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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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 PENALTYGEORGIA (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, 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 13, 2019GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Ray Jefferson Cromartie, 52, Black, was executed.
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, 2019BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF JAMAAT LEADER
Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on 31 October 2019 upheld a death sentence against a top Islamist leader for war crimes in a move that lawyers said meant he would almost certainly be executed in the coming months.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed.
USA - Texas. Justen Hall, 38, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Texas Appeals Court Takes Bobby James Moore Off Death Row.
USA - Texas. Texas Appeals Court Takes Bobby James Moore Off Death Row.
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
IRAN - Bagher Azimi was hanged on November 6
NOVEMBER 6, 2019DEATH PENALTYSOUTH DAKOTA (USA): CHARLES RUSSELL RHINES EXECUTED
Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was put to death on 4 November 2019.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged at Ardabil prison on November 5.
IRAN - Unidentified man hanged at Ardabil prison on November 5.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mohammad Doosti hanged on 5 November at Tabriz Central Prison.
IRAN - Mohammad Doosti hanged on 5 November at Tabriz Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Karam Sedghi hanged at the central prison of Borujerd city on November 5.
IRAN - Karam Sedghi hanged at the central prison of Borujerd city on November 5.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A former Iranian political prisoner criticizes Western democracies and the United Nations for their inactivity.
IRAN - A former Iranian political prisoner criticizes Western democracies and the United Nations for their inactivity.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was executed.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
IRAN - Hossein Asgari hanged at Shiraz Central Prison on November 4.
- NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
IRAN - 15,000 Executed In Iran For Drug Offenses Since 1979.
NOVEMBER 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC FOR KILLING A POLICEMAN
A man (not identified) was hanged in public in the city of Khomein (Markazi province) on 31 October 2019, according to IRIB News.
OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights sources, on the morning of 22 October 2019, two prisoners were hanged at the central prison of Shiraz city, Fars province.