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 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 PENALTYIRAN - 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 3, 2019DEATH 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.
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
- NOVEMBER 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 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.
NOVEMBER 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Milad Azimi was hanged at the central prison of Zanjan on November 19.
IRAN - Milad Azimi was hanged at the central prison of Zanjan on November 19.
- NOVEMBER 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 103 minors executed since 1990
IRAN - 103 minors executed since 1990
- NOVEMBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, called Javad A, was executed on November 17, 2019 at Vakilabad prison
IRAN - A man, called Javad A, was executed on November 17, 2019 at Vakilabad prison
- NOVEMBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as "J.", probably a minor, was executed at Vakilabad prison on November 17, 2019.
IRAN - A man, identified only as "J.", probably a minor, was executed at Vakilabad prison on November 17, 2019.
- NOVEMBER 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ebrahim Yar Hosseini was executed at Shiraz prison on November 17.
IRAN - Ebrahim Yar Hosseini was executed at Shiraz prison on November 17.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): RAY JEFFERSON CROMARTIE EXECUTED
Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was pronounced dead in Georgia at 10:59 p.m. on 13 November 2019 after an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Jackson, authorities said in an emailed statement.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Salman Babanzadeh was hanged at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 14.
IRAN - Salman Babanzadeh was hanged at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 14.
NOVEMBER 13, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: FIVE ISLAMIC STATE AND AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS EXECUTED IN PUBLIC IN PUNTLAND
Five men belonging to the Islamic State group and Al Shabaab Amniyaad on 7 November 2019 were publicly executed by firing squad by a local military court in Puntland.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, not identified, hanged at the prison of the city of Bushehr on November 13.
IRAN - A man, not identified, hanged at the prison of the city of Bushehr on November 13.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohamad Rasool Chawlaki hanged on 13 November in Ilam prison.
IRAN - Mohamad Rasool Chawlaki hanged on 13 November in Ilam prison.
NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: OFFICIAL SAYS 15,000 EXECUTED FOR DRUG OFFENSES SINCE 1979
The secretary of a religious watchdog office in Iran has admitted that since the establishment of the Islamic Republic 4 decades ago (1979), the authorities have executed 15,000 people for drug-related crimes.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, was executed on November 12, at Lakan Prison, in Rasht.
IRAN - A prisoner, not identified, was executed on November 12, at Lakan Prison, in Rasht.
- NOVEMBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two prisoners, Jassem Heidari and Jamshid Torkashvand, were executed at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 12.
IRAN - Two prisoners, Jassem Heidari and Jamshid Torkashvand, were executed at Tohid Prison (in Bandar Abbas) on November 12.
- NOVEMBER 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Arasteh and Rashed Afrouz hanged on November 10 at Lakan Prison in Rasht
IRAN - Hossein Arasteh and Rashed Afrouz hanged on November 10 at Lakan Prison in Rasht
- NOVEMBER 7, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JUSTEN HALL EXECUTED
Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed on 6 November 2019 in Texas.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6