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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- JUNE 10, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Execution of Mola Nasrollah Narooyi, who was not sentenced to death.
IRAN - Execution of Mola Nasrollah Narooyi, who was not sentenced to death.
JUNE 9, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: THREE TO DIE FOR KIDNAPPING, MURDER OF CONSULTANT, LG CHIEF IN RIVERS
A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, presided over by Justice J. Kolawole Omotosho, on 3 June 2020 convicted five persons for murder, kidnapping and possession of illegal fire arms, with three of the suspects sentenced to death by
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two men hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on June 9.
IRAN - Two men hanged at Mashhad prison (Vakilabad) on June 9.
JUNE 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: N.A. EXECUTED IN THE CENTRAL PRISON OF SHAHREKORD
According to the Iranian state TV news, a man, identified only as N.A., has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord, the capital city of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province.
- JUNE 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdol Rahman Shahouzi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 8, 2020.
IRAN - Abdol Rahman Shahouzi executed in Zahedan Prison on June 8, 2020.
JUNE 8, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER OF EX-NIGER DELTA AGITATOR
Three persons, Dougbra Ogbe, Emmanuel Gladstone, Bere Matthew, have been sentenced to death by hanging by a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt for the murder of ex-Niger Delta agitator, Soboma George and a groundnut seller, Joy John-Ejims, T
- JUNE 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - N.A. has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord
IRAN - N.A. has been executed in the central prison of Shahrekord
JUNE 8, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPING KADUNA TWO-YEAR-OLD TO DEATH
A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Dogarawa Sabon Gari in Zaria, on 3 June 2020 sentenced one Usman Shehu Bashir to death by hanging for raping a two-year-old girl to death.
JUNE 8, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Bobby Moore Granted Parole After 40 Years on Death Row.
USA - Texas. Bobby Moore Granted Parole After 40 Years on Death Row.
JUNE 6, 2020ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO MURDERED HIS WIFE EXECUTED IN SHANGHAI
A man in Shanghai who killed his wife and hid her body in a freezer for three months was executed on 4 June 2020, according to the Shanghai No. 2 Intermediate People's Court.
- JUNE 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M. N., was reportedly hanged on June 3
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M. N., was reportedly hanged on June 3
- JUNE 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Sepideh Dam, was reportedly hanged on June 1
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Sepideh Dam, was reportedly hanged on June 1
JUNE 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged on June 1 at the central prison of Mashhad city.
IRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged on June 1 at the central prison of Mashhad city.
MAY 31, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: PUNTLAND MARTIAL COURT EXECUTES A SOLDIER CONVICTED OF MURDER
Puntland Martial Court on 28 May 2020 oversaw the execution of Ahmed Adan Mohammed, who was found guilty of intentionally killing Hassan Shire Amaan, the former commander in charge of Bosaso Airport security.
- MAY 31, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: PASTOR SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR COMMITTING MURDER IN ONDO
Samson Kolawole, a pastor with a Pentecostal church in Ondo State, on 29 May 2020 was sentenced to death for committing murder.
- MAY 25, 2020QatarDEATH PENALTY
QATAR: NEPALI MAN SHOT TO DEATH AS PUNISHMENT FOR MURDER
Qatar has executed a Nepali migrant worker named Anil Chaudhary from Mahottari district, The Himalayan Times reported on 21 May 2020.
MAY 25, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: COUPLE EXECUTED FOR TRYING TO ESCAPE TO SOUTH DURING COVID-19 EMERGENCY
North Korean authorities earlier this month executed a husband and wife for attempting to flee the country during the COVID-19 national emergency quarantine, sources in the country told RFA.
MAY 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hedayat Abdollahpour likely executed on June 21 in Oshnavieh prison.
IRAN - Hedayat Abdollahpour likely executed on June 21 in Oshnavieh prison.
MAY 20, 2020DEATH PENALTYMISSOURI (USA): WALTER BARTON EXECUTED
Walter Barton, 64, White, was put to death on 19 May 2020 for fatally stabbing Gladys Kuehler, an 81-year-old woman, on 9 October 1991, the first U.S. execution since the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
- MAY 19, 2020MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Walter Barton, 64, White, was put to death
USA - Missouri. Walter Barton, 64, White, was put to death
MAY 17, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Concerns Over Fate of Hedayat Abdollahpour, a Kurdish Political Prisoner, 9 days After Disappearance.
IRAN - Concerns Over Fate of Hedayat Abdollahpour, a Kurdish Political Prisoner, 9 days After Disappearance.
MAY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amnesty calls on Iran to ‘reveal fate' of Hossein Silawi, Ali Khasraji, Naser Khafajian, and Hedayat Abdollahpour
IRAN - Amnesty calls on Iran to ‘reveal fate' of Hossein Silawi, Ali Khasraji, Naser Khafajian, and Hedayat Abdollahpour
MAY 12, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: BUSINESSMAN EXECUTED FOR REFUSING TO BUY GOV’T BONDS
The owner of mine shafts in a suburban area of Pyongyang who refused to buy government bonds was recently arrested and quietly executed, Daily NK has learned.
MAY 9, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: CHAGANG PROVINCE FORESTRY OFFICIAL EXECUTED FOR ILLEGAL CORN FARM
The head of a local forest management office in Chagang Province was recently executed for removing saplings from state-owned land and planting corn in their place, Daily NK reported on 16 April 2020.
- MAY 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - More information on Majid Esmaeilzadeh, the juvenile offender executed on April 18, 2020
IRAN - More information on Majid Esmaeilzadeh, the juvenile offender executed on April 18, 2020
MAY 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN GOLESTAN PROVINCE
According to Iranian semi-official Fars News Agency, a man, whose name was not mentioned, was hanged at a prison in Gonbad Kavus city, Golestan province, on 5 May 2020.
MAY 6, 2020SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN TO RETURN REMAINS OF OFFICERS EXECUTED BY BASHIR REGIME
The Sudanese military says the remains of 28 officers who were executed three decades ago will be returned to their families, VOA reported on 7 April 2020.
- MAY 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR ‘CORRUPTION ON EARTH’
According to the Iranian Khorasan daily on 28 April 2020 two prisoners were executed at Mashhad central prison (also known as Vakilabad prison).
- MAY 5, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged on May 5 at the Gonbad Kavus prison.
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged on May 5 at the Gonbad Kavus prison.
MAY 4, 2020IraqDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: EXTREMISTS KILL TEENAGER OVER ‘BLASPHEMOUS’ TEXTS ON PHONE
The Syrian Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) executed a 19-year-old man deported from Turkey who they say was charged with "blasphemy", however, activists claim the young man was killed over phone messages criticising the group’s leader,