Since the start of 2025, Iran has executed at least 15 prisoners in various prisons, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Wednesday.

Among the executions, which included charges of drug-related offenses and murder, 10 prisoners were hanged in Ghezel Hesar Prison in Karaj. In December, the United States designated the prison, citing its notoriety for the torture and execution of hundreds of dissidents over the years. These executions have heightened concerns about the rising number of death sentences in Iran.

In 2024, Iran carried out 883 executions, marking a sharp annual increase and the highest number in a decade, HRANA reported last week.