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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- AUGUST 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Gholamreza Q., was reportedly hanged on August 19
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Gholamreza Q., was reportedly hanged on August 19
- AUGUST 19, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rahim Pirouzi executed in Dehdasht prison on August 19.
IRAN - Rahim Pirouzi executed in Dehdasht prison on August 19.
- AUGUST 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men, possibly 4, executed on August 18 in Mashhad prison.
IRAN - 3 men, possibly 4, executed on August 18 in Mashhad prison.
AUGUST 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Fereshteh Heydari Ebrahimpour, executed on August 18 in Mashhad prison.
IRAN - A woman, Fereshteh Heydari Ebrahimpour, executed on August 18 in Mashhad prison.
- AUGUST 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ahmad Mehravar executed on August 18 in Zanjan Prison.
IRAN - Ahmad Mehravar executed on August 18 in Zanjan Prison.
- AUGUST 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - “Ahad” executed on August 17 in Yasuj Central Prison.
IRAN - “Ahad” executed on August 17 in Yasuj Central Prison.
- AUGUST 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arsalan Yasini, possibly a minor at the time of the crime, executed in Urmia on August 17.
IRAN - Arsalan Yasini, possibly a minor at the time of the crime, executed in Urmia on August 17.
- AUGUST 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Ramezani hanged on August 16 in Yasuj prison.
IRAN - Saeed Ramezani hanged on August 16 in Yasuj prison.
- AUGUST 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as “Hadi” was hanged on Aug. 15 in Mashhad Central Prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as “Hadi” was hanged on Aug. 15 in Mashhad Central Prison.
AUGUST 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mojtaba Tutunchi executed in Yazd Central Prison on August 12.
IRAN - Mojtaba Tutunchi executed in Yazd Central Prison on August 12.
- AUGUST 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Fayegh Ahmadi was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison on August 11
IRAN - Fayegh Ahmadi was executed at Sanandaj Central Prison on August 11
- AUGUST 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Keyvan Rezagholi executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on August 10
IRAN - Keyvan Rezagholi executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on August 10
AUGUST 10, 2020United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Death Row USA (DRUSA) up to April 1, 2020
USA - Death Row USA (DRUSA) up to April 1, 2020
- AUGUST 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Jaffar Tayebi has been executed in Qom Central Prison on August 7.
IRAN - Jaffar Tayebi has been executed in Qom Central Prison on August 7.
- AUGUST 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two brothers, Gholamreza and Ali Tahouneh, were executed in Tabriz Central Prison on Aug. 6.
IRAN - Two brothers, Gholamreza and Ali Tahouneh, were executed in Tabriz Central Prison on Aug. 6.
AUGUST 6, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: HANDS OFF CAIN, THE HANGING OF THE PROTESTER MOSTAFA SALEHI IS A SHAME FOR THE SO-CALLED DEMOCRATIC WORLD
Hands Off Cain considers the execution by hanging of Mostafa Salehi, one of the detainees for the anti-regime demonstrations that took place between December 2017 and January 2018, which took place yesterday in the Dastgerd prison in Isfahan, extremely se
AUGUST 6, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED AFTER SIX YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A young woman was executed on 2 August 2020 in the Central Prison of Mashhad.
AUGUST 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mehrzad Jalalvand has been executed at Rasht Central Prison on August 6.
IRAN - Mehrzad Jalalvand has been executed at Rasht Central Prison on August 6.
- AUGUST 5, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER MOSTAFA SALEHI HANGED IN ISFAHAN PRISON
Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was hanged at dawn on 5 August 2020 in a prison in Isfahan.
AUGUST 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was hanged on August 5 in Isfahan prison.
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salehi was hanged on August 5 in Isfahan prison.
- AUGUST 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Farajnia was executed in Qom Central Prison on August 5
IRAN - Ali Farajnia was executed in Qom Central Prison on August 5
AUGUST 4, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN SANANDAJ PRISON FOR MURDER
Prisones Morteza Pirkhezri was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on 31 July 2020.
- AUGUST 4, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abolfazl Bigzadeh and Rouhollah Sabzi were executed in Qom Central Prison on August 4
IRAN - Abolfazl Bigzadeh and Rouhollah Sabzi were executed in Qom Central Prison on August 4
- AUGUST 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men, “B. D.” and “F. A.”, were executed in Shahrekord Prison on August 2.
IRAN - Two men, “B. D.” and “F. A.”, were executed in Shahrekord Prison on August 2.
- AUGUST 2, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Young woman, Mehri, was hanged in Mashhad on August 2.
IRAN - Young woman, Mehri, was hanged in Mashhad on August 2.
- JULY 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Morteza Pirkhezri was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on July 31.
IRAN - Morteza Pirkhezri was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on July 31.
- JULY 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Three men have been executed in Hamedan Central Prison "last week".
IRAN - Three men have been executed in Hamedan Central Prison "last week".
JULY 29, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 7 EXECUTED OVER KILLING OF POLICEMAN IN 2013
Egypt on 28 July 2020 executed seven people over the killing of a police officer in the northeastern city of Ismailiya in 2013, a security official said.
- JULY 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hamed Amian executed in Yasuj Central Prison around July 29.
IRAN - Hamed Amian executed in Yasuj Central Prison around July 29.
- JULY 28, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: EXECUTED 7 TERRORISTS ACCUSED OF KILLING THE OFFICER AHMED ABU DOUMA IN ISMAILIA ON NOVEMBER 2013
On July 28, 2020, it took place the execution of 7 prisoners.