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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JANUARY 24, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO ROBBERS SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN ADO-EKITI
Two middle-aged men, Ganiu Issah and Jamiu Idris, were sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery in a court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Lawyard.ng reported on 23 January 2020.
- JANUARY 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Isa Zamin Gerefteh, known as “the Crocodile of the Persian Gulf”, hanged in an unknown prison on January 23.
IRAN - Isa Zamin Gerefteh, known as “the Crocodile of the Persian Gulf”, hanged in an unknown prison on January 23.
- JANUARY 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Isa Bashgardi was hanged in the prison of Minab on January 23
IRAN - Isa Bashgardi was hanged in the prison of Minab on January 23
JANUARY 23, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF DRUG SMUGGLER OF AMPHETAMINE PILL IN TABUK
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Muammar Al-Qadhafi Muhammad Omar Al-Qenawy, an Egyptian, in the Tabuk region for smuggling banned amphetamine pills.
- JANUARY 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Massih Hatami hanged on January 23, at the prison of Bandar Abbas.
IRAN - Massih Hatami hanged on January 23, at the prison of Bandar Abbas.
- JANUARY 23, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Javad Alilou was hanged on January 23, at the prison of Bandar Abbas.
IRAN - Javad Alilou was hanged on January 23, at the prison of Bandar Abbas.
JANUARY 22, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A DRUG TRAFFICKER IN AL-JOUF
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Abdul-Razzaq Hammoud Mahmoud, a Syrian national, in the Al-Jawf region, for smuggling a quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
- JANUARY 21, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
On January 21, 2020 five prisoners were executed at Zagazig Prison.
JANUARY 21, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A SAUDI FOR MURDER IN THE JAZAN REGION
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Suwaid bin Ali bin Ali Bakir Aati - a Saudi national – who killed his wife / Zahraa bint Hamad bin Ali Aati.
- JANUARY 21, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bayram Gholikhani was hanged at Tabriz Prison on January 21
IRAN - Bayram Gholikhani was hanged at Tabriz Prison on January 21
- JANUARY 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Raman Mohammad Amini was hanged in Tohid Prison (Bandar Abbas) on January 20.
IRAN - Raman Mohammad Amini was hanged in Tohid Prison (Bandar Abbas) on January 20.
- JANUARY 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sarollah Mirshekari hanged in Shiraz on January 20
IRAN - Sarollah Mirshekari hanged in Shiraz on January 20
JANUARY 20, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - List of 106 women executed under Rouhani
IRAN - List of 106 women executed under Rouhani
JANUARY 19, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN RIYADH
The Ministry of Interior on 9 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Fahd bin Faleh bin Khalaf Al-Dossari - a Saudi national - in the city of Riyadh for murder.
JANUARY 19, 2020DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JOHN GARDNER EXECUTED
John Gardner, 64, White, was executed in Texas on 15 January 2020.
- JANUARY 18, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS, INCLUDING A WOMAN, WERE EXECUTED FOR PREMEDITATED MURDER
On January 18, 2020 it took place the execution by hanging of five defendants at Tanta General Prison.
JANUARY 17, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION FOR MURDER IN AL-MAKHWAH GOVERNORATE, AL-BAHA
The Ministry of Interior on 8 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Ali bin Attia bin Hazia Al-Ataf Al-Ghamdi - a Saudi national
JANUARY 17, 2020NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: APPEAL COURT SENTENCES THREE TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR ARMED ROBBERY AND CULPABLE HOMICIDE
The Yola Division of the Court of Appeal has sentenced three men to death by hanging for armed robbery and culpable homicide, reported The Nation on 16 January 2020.
- JANUARY 16, 2020EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: AHMED SALIM SHAKER OMAR EXECUTED FOR A TRIPLE MURDER
January 16, 2020: Ahmed Salim Shaker Omar was executed in Damietta prison.
JANUARY 16, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF TWO SMUGGLERS OF AMPHETAMINE PILLS IN TABUK
The Ministry of Interior on 2nd January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of two prisoners for smuggling a quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
JANUARY 16, 2020Myanmar (Burma)DEATH PENALTYMYANMAR: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR LOVE TRIANGLE MURDER
A local court in Ayeyarwady Region sentenced a former healthcare assistant to death by hanging on 13 January 2020 for murdering a schoolteacher and hiding the corpse after a love triangle turned violent in 2016.
JANUARY 16, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two men (Heshmat Sheikhani + unk) were hanged on January 16 at the prison of Borujerd
IRAN - Two men (Heshmat Sheikhani + unk) were hanged on January 16 at the prison of Borujerd
- JANUARY 15, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John Gardner, 64, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. John Gardner, 64, White, was executed.
- JANUARY 15, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: EXECUTION OF A SAUDI FOR MURDER IN THE JAZAN REGION
The Ministry of Interior on 14 January 2020 issued a statement regarding the execution of Suwaid bin Ali bin Ali Bakir Aati - a Saudi national –
JANUARY 15, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Two brothers, Darioush and Danesh Darvishpour, executed on January 15, at Urmia.
IRAN - Two brothers, Darioush and Danesh Darvishpour, executed on January 15, at Urmia.
JANUARY 15, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALILAND (SOMALIA): SIX CONVICTS EXECUTED FOR MURDER AND TERRORISM
Six men who had been convicted for murder and terrorism in Somaliland were executed in Hargeisa on 15 January 2020.
- JANUARY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man (not identified) was hanged at Vakilabad prison on January 14, 2020
IRAN - A man (not identified) was hanged at Vakilabad prison on January 14, 2020
JANUARY 14, 2020Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 184 PEOPLE EXECUTED IN 2019
Saudi Arabia executed 184 people in 2019, the most in a calendar year in six years, human rights organisation Reprieve has said, calling it a "grim milestone" for the kingdom.
JANUARY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Sara M., executed in in Vakilabad Prison, maybe on Jan. 14
IRAN - A woman, Sara M., executed in in Vakilabad Prison, maybe on Jan. 14
JANUARY 14, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Maliheh Haji Hassani, was executed on January 14 in Adelabad Prison
IRAN - A woman, Maliheh Haji Hassani, was executed on January 14 in Adelabad Prison