Jordan
Death penalty and prisoners' rights · Archive since 1999
Data card
- Legal status
- Retentionist
- Executions recorded in 2026
- 6
- Executions recorded in 2025
- 0
- First news item in the archive
- JANUARY 1, 1999 · Murder and rape are capital crimes
- News items in the archive
- 270
Source: Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026.
Jordan is classified as Retentionist in the Hands Off Cain database, updated to 2026. In 2026 the association recorded 6 executions in the country, against 0 the year before. The archive holds 270 news items on Jordan, from 1999 to today.
Latest news
- MARCH 11, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. TWO ISLAMIC MILITANTS EXECUTED FOR MURDER OF U.S. DIPLOMAT
Jordan executed two Islamist militants convicted of killing a US diplomat in Amman in 2002 in a rare move to implement a death sentence against security detainees.
- FEBRUARY 20, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
a Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced two men to death for the 2004 rape and murder of a man.
a Criminal Court in Jordan sentenced two men to death for the 2004 rape and murder of a man.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. NINE SENTENCED TO DEATH IN TERROR PLOT
a military court sentenced nine men, including al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, to death for a plot to carry out a chemical attack on the kingdom.
- JANUARY 16, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT CONFIRMS DEATH PENALTY FOR TWO CONVICTED OF TERRORISM
Jordan's State Security Court (SSC) confirmed for the fourth time the death penalty passed previously on two Islamists, Khader Abu Hosher and Osama Sammar, after condemning them for plotting to carry out acts of terrorism and manufacturing explosives.
- JANUARY 1, 2006JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
- DECEMBER 19, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ZARQAWI LAWYERS ACCUSE JORDAN COURT OF TRIAL BY TELEVISION
defense lawyers for suspects accused of plotting a chemical bomb attack in Jordan on the orders of Al-Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi accused the court of conducting a trial by television.
- DECEMBER 18, 2005Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. ZARQAWI GETS THIRD DEATH SENTENCE IN ABSENTIA
Jordan's state security court handed al-Qaeda leader in Iraq Abu Musab al-Zarqawi his third death sentence in absentia for planning a failed suicide attack at the border post with Iraq.
- DECEMBER 15, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. CALL FOR ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY DUE TO MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
a miscarriage of the Jordanian justice system that led to the execution of a man wrongly convicted of murder in 2000 had become a new reason to abolish the death penalty in the Kingdom, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan is planning to abolish the death penalty.
Jordan is planning to abolish the death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
according to “Jordan Times”, Zuhair Khatib, a man convicted of murdering two people, was executed at dawn at Swaqa correctional and rehabilitation center. Khatib, 27, reportedly asked the execution committee minutes before being hanged to inform his sibli
- OCTOBER 24, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
- OCTOBER 11, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN RECEIVES DEATH SENTENCE FOR FATALLY POISONING FAMILY
according to the “Jordan Times”, a 28-year-old man was sentenced to death by the Criminal Court for the fatal poisoning of his nephews following family arguments over his engagement plans.
- OCTOBER 4, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. DEATH PENALTY SOUGHT FOR BORDER BOMB PLOT SUSPECTS
Jordan's state prosecutor called for the death penalty against Iraq's most-wanted man, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and two other suspects accused of plotting a suicide attack on the border with Iraq.
- AUGUST 11, 2005AlgeriaDEATH PENALTY
UNITED KINGDOM. DEPORTATION RISK FOR TEN PEOPLE ARRESTED FOR TERRORISM
ten foreign nationals considered to pose a terrorist threat were detained in the last 24 hours by British police, with the intention of deporting them to their home countries.
- AUGUST 10, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
UK. BRITAIN SIGNS DEPORTATION DEAL WITH JORDAN
Britain signed an agreement with Jordan, which allowed British courts to depart Jordanians considered to pose a threat to its national security and public order, the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) confirmed.
- JULY 20, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. PRISONERS PROTEST DEATH PENALTY
it was reported that sixteen prisoners in Jordan were on their ninth day of hunger strike to protest the death penalty.
- JULY 9, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL URGES JORDAN TO END THE DEATH PENALTY
Amnesty International urged the Jordanian government to commute all death sentences and establish a moratorium on the death penalty, a statement issued by the human rights body said.
- JUNE 23, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN MAY HAVE BEEN WRONGLY EXECUTED
the Jordan Times said the Arab Human Rights Organization (AHRO) in Jordan was waiting for a government response on claims a man was executed for murders he did not commit.
- JUNE 23, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
two brothers convicted of robbing, murdering and then burning a banker...
two brothers convicted of robbing, murdering and then burning a banker in August 2001 were hanged at dawn at Swaqa Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre, according to official sources.
- JUNE 16, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE
a 31-year-old man convicted by the Criminal Court of Amman, of raping his niece, was executed at dawn at the Suwaqa Correctional and Rehabilitation Centre.
- JUNE 14, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. THREE MEN CONVICTED OF MURDER HANGED ON SAME DAY
according to “Jordan Times”, three men, convicted of murdering three people in three separate incidents, were executed at dawn at Swaqa correctional and rehabilitation center on June 14.
- MAY 16, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. 27-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR THREE MURDERS
according to the "Jordan Times", the Criminal Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to death after convicting him of murdering three of his friends over a 10-year period.
- MAY 8, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT SENTENCES FUGITIVE ISRAELIS IN MURDER CASE
the Jordanian Supreme Criminal Court handed down sentences in absentia against three Israeli defendants after convicting them of premeditated murder, being an accessory to murder and inciting premeditated murder.
- MAY 2, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. THREE MEN EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND THEFT
Jordan executed a Palestinian, a Jordanian and an Iraqi convicted of killing a jeweler during a robbery, a security official said.
- APRIL 4, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. COURT UPHOLDS DEATH PENALTY FOR ISLAMISTS OVER ATTACK PLOTS
Jordan's state security court upheld death sentences against Abu Hoshar and Osama Sammar, two Islamist militants convicted of plotting attacks against Jewish and Western tourists during millennium celebrations.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2005JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN. MILITARY COURT RETRIES CONVICTED MILITANT
Jordan's state security court opened the retrial of Muammar Ahmed Yousef al-Jaghbeer, an al-Qaida-linked militant who has already been convicted and sentenced to death in absentia.
- DECEMBER 2, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan’s Criminal Court sentenced an Iraqi national, Nathem I., to death
Jordan’s Criminal Court sentenced an Iraqi national, Nathem I., to death
- OCTOBER 5, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
The Court of Cassation in Jordan has commuted the death...
The Court of Cassation in Jordan has commuted the death sentence passed against Raed Hijazi, a convicted Al Qaeda terrorist, to 20 years imprisonment, judicial sources said
- APRIL 12, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
Murder, rape, terrorist activist and arms and drugs-trafficking are capital crimes.
- APRIL 6, 2004JordanDEATH PENALTY
Jordan's state security court sentenced eight Islamic...
Jordan's state security court sentenced eight Islamic militants to death for killing US diplomat Laurence Foley in an assassination blamed on followers of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda