{"id":344784,"date":"2026-05-01T13:44:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T12:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=344784"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T13:10:59","slug":"the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-344785 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions-747x420.jpg 747w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions-696x391.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><em>Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/audio\/2026\/apr\/30\/irans-wartime-executions-podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Today in Focus podcast<\/a>, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration of executions against political prisoners. Under the cover of regional war, the dictatorship has hanged at least 18 political prisoners and protesters in just six weeks, rushing death sentences through the courts with ruthless speed. The Guardian highlights how the regime is desperately trying to project strength while the world is distracted by oil prices and stalled negotiations.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heroes Defy the Regime\u2019s Terror<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A powerful part of the podcast focuses on the targeted slaughter of members of the People\u2019s Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMPOI). <a href=\"https:\/\/english.mojahedin.org\/article\/i-will-not-bow-down-the-letters-of-pmoi-martyr-babak-alipour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babak Alipour,<\/a> a 34-year-old law graduate from north-western Iran and a bright, articulate activist, is named as one of the most prominent victims. Inspired by the PMOI\u2019s satellite television channel, he joined the Resistance movement and was arrested first in 2018, then again on the regime\u2019s usual vague charges of \u201cmembership of an opposition organization\u201d and \u201ccollusion to damage national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In October 2024, Babak Alipour and six fellow PMOI supporters \u2014 men he knew through mountaineering expeditions \u2014 were sentenced to death by a notorious \u201changing judge.\u201d The Guardian reports that all judicial appeals were expedited at lightning speed in recent weeks, sending these brave Resistance members to the gallows. As The Guardian\u2019s reporting makes clear, the regime is deliberately accelerating the executions of PMOI members and other political prisoners under the cover of war to send a brutal message to its people: &#8220;We are still in control.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The letters of PMOI martyr Babak Alipour.<\/p>\n<p>The mullahs&#39; regime may have taken Babak Alipour\u2019s life, but his words will continue to echo across Iran, inspiring a generation determined to turn his dream of a democratic republic into reality.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/biJjkujYyP\">https:\/\/t.co\/biJjkujYyP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2039430324707348517?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 1, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Defiant Voices from Inside the Regime\u2019s Prisons<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Babak Alipour left behind powerful video messages smuggled out of prison that have become symbols of Resistance courage. In one filmed by a fellow inmate and another recorded by Alipour himself, he spoke calmly to friends and colleagues abroad. As The Guardian quotes him, the executions were \u201cclearly a sign of weakness, not strength,\u201d and he expressed unwavering confidence that \u201cthe establishment of people\u2019s rule will be more stable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/en_simayazadi\/status\/2040373872080424970\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">moving clip captured<\/a> in the courtyard of the notorious Ghezel Hesar prison shows some of these PMOI prisoners singing a protest anthem under a clear blue sky: \u201cNow rise up like thunder, let your arms be shown.\u201d There were no tears \u2014 only defiance. Within hours they were hanged in a barbaric process that sometimes included the regime\u2019s infamous \u201cdouble hanging\u201d \u2014 strangling prisoners to the brink of death, reviving them, and hanging them again. The Guardian\u2019s podcast lays bare this medieval cruelty designed to break the spirit of the Iranian Resistance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">4 executions in 48 hours. The Iranian regime has hanged PMOI members Babak Alipour &amp; Pouya Ghobadi just one day after executing Mohammad Taghavi &amp; Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar. Under the fog of war, the mullahs are carrying out a new purge of political prisoners. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StopExecutionsInIran?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StopExecutionsInIran<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yjUKi2HQYJ\">pic.twitter.com\/yjUKi2HQYJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; People&#39;s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI\/MEK) (@Mojahedineng) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mojahedineng\/status\/2038994485003088215?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Families Threatened as the Regime Hides Its Crimes<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The regime\u2019s methods are as cowardly as they are brutal: sudden transfers to Ghezel Hesar prison without notifying families, executions at dawn, and the refusal to return bodies for burial. Families who travelled to Tehran to claim the remains of their loved ones were turned away. As The Guardian reports, preventing any public mourning or focal point for protest is central to the dictatorship\u2019s strategy of terror.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">An Iranian dissident now living in Sweden, whose father was arrested for supporting families of regime victims through a network linked to the PMOI, spoke out in the podcast despite the risks. The Guardian quotes him warning that the regime is using these death penalties \u201cto spread fear in society and also to show that \u2018Yes, we are powerful. Maybe we are hit badly by the US and Israel, but still we are in control.\u2019\u201d He urged the world not to let the war overshadow the human-rights catastrophe inside Iran\u2019s prisons.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Harrowing video shows Iranian protesters sing before being hanged <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bBf9BePGZp\">https:\/\/t.co\/bBf9BePGZp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hc2pSw9jJq\">pic.twitter.com\/hc2pSw9jJq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/2048858799356702738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Resistance Will Not Be Silenced<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus episode makes one thing crystal clear: these executions are not a sign of regime strength but of its panic and weakness. After more than four decades of repression, the clerical dictatorship knows it has lost control of Iranian society. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/ncri-statements\/statement-human-rights\/iran-execution-of-pmoi-members-babak-alipour-and-pouya-ghobadi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">brave stand of Babak Alipour<\/a> and his fellow PMOI members \u2014 singing protest songs on the eve of their martyrdom \u2014 proves that the spirit of Resistance cannot be broken by the gallows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As global attention remains fixed on oil prices and diplomatic talks, The Guardian reminds us that the real story is inside Iran\u2019s death row. The regime is sending a desperate message to its people: \u201cWe are still in control.\u201d But the courageous voices of the Iranian Resistance tell a different truth \u2014 one of inevitable freedom and the coming end of this brutal dictatorship. The world must listen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian&rsquo;s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration of executions against political prisoners. Under [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":344785,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[75,13,15],"tags":[240,2470,197],"class_list":{"0":"post-344784","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-stop-executions-in-iran","8":"category-iran-resistance","9":"category-human-rights","10":"tag-iran-execution","11":"tag-iran-resistance-units","12":"tag-mek-iran"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War - NCRI<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War - NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"NCRI\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-01T12:44:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-01T13:10:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"562\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Shamsi Saadati\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@iran_policy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Shamsi Saadati\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":[\"Article\",\"BlogPosting\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Shamsi Saadati\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6\"},\"headline\":\"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-01T12:44:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-01T13:10:59+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":778,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"iran execution\",\"Iran resistance units\",\"MEK-Iran\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Stop executions in Iran\",\"Iran Opposition &amp; Resistance\",\"Iran Human Rights\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War - NCRI\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-01T12:44:15+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-01T13:10:59+00:00\",\"description\":\"Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/05\\\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg\",\"width\":1000,\"height\":562},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/news\\\/iran-resistance\\\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"NCRI\",\"description\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"alternateName\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/ncri-logo.jpg\",\"width\":402,\"height\":100,\"caption\":\"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/iran_policy\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6\",\"name\":\"Shamsi Saadati\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Shamsi Saadati\"},\"description\":\"Shamsi Saadati is a writer, producer, and political correspondent for the National Council of Resistance of Iran. She has also been a member of the Board of Editors for NCRI-Iran.org for the past 10 years.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.ncr-iran.org\\\/en\\\/author\\\/shamsi-saadati\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War - NCRI","description":"Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War - NCRI","og_description":"Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/","og_site_name":"NCRI","article_published_time":"2026-05-01T12:44:15+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-01T13:10:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1000,"height":562,"url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Shamsi Saadati","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@iran_policy","twitter_site":"@iran_policy","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Shamsi Saadati","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":["Article","BlogPosting"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/"},"author":{"name":"Shamsi Saadati","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6"},"headline":"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War","datePublished":"2026-05-01T12:44:15+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-01T13:10:59+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/"},"wordCount":778,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg","keywords":["iran execution","Iran resistance units","MEK-Iran"],"articleSection":["Stop executions in Iran","Iran Opposition &amp; Resistance","Iran Human Rights"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/","name":"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War - NCRI","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-01T12:44:15+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-01T13:10:59+00:00","description":"Three-minute read In the latest episode of The Guardian\u2019s Today in Focus podcast, the clerical regime in Iran stands exposed for its savage acceleration","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/guardian-podcast-irans-wartime-executions.jpg","width":1000,"height":562},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/iran-resistance\/the-guardian-podcast-irans-regime-accelerates-executions-of-political-prisoners-amid-war\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Guardian Podcast: Iran\u2019s Regime Accelerates Executions of Political Prisoners Amid War"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","name":"NCRI","description":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#organization","name":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","alternateName":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/ncri-logo.jpg","width":402,"height":100,"caption":"Official website of the National Council of Resistance of Iran"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/iran_policy"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/410cc710e9b11fe1e0140afae956d6e6","name":"Shamsi Saadati","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/1ff30655874a9af9b80fd8207e6c14da44bd022c40adc5558e4ace491fd9d19c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Shamsi Saadati"},"description":"Shamsi Saadati is a writer, producer, and political correspondent for the National Council of Resistance of Iran. She has also been a member of the Board of Editors for NCRI-Iran.org for the past 10 years.","url":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/author\/shamsi-saadati\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344784","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344784"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344784\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344785"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344784"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344784"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344784"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}