Jaber Salami Hanged for Drug Offences in Qom

According to information obtained by Iran Human Rights, a man was hanged in Qom Central Prison on 30 July 2025. His identity has been established as 40-year-old Jaber Salami from Qom.

He was arrested four years ago and sentenced to death on drug-related charges by the Revolutionary Court.

IHRNGO previously reported the execution of Abdolzaher Faghirdadi, bringing the number of executions to two at the prison that day.

At the time of writing, his execution has not been reported by domestic media or officials in Iran.

Drug-related executions have continuously risen every year since 2021. According to IHRNGO’s 2024 Annual Report on the Death Penalty, at least 503 people were executed for drug-related charges, of which only under 3% were announced by official sources. 17% of all drug-related executions in 2024 were Baluch minorities while they represent 2-6% of Iran’s population. In the first six months of 2025, at least 293 people were executed for drug-related offences.