic-party-of-iranian-kurdistan-bases-17-04/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/three-peshmerga-members-killed-in-drone-strikes-on-democratic-party-of-iranian-kurdistan-bases-17-04/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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 I... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/saeed-masuri-s-letter-from-qezl-e-hesar-prison-to-shirin-ebadi-a-veteran-prisoner-s-reaction-to-rec/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/saeed-masuri-s-letter-from-qezl-e-hesar-prison-to-shirin-ebadi-a-veteran-prisoner-s-reaction-to-rec/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 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 politic... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign-reaches-week-116-hunger-strikes-continue-in-56-prisons-despite/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/no-to-executions-tuesdays-campaign-reaches-week-116-hunger-strikes-continue-in-56-prisons-despite/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to the Iran Human Rights Society, the “No to Executions Tuesdays” campaign—marked by weekly hunger strikes in prisons across the country—has entere... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/ghazal-molan-a-young-member-of-the-komala-party-of-iranian-kurdistan-killed-in-an-irgc-drone-strik/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/ghazal-molan-a-young-member-of-the-komala-party-of-iranian-kurdistan-killed-in-an-irgc-drone-strik/ Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to affiliated sources, Ghazal Molan, a young Peshmerga member of the Komala Party of Iranian Kurdistan, was killed in an IRGC drone strike targetin... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/miryousef-younesi-father-of-political-prisoner-ali-younesi-transferred-from-evin-prison-to-an-unkn/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/miryousef-younesi-father-of-political-prisoner-ali-younesi-transferred-from-evin-prison-to-an-unkn/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to Reza Younesi, brother of political prisoner Ali Younesi, their father, Miryousef Younesi, was transferred today from Evin Prison to an unknown l... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/death-sentences-issued-for-four-protesters-arrested-during-the-december-2025-nationwide-protests-13/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/death-sentences-issued-for-four-protesters-arrested-during-the-december-2025-nationwide-protests-13/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to human‑rights reports, four protesters from the December 2025 nationwide demonstrations—Mohammadreza Majidi Asl, Bita Ali‑Hemati, Behrouz Zamani‑... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/political-prisoners/ten-political-prisoners-executed-in-less-than-ten-days-in-ghezel-hesar-prison-spotlight-on-the-role/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/political-prisoners/ten-political-prisoners-executed-in-less-than-ten-days-in-ghezel-hesar-prison-spotlight-on-the-role/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to the Iran Human Rights Society, ten political prisoners were executed in Ghezel Hesar Prison within a period of less than ten days. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/ehsan-hosseinpour-at-risk-of-execution-amid-legal-ambiguities-and-reports-of-forced-confessions-11-0/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/ehsan-hosseinpour-at-risk-of-execution-amid-legal-ambiguities-and-reports-of-forced-confessions-11-0/ Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to the Iran Human Rights Society, Ehsan Hosseinpour, one of those arrested during the nationwide protests, is facing the risk of a death sentence. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/saghar-gholami-19-at-imminent-risk-of-execution-after-confirmation-of-death-sentence-10-04-2026/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/saghar-gholami-19-at-imminent-risk-of-execution-after-confirmation-of-death-sentence-10-04-2026/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to human‑rights reports, the death sentence of Saghar Gholami, a 19‑year‑old woman from Gonbad in Golestan Province, has been confirmed. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/maryam-rajavi-these-six-individuals-endured-defamation-and-pressure-remaining-steadfast-until-the/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/maryam-rajavi-these-six-individuals-endured-defamation-and-pressure-remaining-steadfast-until-the/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maryam Rajavi stated that the six executed individuals “passed through years of demonisation, lies, and accusations,” adding that they rejected all pressures... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/mansour-abdollahzadeh-transferred-to-naqadeh-prison-after-interrogation-10-04-2026/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/mansour-abdollahzadeh-transferred-to-naqadeh-prison-after-interrogation-10-04-2026/ Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT On Wednesday, 19 Farvardin 1405, Mansour Abdollahzadeh, a 41‑year‑old Kurdish resident of Khalifan village in Naqadeh, was transferred from a security detent... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/the-mask-of-shah-worship-on-the-faces-of-interrogators-from-the-1967-massacre-to-the-engineering-of/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/the-mask-of-shah-worship-on-the-faces-of-interrogators-from-the-1967-massacre-to-the-engineering-of/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT 02/10/1404Written by: Ahmad (political activist and witness to the 1967 massacre)As someone who spent ten years of his youth on death row and was an eyewitne... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/mashhad-report-on-the-arrest-of-azar-yahoo-and-the-charge-of-collaboration-with-israel-over-a-soc/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/mashhad-report-on-the-arrest-of-azar-yahoo-and-the-charge-of-collaboration-with-israel-over-a-soc/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to human‑rights reports, Azar Yahoo, a woman residing in Mashhad who was previously arrested by security forces, is now facing serious charges, inc... https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/continued-detention-and-legal-uncertainty-for-zeinab-azizi-and-sirvan-amini-after-transfer-to-hameda/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/continued-detention-and-legal-uncertainty-for-zeinab-azizi-and-sirvan-amini-after-transfer-to-hameda/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT According to sources close to the family, the couple has not been granted any in‑person visits since their arrest. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/continued-detention-and-legal-uncertainty-for-sima-anbaei-farimani-in-vakilabad-prison-09-04-2026/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/continued-detention-and-legal-uncertainty-for-sima-anbaei-farimani-in-vakilabad-prison-09-04-2026/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Anbaei Farimani, 34, is currently held in Ward 6 of Mashhad Central Prison. https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/maryam-rajavi-the-halt-of-executions-in-iran-must-be-included-in-any-international-agreement-08-04/ https://iranpoliticalprisoners.co.uk/news/maryam-rajavi-the-halt-of-executions-in-iran-must-be-included-in-any-international-agreement-08-04/ Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Maryam Rajavi stated that stopping executions in Iran should be recognised as a demand of the entire Iranian population and must be incorporated into any int...