HRANA – On the morning of Monday, August 25, six prisoners in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, all previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges, were transferred to solitary confinement in preparation for their executions.

According to information received by HRANA, the six prisoners had been arrested on drug charges and later sentenced to death by Revolutionary Courts. Their transfer marks the final step before the implementation of their sentences. Further details, including the prisoners’ identities, are still under investigation by HRANA.

HRANA’s statistics show that Ghezel Hesar Prison recorded the highest number of executions among all Iranian prisons, with 150 inmates hanged. This figure represents nearly double the executions carried out the previous year — a deeply alarming rise highlighting the escalating use of capital punishment in Iran.