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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JULY 10, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amir and Akbar Jalilifar executed in Isfahan Prison on July 10
On drug charges
JULY 10, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehdi Ghanbari executed in Rajai Shahr Prison on July 10
160th execution in Iran since the beginning of the year
JULY 8, 2021JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR BURNING WIFE TO DEATH
A man has been sentenced to death by hanging in Jordan for burning his wife to death, Gulf News reported on 2 July 2021.
- JULY 7, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Faizollah Ahmadzadeh executed in Qom on July 7
For drug-related charges
- JULY 6, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES STUDENT WHO WAS 'TORTURED TO CONFESS' TO ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF SENIOR OFFICER
Egyptian authorities on 4 July 2021 carried out the death penalty against a university student after his conviction in the case of the assassination of a high-ranking police officer in Alexandria in 2018.
- JULY 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehdi G. executed in Mashhad Prison on July 5
For murder
- JULY 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 men, not identified, executed on July 5 in Maragheh Prison
For sexual relation with married woman
JULY 5, 2021SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES SIX ALLEGED SPIES
Al-Shabaab terrorist group on 27 June 2021 publicly executed six people accused of spying for the American intelligence agency, the CIA, in southern Somalia.
JULY 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Edris Gargij (Arbabzehi) executed in Zahedan Prison on July 5
For murder
JULY 5, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali P. executed in Mashhad Prison on July 5
crime unknown
- JULY 4, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Khezr Ghavidel acquitted after execution
Relatives always insisted on the irregularities of the trial
JULY 4, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Anvar Abdollahi, Baha-oddin and Davood Ghasemzadeh executed in Urmia
On July 4, for murder
JULY 4, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 2 men executed in Shiraz prison on July 4th
One of them identified as "Jahani"
JULY 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Nasser Azmoudeh and Shahriar Amiri executed in Urmia on July 3
For drugs
- JULY 1, 2021SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: THREE EXECUTED IN PUNTLAND FOR TERRORISM
Authorities in the regional state of Puntland on 27 June 2021 executed three men in Garowe and Qardho town, regional police commander Colonel Mumi Abdi Shire told the media.
JULY 1, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Attorney General Merrick Garland suspends federal executions
"Not enough"
- JUNE 30, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Taher Soleimani executed in Mahabad Prison on June 30
For drugs
- JUNE 30, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Azim Karimizayi executed in Mashhad Prison on June 30
For drugs
- JUNE 30, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as A. A., executed in Mashhad Prison on June 30
For killing his wife
JUNE 30, 2021TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. John Hummel was executed on June 30
In Huntsville, by lethal injection
JUNE 30, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: NINE EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT IN CAIRO
Nine death sentences were carried out on 27 June 2021 at the Cairo appeals prison, a maximum security facility in Cairo known for holding prisoners on death row.
JUNE 30, 2021SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: 18 AL-SHABAAB CONVICTS EXECUTED IN PUNTLAND
A military court in Puntland on 27 June 2021 executed eighteen Al-Shabaab members by firing squad in the central town, Galkayo.
JUNE 30, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A man, identified only as “M.”, executed in Mashhad Prison on June 30
For murder
- JUNE 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdulhamid Ghanbarzehi and another man executed in Zahedan Prison on June 26
For murder
JUNE 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Raisi must be held accountable for torturing prisoners
On the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture
- JUNE 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hashem Torabi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 26
For murder
JUNE 25, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: EIGHT PRISONERS EXECUTED
The Egyptian government executed eight people on 21 June 2021 bringing the total number of people hanged this year alone to 57, according to the NGO Reprieve.
JUNE 25, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 'Capital Punishment 2019' Reports Number on Death Row Down
Average Time on Death Row Approaches 19 Years
JUNE 24, 2021IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: 13 PEOPLE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TERRORISM BY BAGHDAD COURT
Thirteen people have been sentenced to death in Iraq after confessing to their association with the Islamic State (ISIS), according to a statement from the Supreme Judicial Council.
JUNE 23, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING HIS WIFE 17 YEARS AGO
A 55-year-old man was executed on 17 June 2021 for the killing of his wife over a family feud 17 years ago, jail authorities said.