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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DECEMBER 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Three men executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
IRAN - Three men executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
- DECEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two unidentified prisoners executed at Esfarayen
IRAN - Two unidentified prisoners executed at Esfarayen
DECEMBER 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ruhollah Zam executed in an unknown location early this morning.
IRAN - Ruhollah Zam executed in an unknown location early this morning.
DECEMBER 11, 2020JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF AND AGENT
The State Security Court (SSC) on 2 December 2020 sentenced a man to death by hanging for the murder of an Anti-Narcotics Department (AND) agent in 2017.
DECEMBER 11, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Alfred Bourgeois was executed in the Terre Haute federal penitentiary
It is the last execution of the year in the United States, the 17th.
DECEMBER 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal. Brandon Bernard, 40, Black, was executed.
USA - Federal. Brandon Bernard, 40, Black, was executed.
DECEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Daniel Divani-Azar executed at Miandoab Prison on December 9.
IRAN - Daniel Divani-Azar executed at Miandoab Prison on December 9.
DECEMBER 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Kamal Asghari executed at Mahabad Prison on December 9, 2020.
IRAN - Kamal Asghari executed at Mahabad Prison on December 9, 2020.
- DECEMBER 8, 2020OhioDEATH PENALTY
USA - Ohio. Governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option.
USA - Ohio. Governor: Lethal injection no longer execution option.
DECEMBER 7, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO KILLED SCHOOLBOYS EXECUTED
Huang Yichuan, the man who killed two 10-year-olds near the gate of an elementary school in Shanghai, was executed on 4 December 2020, the Shanghai Intermediate People's Court announced.
- DECEMBER 6, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Three men were executed on 4 October 2020 in Egypt in a case of political violence in the aftermath
Three men were executed on 4 October 2020 in Egypt in a case of political violence in the aftermath
- DECEMBER 6, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Egypt executed 10 men on 4 October 2020 in the case known as
Egypt executed 10 men on 4 October 2020 in the case known as "Agnad Masr," involving
DECEMBER 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
IRAN - Abdollah Mohammadi, minor at the time of crime, executed at Yazd prison on December 6, 2020.
DECEMBER 5, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: CITIZEN PUBLICLY EXECUTED FOR BREAKING COVID RESTRICTION RULES
North Korea held a public execution by firing squad on 28 November 2020 to punish a breach of coronavirus rules, insiders in the country say.
DECEMBER 2, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: THREE GET DEATH PENALTY FOR KILLING CHILD IN NARAYANGANJ
A court in Narayanganj on 29 November 2020 sentenced three people to death and one to ten years in prison for killing five-year-old child Shoaib Hossain at Sonargaon in Narayanganj.
DECEMBER 1, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: FOUR SOLDIERS EXECUTED FOR TAKING PART IN HYESAN INCIDENT
Two border guard officers and two rank-and-file soldiers implicated in the recent smuggling case that prompted a lockdown on the city of Hyesan on 22 November 2020 were executed by firing squad, a Daily NK source in Yanggang Province has reported.
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 30, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: THREE AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTED OVER KILLINGS
Three al-Shabaab lieutenants were on 29 November 2020 morning executed by firing squad ordered by a military court-martial.
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, 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 25, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - 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 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 PENALTYIRAQ 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.