HRANA- Today, September 17, alongside the execution of political prisoner Babak Shahbazi in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj, three other prisoners previously sentenced to death on drug-related charges were also hanged.

HRANA has identified the executed prisoners as Rahman Sarlak, Majid Hosseini, and Ali Esmaeili. According to information received by HRANA, the three had earlier been arrested on drug-related charges and sentenced to death by the judiciary.

As of the time of this report, the executions of these three prisoners have not been officially announced by prison authorities or state institutions. The Judiciary’s Media Center had earlier this morning reported the execution of Babak Shahbazi.

According to HRANA’s statistics, Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj carried out the highest number of executions among all Iranian prisons, with 150 inmates hanged. This figure has nearly doubled compared to the previous year — a deeply alarming increase that underscores the escalating use of capital punishment in Iran.