Afghan prisoner secretly executed in Borujerd Central Prison

Hengaw: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

The death sentence of Salman Hamdard, an Afghan national, was secretly carried out at Borujerd Central Prison in Lorestan Province, without granting him a final meeting with his family. He had been sentenced to death on drug-related charges.

According to a report received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, at dawn on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 30-year-old Salman Hamdard, a native of Uruzgan, Afghanistan, was executed in Borujerd Central Prison.

He had been arrested three years ago on drug-related charges and was later sentenced to death by the judicial system of the Islamic Republic of Iran. His execution was carried out without allowing him a final visit with his family.

As of the time of this report, no state-affiliated media, particularly those linked to the judiciary, have announced his execution.