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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MAY 3, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: ON ANNIVERSARY OF MASS EXECUTION, FAMILIES PLEAD FOR RETURN OF THEIR LOVED ONES' REMAINS
It has been exactly one year since 37 people were executed on a single day in Saudi Arabia, and none of the bodies are known to have been returned to their families, according to human rights activists, ABC News reported on 23 April 2020.
MAY 3, 2020SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: HAY’AT TAHRIR AL SHAM EXECUTED A CIVILIAN IN ITS DETENTION CENTER
A boy was executed by firing squad in a detention center by Islamist group Hay'at Tahrir al Sham for belonging to Syrian Democratic Forces, the young man's family said on 29 April 2020.
MAY 3, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: VAHED ROSTAMZADEH EXECUTED IN HAMADAN PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES
According to Iran Human Rights sources, Vahed Rostamzadeh who was sentenced to death on “drug” charges, was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on 30 April 2020.
- APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soleiman Mirzayi was executed late April in Borujerd.
IRAN - Soleiman Mirzayi was executed late April in Borujerd.
- APRIL 30, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vahed Rostamzadeh was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on April 30.
IRAN - Vahed Rostamzadeh was executed in Hamadan Central Prison on April 30.
APRIL 30, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES THREE IN HIRAN REGION
Al-Shabaab on 28 April 2020 publicly executed in Galgadud region three men for alleged espionage activities.
APRIL 29, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER CHARGES
Three prisoners were hanged in Iran on 28 April 2020.
- APRIL 28, 2020DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): GILMAR GUEVARA SPARED EXECUTION BECAUSE HE IS INTELLECTUALLY DISABLED
Texas prosecutors on 14 April 2020 asked that a Salvadoran man who has been on death row for nearly 19 years be spared lethal injection because he is intellectually disabled.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Zarar Peyghami and Yasser Rasouli hanged on April 28 at Urmia
IRAN - Zarar Peyghami and Yasser Rasouli hanged on April 28 at Urmia
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Faegh Sharifi was hanged on April 28, 2020 in Sanandaj prison.
IRAN - Faegh Sharifi was hanged on April 28, 2020 in Sanandaj prison.
- APRIL 28, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were hanged at Mashhad prison on April 28.
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were hanged at Mashhad prison on April 28.
- APRIL 27, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Keyvanollah Moradi was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 27, the third day of Ramadan
IRAN - Keyvanollah Moradi was executed in Sanandaj Central Prison on April 27, the third day of Ramadan
APRIL 26, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 10 PRISONERS QUICKLY HANGED BEFORE RAMADAN
Iran quickly hanged 10 prisoners on 22 April 2020, before Ramadan.
- APRIL 24, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdul Wahed Faizi and Ramyar (Payam) Mukhles executed on April 24 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
IRAN - Abdul Wahed Faizi and Ramyar (Payam) Mukhles executed on April 24 in Sanandaj Central Prison.
- 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, 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 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sina Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the murder, was hanged at Sanandaj prison on April 23
IRAN - Sina Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the murder, was hanged at Sanandaj prison on April 23
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mowla Mowlaei was hanged at Khalkhal prison on April 23.
IRAN - Mowla Mowlaei was hanged at Khalkhal prison on April 23.
- APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A Baluchi political prisoner, Abdolbaset Dahani, was hanged at Zahedan prison on April 23.
IRAN - A Baluchi political prisoner, Abdolbaset Dahani, was hanged at Zahedan prison on April 23.
APRIL 23, 2020IranDEATH 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 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 22, 2020IranDEATH 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 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, 2020IranDEATH 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.