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 30, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: TWO PEOPLE EXECUTED, SEOUL’S SPY AGENCY DAYS
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered at least two people executed, banned fishing at sea and locked down the capital, Pyongyang.
NOVEMBER 29, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: SOMALILAND EXECUTES SIX INMATES CONVICTED OF KILLINGS
Somaliland security forces on 26 November 2020 executed six inmates by firing squad after being convicted of committed deliberate killings.
- NOVEMBER 25, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - The Trump administration is trying to bring back firing squads and electrocutions
USA - The Trump administration is trying to bring back firing squads and electrocutions
NOVEMBER 25, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH IN EKITI FOR ROBBERY
An Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado Ekiti, on 24 November 2020 sentenced two persons, Adekunle Osho, 31, and Chinedu Ugwu, 34, to death by hanging for armed robbery.
NOVEMBER 21, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR KILLING SON FOR RITUAL PURPOSE IN ADAMAWA
A high court in Adamawa State sentenced a man to death for killing his son, the Daily Post reported on 19 November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
IRAN - Ahmed Yousry was reportedly hanged on November 20
NOVEMBER 19, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Orlando Hall Was Executed In Federal Prison.
USA - Orlando Hall Was Executed In Federal Prison.
NOVEMBER 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
IRAN - Ghassem Gh. Executed in Mashhad Prison on November 18.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 21 CONVICTED OF ‘TERRORISM’ AT NOTORIOUS NASIRIYAH PRISON
Iraq executed 21 men convicted of “terrorism” on 16 November 2020 at the notorious Nasiriyah prison in the country’s south, medical and police sources said.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
IRAN - Fakhreddin Dastyar executed at Taybad Prison on November 15, 2020.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY IN EKITI
An Ekiti State high court sitting in Ado Ekiti on 11 November 2020 sentenced two persons; Lanre Kayode, 34 and Olanrewaju Aremu, 35, to death by hanging for conspiracy and burglary.
NOVEMBER 12, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: TEN EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT IN MINYA
Ten men have been recently executed in Minya’s high-security Sharq al-Nil Prison, Youm7 reported on 9 November 2020.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
IRAN - Shahrokh Safari executed on November 10, 2020 in the prison of Boroujerd.
NOVEMBER 9, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR ROBBERY
A 44-year-old man, Rafiu Saheed was on 5 November 2020 sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery and attempted murder in Osun State.
- NOVEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
IRAN - Ashraf Abdel Aziz reportedly hanged on November 9
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Mehrdad, was executed on 8 November in Mashhad prison.
- NOVEMBER 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
IRAN - Ramadan A. reportedly hanged on November 8
- NOVEMBER 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed on November 7 at Mashhad Central Prison.
IRAN - Unidentified man executed on November 7 at Mashhad Central Prison.
NOVEMBER 7, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MEROWE COURT SENTENCES KILLER OF GIRL CHILD TO DEATH
Merowe Criminal Court on 2 November 2020 sentenced Awad Adam Hussein to death by hanging for raping and killing the four-year girl child, Areej Samir, at Al-Gorair area, Merowe Locality.
NOVEMBER 4, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WIFE OVER DOWRY IN BOGRA
A man, who lived with two wives, was sentenced to death on 29 October 2020 after he beat his second wife to death over dowry in Bogra in 2016.
- NOVEMBER 3, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: CONDEMNED CONVICT HANGED AT KASHIMPUR JAIL FOR MURDER
A condemned convict was hanged on 1st November 2020 night at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur for killing his pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter in 2006.
NOVEMBER 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Still on the 4 executions carried out in Urmia on 29 October.
IRAN - Still on the 4 executions carried out in Urmia on 29 October.
NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Heydar Ali Mohammadian executed at Yazd Central Prison on November 1
IRAN - Heydar Ali Mohammadian executed at Yazd Central Prison on November 1
NOVEMBER 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jafar Hassani executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 1.
IRAN - Jafar Hassani executed in Rasht Central Prison on November 1.
- OCTOBER 29, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES MAN FOR MURDER OF SOLDIER
Somali military court on 26 October 2020 executed a man by firing squad in Luq town of Somalia’s southern region Gedo.
OCTOBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Peyman executed in Rajai Shahr
IRAN - Peyman executed in Rajai Shahr
- OCTOBER 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Four Prisoners Hanged at Orumiyeh Central Prison (Urmia).
IRAN - Four Prisoners Hanged at Orumiyeh Central Prison (Urmia).
- OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Meysam, was executed on October 28 in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Meysam, was executed on October 28 in Gohardasht (Rajai Shahr) prison.
- OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ehsan Nemati was executed in Karaj Central Prison on October 28. The torture of interrupted executions
IRAN - Ehsan Nemati was executed in Karaj Central Prison on October 28. The torture of interrupted executions
OCTOBER 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadi Hosseini executed at Ardabil Central Prison on October 28.
IRAN - Hadi Hosseini executed at Ardabil Central Prison on October 28.