Iran Executes Four MEK Members Amid US-Israel War

Iranian authorities executed four members of the banned People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran, also known as Mujahedin-e Khalq or MEK, over two days in late March 2026, intensifying a crackdown on political dissidents amid an ongoing war with the United States and Israel. The hangings took place at Ghezel Hesar Prison near Tehran, where the men had been held on charges including membership in the MEK, collusion against national security, and participation in actions aimed at overthrowing the government.

On March 30, Mohammad Taghavi Sangdehi, 60, and Ali Akbar Daneshvarkar, 60, were hanged after their death sentences were confirmed by Iran's Supreme Court, according to the judiciary's Mizan Online website. The following day, March 31, Pouya Ghobadi, 32, an electrical engineer, and Babak Alipour, 34, a law graduate, faced the same fate. All four had been arrested in early 2024 and detained in facilities including Tehran's Evin Prison and Ghezel Hesar. Human rights groups, including Iran Human Rights and Justice for Iran, reported that the men endured prolonged solitary confinement, physical and psychological torture, and trials that lacked due process, with sentences based on...