Two Baloch prisoners executed in Damghan Central Prison

Hengaw – Saturday, August 1, 2026

Iranian authorities executed at least two Baloch prisoners, Mohammadali Narouei, 50, and Mohammadbakhsh Shahbakhsh, 42, in Damghan Central Prison after they were sentenced to death in a joint case on drug-related charges.

According to information received by the Hengaw Organization for Human Rights, the executions were carried out at dawn on Saturday, August 1, 2026. Narouei was from Zabol and Shahbakhsh from Zahedan.

The two prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinement in Damghan Prison on Thursday, July 30, ahead of their executions, and were allowed a final visit with their families on Friday evening.

They were arrested in Damghan County in 2022 in a joint case on drug-related charges and were subsequently sentenced to death by the Damghan Revolutionary Court.