Executions
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An execution is the act by which a state puts a condemned person to death. Hands Off Cain records the cases documented by public sources: press agencies, local newspapers, human rights organisations, official statements. The figure that results is a confirmed minimum, not an estimate of the real total: several states publish no data on executions, and in some countries they are not announced even to the families.
This page collects the news on the executions recorded by the association. The totals by country and by year are in the database.
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- NOVEMBER 28, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - … Turkzadeh executed in Hamadan on November 28
(first name unknown)
NOVEMBER 28, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Amin Omar Zehi and Noor Mohammad Mazar Zehi executed in Zahedan on November 28
NOVEMBER 28, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdullah Salah Zahi executed in Iranshahr on November 28
- NOVEMBER 27, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Changiz Gergij executed in Zabol on November 27
- NOVEMBER 27, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Omar Khameh executed in Mashhad on November 27
NOVEMBER 27, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ziber Brahui executed in Zahedan on November 27
NOVEMBER 27, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Muhammad Umar Khame executed in Mashhad
NOVEMBER 27, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 5 men executed in Shiraz on November 27
Hojat Nemati, Abbas Sabz, Omar Zardkohi, Shahram Ahmadzadeh + unknown
- NOVEMBER 26, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Kheirollahi and Saheb Rasouli executed in Isfahan on November 26
NOVEMBER 26, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Isa Zahi executed in Zahedan on November 26
- NOVEMBER 23, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Isfahan on November 23
- NOVEMBER 23, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Niaz Jadgal executed in Chabahar Prison on November 23
NOVEMBER 23, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Lotfi executed in Ilam on November 23
NOVEMBER 23, 2022Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 17 EXECUTED FOR DRUG-RELATED OFFENCES
Since 10 November 2022, Saudi Arabia has executed 17 men for what were termed drug and contraband offences, with three taking place on 21 November.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2022SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: TWO FORMER GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS EXECUTED
The Somali military court on 17 November 2022 executed two former government soldiers by firing squad for murders committed in Kismayo.
NOVEMBER 21, 2022SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FORMER SOLDIERS EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD IN KISMAYO
Somali military court executed two former government soldiers in Kismayo on November 19, 2022 after they were convicted of killing a civilian and another soldier, the regional state media reported.
NOVEMBER 19, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hakim Dehmardeh executed in Taibad on November 19
NOVEMBER 17, 2022AlabamaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alabama. Alabama Tries and Fails to Execute Kenneth Smith
NOVEMBER 17, 2022OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Richard Fairchild, 63, White, was executed
NOVEMBER 17, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abbas Abdollahi and Fariborz Shahbazi executed in Rasht on November 17
- NOVEMBER 16, 2022IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Moulai executed in Hamedan on November 16
NOVEMBER 16, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amin Abil executed in Mashhad on November 17
NOVEMBER 16, 2022KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT: SEVEN PEOPLE HANGED IN FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE 2017
Kuwait put seven people to death in a mass execution on November 16, 2022, the state-run KUNA news agency confirmed, making it the first execution since 2017 despite appeals from human rights organisations for clemency.
NOVEMBER 16, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahab … executed in Mashhad on November 16
NOVEMBER 16, 2022TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Stephen Barbee, 55, White, was executed
The execution was prolonged while officials searched for a vein
NOVEMBER 16, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasser Dehmardeh executed in Birjand on November 16
NOVEMBER 16, 2022ArizonaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arizona. Murray Hooper, 76, Black, was executed
NOVEMBER 15, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ismail Faqirdadzehi executed in Zahedan on November 17
NOVEMBER 14, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Dawood Bahrami executed in Hamadan on November 14
NOVEMBER 13, 2022IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 3 men executed in Zahedan on November 13
Vali Roudini, Mohsen Anshini and Emam Bakhsh Narouyi