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 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 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, 2020SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALILAND (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 15, 2020TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. John Gardner, 64, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. John Gardner, 64, White, was executed.
JANUARY 15, 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 –
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 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
- JANUARY 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M. P., was hanged in the prison of the city of Amol on January 12
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M. P., was hanged in the prison of the city of Amol on January 12
- JANUARY 12, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Omid D. hanged at Vakilabad prison on January 12
IRAN - A man, identified only as Omid D. hanged at Vakilabad prison on January 12
- JANUARY 9, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M.C., was reportedly hanged on January 9
IRAN - A prisoner, identified only as M.C., was reportedly hanged on January 9
- JANUARY 8, 2020ZambiaDEATH PENALTY
ZAMBIA: LUSAKA COP SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING COLLEAGUE
The Lusaka High Court on 3 January 2020 convicted and sentenced a police officer, Edwin Kabasiya, to death by hanging for the murder of his colleague Lennox Kapila.
JANUARY 8, 2020IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A man, identified only as Saman, was executed at Rajaii Shahr Prison on 8 January
IRAN - A man, identified only as Saman, was executed at Rajaii Shahr Prison on 8 January
- JANUARY 6, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Ashouri was executed at Isfahan Prison on January 6, 2020
IRAN - Ali Ashouri was executed at Isfahan Prison on January 6, 2020
- JANUARY 3, 2020DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT HANGED IN KARAJ WHILE PROTESTS IN THE COUNTRY CONTINUE
According to Iran Human Rights sources, on the early morning of 1st January 2020, eight men were executed at Karaj city’s Rajai-Shahr prison, near Tehran.
- JANUARY 1, 2020South SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 1, 2020IndianaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020South CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020North CarolinaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020SurinameDEATH PENALTY
Aggravated murder premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes.
Aggravated murder premeditated murder and treason are capital crimes.
- JANUARY 1, 2020ConnecticutDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2020MaliDEATH PENALTY
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations...
Death sentences are given in Mali for serious crimes such as assassinations...
- JANUARY 1, 2020IllinoisDEATH PENALTY
On March 9, 2011, Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty
On March 9, 2011, Gov. Pat Quinn abolished the death penalty
- JANUARY 1, 2020IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 8 men executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on January 1
IRAN - 8 men executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on January 1