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 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 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, 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 9, 2019DEATH PENALTYTENNESSEE (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 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 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, 2019TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - 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 5, 2019IranDEATH 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 4, 2019BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: 44-YEAR-OLD MAN HANGED FOR MURDERING HIS EMPLOYER
Botswana on 2nd December 2019 hanged a 44-year-old man for murdering his boss, prisons services announced, despite mounting criticism from rights groups and the European Union.
- DECEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii, was hanged in Sepidar Prison on December 4.
IRAN - A woman, Somayyeh Shahbazi Jahrouii, was hanged in Sepidar 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
DECEMBER 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Naser Ilghami hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on December 3.
IRAN - Naser Ilghami hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on December 3.
DECEMBER 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Joint Letter Of Nobel Laureates To The United Nations Secretary-General
IRAN - Joint Letter Of Nobel Laureates To The United Nations Secretary-General
DECEMBER 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED AT BIRJAND PRISON FOR DRUG CHARGES
According to Baluchi Activists Campaign, on the morning of 24 November 2019, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison for drug charges.
NOVEMBER 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Quran Expert Recommends Torturing Arrested Protesters
IRAN - Quran Expert Recommends Torturing Arrested Protesters
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unknown man hanged, maybe in public, in Kerman city on November 28
IRAN - Unknown man hanged, maybe in public, in Kerman city on November 28
- NOVEMBER 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28
IRAN - Unidentified man executed in Kerman city on November 28
- NOVEMBER 25, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN HANGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A Malaysian, Abd Helmi Ab Halim, on 22 November 2019 was hanged at Changi Prison after having been convicted of drug trafficking in 2017.
NOVEMBER 25, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: FORMER BRIGADIER HANGED FOR SPYING
The Pakistan Army on 23 November 2019 hanged Brig. Raja Rizwan (retd) after he was convicted of spying for a foreign intelligence agency, social media posts indicated.
- NOVEMBER 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison
IRAN - On November 24, Mohammad Dabir was executed at Birjand prison
NOVEMBER 22, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Summer 2019 “Death Row USA” Shows Smallest U.S. Death-Row Population in 27 Years.
USA - Summer 2019 “Death Row USA” Shows Smallest U.S. Death-Row Population in 27 Years.
NOVEMBER 20, 2019Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: 18-YEAR-OLD SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING
At the Siaka Stevens Street High Court in Freetown on 14 November 2019, 18-year-old Osman Kamara was sentenced to death by hanging after the Jury found him guilty of murder.