Iran Executes at Least Two Baloch Prisoners in Damghan Prison
According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group, at least two Baloch prisoners were executed at dawn on Saturday, August 1, 2026, in Damghan Prison. The two men had previously been sentenced to death in a joint case on drug-related charges and were transferred to the prison’s quarantine ward on July 30, in preparation for the implementation of their death sentences.
The identities of the two prisoners have been confirmed by Rasank as Mohammad Ali Narouei, approximately 50 years old, son of Malek, married and the father of four children, from Fazelabad in Zabol County, and Mohammad Bakhsh Shahbakhsh, 42, son of Abdol, married and the father of five children, from Zahedan.
The two men were arrested in 2022 in Damghan in connection with a joint drug-related case and were subsequently sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Court of Damghan. On July 30, they were transferred to the prison’s quarantine ward, and their families were summoned for a final visit. They met with their loved ones for the last time on the evening of July 31 before the executions were carried out.
Sources also reported that Mohammad Ali Narouei’s brother, Salman Narouei, approximately 39 years old, married and the father of three children, originally from Fazelabad in Zabol County and residing in Iranshahr, suffered a life-changing spinal cord injury in 2024. According to the sources, while traveling on the Rayen–Golzar road in Kerman Province, the vehicle he was driving came under fire from plainclothes security forces, who reportedly targeted one of its front tires. The vehicle overturned, and he sustained severe spinal injuries that left him permanently paralyzed.
According to the Balochistan Human Rights Group’s annual report, at least 137 Baloch prisoners were executed in 27 different prisons across Iran during 2025. Zahedan Prison recorded the highest number of executions, with 34 cases.
The report states that 94 prisoners (68.6%) were executed on drug-related charges, 36 (26.3%) on murder convictions, 4 (2.9%) on political or ideological charges, 2 (1.5%) on rape convictions, and 1 prisoner (0.7%) on an unspecified charge.
