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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- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Touraj Morad Hassali executed on April 23 in Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah
IRAN - Touraj Morad Hassali executed on April 23 in Dieselabad Prison in Kermanshah
APRIL 23, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: POSSIBLE JUVENILE OFFENDER HANGED FOR MURDER
Majid Esmaeilzadeh was hanged on the morning of 18 April 2020 at the central prison of Ardabil.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Haghighatnejad was hanged at Shiraz prison on April 23.
IRAN - Mohammad Haghighatnejad was hanged at Shiraz prison on April 23.
APRIL 22, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER SHAYAN SAEEDPOUR EXECUTED
Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was hanged on 21 April 2020 at the prison of Saqqez city, Kurdistan province.
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran quickly hangs 10 prisoners before Ramadan.
IRAN - Iran quickly hangs 10 prisoners before Ramadan.
- APRIL 22, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Sheikhani, Mojtaba Haeri and Jamal Jafari-Nasab executed at Isfahan central prison on April 22.
IRAN - Ali Sheikhani, Mojtaba Haeri and Jamal Jafari-Nasab executed at Isfahan central prison on April 22.
- APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning, April 21, at the prison of Saqqez city
IRAN - Juvenile offender Shayan Saeedpour was executed this morning, April 21, at the prison of Saqqez city
APRIL 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Shahram Baygan was hanged in Tabriz Central Prison.
APRIL 20, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT HAMADAN PRISON FOR MURDER CHARGES
According to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), a man was hanged on 15 April 2020 at Alvand, the central prison of Hamadan city.
- APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
IRAN - Majid Esmaeilzadeh, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged on April 18 at the central prison of Ardabil.
APRIL 18, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
IRAN - Mohammad Javanmard executed in Khorramabad Central Prison on April 18, 2020.
APRIL 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: YEMENI MAN EXECUTED FOR TERRORIST ATTACK DURING RIYADH SEASON
A Yemeni man, who was on a death row for carrying out a terrorist attack on artists performing on stage during Riyadh Season Festival, has been executed, Saudi Press Agency reported on 16 April 2020 citing a statement from the Ministry of Interior.
- APRIL 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Taheri was hanged in Khalkhal city, on April 16.
IRAN - Hossein Taheri was hanged in Khalkhal city, on April 16.
- APRIL 15, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTIONS 2019: QISAS AND FORGIVENESS
The 12th annual Report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Together Against the Death Penalty) provides an assessment of the abolitionist movement within Iran, including the forgiveness movement and its contribution to limiting the u
- APRIL 15, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Gilmar Guevara intellectually disabled
USA - Texas. Gilmar Guevara intellectually disabled
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Amir Hossein Zandi hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on April 15, 2020.
IRAN - Amir Hossein Zandi hanged in Hamedan Central Prison on April 15, 2020.
APRIL 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 800 EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT UNDER KING SALMAN
Saudi Arabia has carried out the 800th execution of King Salman bin Abdulaziz's five years of rule, human rights organisation Reprieve said on 14 April 2020.
- APRIL 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on April 15
IRAN - A man was hanged at Hamadan prison on April 15
APRIL 14, 2020DEATH PENALTYIRAN: POLITICAL PRISONER MOSTAFA SALIMI EXECUTED
Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison, Iranian province of Kurdistan, on 11 April 2020.
APRIL 13, 2020BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: BANGABANDHU’S KILLER MAJED HANGED
The self-confessed and convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Abdul Majed was hanged on 12 April 2020 at Keraniganj Dhaka Central Jail amid tight security.
- APRIL 11, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison on April 11, 2020.
IRAN - Political prisoner Mostafa Salimi was executed at Saqqez prison on April 11, 2020.
- APRIL 8, 2020United KingdomDEATH PENALTY
DEATH PENALTY PROJECT PUBLISHES LATEST REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN THE CARIBBEAN
“The Death Penalty Project” on 7 April 2020 published its latest report: “Sentenced to Death Without Execution: Why capital punishment has not yet been abolished in the Eastern Caribbean and Barbados” by Professor Roger Hood and Dr Florence Seemungal with
APRIL 8, 2020North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR THEFT OF EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPLIES
Authorities in North Korea executed without trial three high-ranking officials last week on charges of treason, for allegedly stealing food from the country’s strategic supply and selling it on the open market amid skyrocketing prices resulting from the o
APRIL 7, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - IHR Report: Qisas and Forgiveness
IRAN - Iran Executions 2019: Qisas and Forgiveness
- APRIL 4, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN HUMAN RIGHTS PUBLISHES ITS 'ANNUAL DEATH PENALTY REPORT IN IRAN IN 2019': 280 EXECUTIONS
The 12th annual report on the death penalty by Iran Human Rights (IHR) and ECPM (Ensemble Contre la Peine de Mort/Together Against the Death Penalty), published on 31 March 2020, provides an assessment and analysis of the death penalty trends in 2019 in t
APRIL 2, 2020TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: INMATE CONVICTED IN SIX DEATHS EXECUTED
A death row inmate was executed on 1st April 2020 in Taiwan, less than a year after he was convicted of killing six people by setting fire to his home.
- APRIL 1, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB SAYS IT EXECUTED SIX PEOPLE IN SOMALIA FOR SPYING
Al-Shabaab on 31 March 2020 executed six men it said were spying for Somali intelligence agencies, the U.S. and Kenya, according to a broadcast on Radio Andalus, which supports the Islamist group that’s linked to al-Qaeda.
APRIL 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
IRAN - According to Hengaw, 18% of executed in 2019 were Kurds
- MARCH 31, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Appeals Court Rejects Recommendation for New Trial for Rigoberto Avila.
USA - Texas. Appeals Court Rejects Recommendation for New Trial for Rigoberto Avila.
- MARCH 31, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Iran Human Rights publishes its
IRAN - Iran Human Rights publishes its "Annual Death Penalty Report in Iran in 2019": 280 executions.