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Imminent Execution Looms for PMOI Supporter Mehdi Hassani Amidst Regime’s Brutality
The Iranian regime’s brutal crackdown on dissent has reached a critical point with political prisoner Mehdi Hassani, a father of three, now facing imminent execution. His life hangs precariously in the balance after the regime’s Supreme Court rejected his third request for a judicial review on May 20, 2025, in a blatant disregard for due process.
Hassani’s case is a horrifying testament to the Iranian judiciary’s function as a tool of oppression, systematically targeting dissidents with torture, sham trials, and the death penalty.
The Iranian Regime’s Desperate Pleas to Europe Expose Deepening Weakness
The Iranian regime, grappling with profound international isolation and mounting internal pressures, is increasingly betraying its weakness through desperate and ultimately futile overtures to European powers.
Recent diplomatic maneuvers, ostensibly aimed at seeking dialogue, have instead starkly illuminated the regime’s precarious position and the hardening resolve of the international community against its destabilizing policies. The regime’s pleas for engagement, particularly to avoid the reimposition of crippling sanctions, are falling on deaf ears, further cornering the clerical dictatorship.
Hoda Mehreganfar: Continued Detention and Deteriorating Health in Adelabad Prison
Alarming reports indicate a serious decline in their physical health, compounded by a lack of proper medical care.
Hoda Mehreganfar, a 35-year-old electronics engineer, has developed severe fungal infections and dermatological issues due to the unsanitary conditions in the women’s ward.
Her health has drastically deteriorated, especially given that she had undergone surgery shortly before her arrest. The absence of adequate medical attention has placed her in critical condition.
Female Prisoners in Iran Compelled to Do Forced Labor
In this podcast, we shed light on the consistent and alarming pattern of forced labor and systemic abuse targeting female prisoners across multiple facilities in Iran, including Vakilabad Prison (Mashhad), Sepidar Prison (Ahvaz), Qarchak Prison, and Tabriz Prison. These practices are in direct violation of international human rights standards and highlight a deliberate disregard for the dignity and well-being of incarcerated women.
Gothenburg, May 20, 2025: MEK Supporters Rally in Support of the ‘No to Executions Tuesdays’ Campaign
Gothenburg, Sweden – May 20, 2025: Supporters of the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) held a rally in solidarity with the No to Executions Tuesdays Campaign, marking the 35th consecutive week of their solidarity movement. The campaign is a response to the Iranian regime’s continued executions in its prisons.
The 35th week of the gathering in Gothenburg coincided with the 69th wee of the No to Executions Tuesdays campaign. This week marked the 69th consecutive Tuesday of strikes by political prisoners, which have expanded to 44 prisons. Inmates in Mahabad, Bukan, and Yasuj joined the hunger strike as they commemorated their unified struggle against state-led executions.
Sheffield Exhibition Condemns Iran’s Executions, Calls for Release of Political Prisoners
Sheffield, UK – May 20, 2025: The Academics in Exile Association, affiliated with the People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK), held a public bookstall and photo exhibition in Sheffield to denounce the latest wave of executions in Iran.
The event also condemned the recent death sentences handed down to PMOI-affiliated prisoners and called for the immediate and unconditional release of all political detainees.
Iran: 15 Years On, Burial Site of Farzad Kamangar and Others Still Unknown
Fifteen years after the secret execution of Farzad Kamangar—a teacher and human rights activist—and four other political prisoners named Ali Heydarian, Shirin Alam-Houli, Farhad Vakili, and Mehdi Eslamian, there is still no information about their remains or place of burial. They were hanged on May 9, 2010, in Evin Prison in Tehran.
The judiciary and security agencies of Iran’s regime have prevented the return of these five executed political prisoners’ bodies to their families and have refused to disclose their burial locations.
Iran’s Dairy Market Faces Impending 42% Price Hike
Following a roughly 28% increase in the price of raw milk in Iran, media outlets predict a sharp 42% rise in dairy product prices in the coming days.
In recent days, Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture and the Agricultural Pricing Council officially announced that the price of one kilogram of raw milk at the farmgate has increased from 180,000 rials (approximately $0.21) to 230,000 rials (approximately $0.27).
The state-run Hamshahri newspaper reported on Monday, May 19, that in September 2024, a 20% increase in raw milk prices had led to a 30% rise in the prices of regulated products such as cheese, yogurt, and pasteurized milk sold in bottles and bags.
Iran’s Children Trapped in Poverty: A Generation at Risk
On May 17, the state-run Ham-Mihan daily published a sobering report on the condition of Iranian children living below the poverty line. The article opened with a striking observation: “About 23 million people live in spaces that can be described as urban poverty traps.”
Citing data from the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare, the article revealed that 38 percent of Iranian children live in financially impoverished households. Household income and expenditure data from 2019 further underscore the depth of the crisis: nearly half of Iranian parents have not completed secondary education—a figure that rises to 70 percent in provinces such as Sistan and Baluchestan.
Khamenei Signals Collapse of Nuclear Talks Amid Rising Internal and External Pressures
On the anniversary of former Iranian regime president Ebrahim Raisi’s death, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei praised Raisi’s legacy and emphasized that he had firmly resisted any negotiations with the United States. While presented as a tribute, Khamenei’s statement also served as an indirect signal: the ongoing nuclear negotiations with Washington are likely to fail—an implicit admission of the regime’s strategic deadlock.