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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- DECEMBER 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - The identities of two women hanged in Raja’i Shahr on December 4, 2019, have been confirmed.
IRAN - The identities of two women hanged in Raja’i Shahr on December 4, 2019, have been confirmed.
DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Eshrat Nazari, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr prison on December 18.
IRAN - A woman, Eshrat Nazari, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr prison on December 18.
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged in Raja'i Shahr prison on 18 December.
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged in Raja'i Shahr prison on 18 December.
- DECEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Farzad Saifpanahi executed in the central prison of Sanandaj on December 18.
IRAN - Farzad Saifpanahi executed in the central prison of Sanandaj on December 18.
- DECEMBER 17, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2019 Year End Report
USA - DPIC 2019 Year End Report
DECEMBER 16, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED WITH HER HUSBAND IN THE PRISON OF MASHHAD
A woman by the name of Maryam on 8 December 2019 was hanged with her husband in the Central Prison of Mashhad.
DECEMBER 16, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: 15 PEOPLE EXECUTED INCLUDING 10 FOR TERRORISM CONVICTIONS
Jordan executed 15 people on 14 December 2019 including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on Western tourists to the slaying of a writer, a judicial source and the government spokesman Mohammad al Momani said on 14 Dece
- DECEMBER 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Davoud Shams executed at the central prison of Bandar Abbas on December 15.
IRAN - Davoud Shams executed at the central prison of Bandar Abbas on December 15.
- DECEMBER 13, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): TRAVIS TREVINO RUNNELS EXECUTED
Travis Trevino Runnels, 46, Black, was executed on December 11, 2019 in Texas.
DECEMBER 12, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN KERMANSHAH, KASHAN
Seven prisoners were hanged on 9 December 2019 in two different Iranian cities.
DECEMBER 12, 2019SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: THREE MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Judge Hani Mahjoub of the Criminal Court of Khartoum North sentenced three men to death by hanging for murder, Radio Dabanga reported on 11 December 2019.
- DECEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Manuchehr Iranshahi was executed on December 12 in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
IRAN - Manuchehr Iranshahi was executed on December 12 in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
DECEMBER 11, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: WOMAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING CO-WIFE, SEVEN STEP CHILDREN
State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has sentenced a woman, Mrs Agnes Nwefuru, to death by hanging for killing her co-wife and seven children.
DECEMBER 11, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Texas. Travis Trevino Runnels, 46, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Travis Trevino Runnels, 46, Black, was executed.
- DECEMBER 11, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Indiana. Indiana Marks 10 Years Without an Execution.
USA - Indiana. Indiana Marks 10 Years Without an Execution.
DECEMBER 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naeim hanged at the prison of Vakilabad on December 10
IRAN - Naeim hanged at the prison of Vakilabad on December 10
- DECEMBER 9, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): LEE HALL EXECUTED IN THE ELECTRIC CHAIR
Tennessee executed Lee Hall in the electric chair on 5 December 2019 night, marking the fourth time the state has used the method since 2018.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were executed at Kashan prison on December 9.
IRAN - Two prisoners, not identified, were executed at Kashan prison on December 9.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 5 Kurdish citizens executed in prison of Dizel Abad in Kermanshah on December 9.
IRAN - 5 Kurdish citizens executed in prison of Dizel Abad in Kermanshah on December 9.
DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fatemeh R., a woman and a minor, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
IRAN - Fatemeh R., a woman and a minor, was hanged in Raja’i Shahr Prison of Karaj.
- DECEMBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arsalan Yarivand hanged at the prison of Borujerd on December 9.
IRAN - Arsalan Yarivand hanged at the prison of Borujerd on December 9.
- DECEMBER 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Wife and husband hanged at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad
IRAN - Wife and husband hanged at Vakilabad prison in Mashhad
- DECEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdossatar Dehmordeh hanged at the prison of Yazd on December 5
IRAN - Abdossatar Dehmordeh hanged at the prison of Yazd on December 5
DECEMBER 5, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR KILLING ‘ATTEMPTED RAPIST’
In the morning of 4 December 2019, Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii, 33, was hanged in Ahvaz Prison (Karoon (Karoun) or Sepidar Prison), in Ahvaz, Khuzestan Province.
DECEMBER 5, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTYUSA - Tennessee. Lee Hall executed in the electric chair
USA - Tennessee. Lee Hall executed in the electric chair
DECEMBER 5, 2019SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: RSF OFFICER SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR KILLING CIVILIAN IN EL GENEINA
Capital punishment has been chosen as a sentence for a Rapid Support Forces officer by the Criminal Court of El-Geneina, Sudan, Live Report reported on 4 December 2019.
DECEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Golmohammadi executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on December 4.
IRAN - Ali Golmohammadi executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on December 4.
DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ali Mahmoudpour and Morteza Ashrafi were hanged at Urmia prison on December 4.
IRAN - Ali Mahmoudpour and Morteza Ashrafi were hanged at Urmia prison on December 4.
- DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Elias Notizehi hanged at the prison of Zahedan on December 4.
IRAN - Elias Notizehi hanged at the prison of Zahedan on December 4.
- DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Maybe 2 women hanged on December 4, 2019, in Raja’i Shahr Prison
IRAN - Maybe 2 women hanged on December 4, 2019, in Raja’i Shahr Prison