Executions
Archive theme
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.
Latest news
- NOVEMBER 6, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): CHARLES RUSSELL RHINES EXECUTED
Charles Russell Rhines, now 63, White, was put to death on 4 November 2019.
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 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, 2019DEATH 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.
- 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.
OCTOBER 31, 2019DEATH 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.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehran Ghorbani was hanged in Lakan Prison (aka Rasht Central Prison) on October 31.
IRAN - Mehran Ghorbani was hanged in Lakan Prison (aka Rasht Central Prison) on October 31.
- OCTOBER 31, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man (not identified) hanged in public in the city of Khomein (or Arak).
IRAN - A man (not identified) hanged in public in the city of Khomein (or Arak).
- OCTOBER 29, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTED YOUNG MAN SENTENCED AS JUVENILE
Authorities in the central prison of Karaj on 25 October 2019 executed a prisoner for a murder he allegedly committed when he was 16.
OCTOBER 29, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES 2 MEN TO DEATH BY HANGING FOR MURDER IN EKITI
An Ado Ekiti High Court, has sentenced two men to death by hanging for conspiracy, murder and unlawful possession of human skull, the Pulse reported on 28 October 2019.
- OCTOBER 25, 2019DEATH PENALTY
UN EXPERT: IRAN CONTINUES TO EXECUTE CHILDREN, HAS 90 ON DEATH ROW
Iran executed seven child offenders last year and two so far this year even though human rights law prohibits the death penalty for anyone under age 18, a UN independent human rights expert said on 23 October 2019.
- OCTOBER 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Saeed Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged in the central prison of Karaj on October 25.
IRAN - Saeed Mohammadi, a minor at the time of the crime, was hanged in the central prison of Karaj on October 25.
- OCTOBER 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Roshangar Emam and Heidar Mehrshat Hanged at Shiraz Prison on October 22.
IRAN - Mojtaba Roshangar Emam and Heidar Mehrshat Hanged at Shiraz Prison on October 22.
OCTOBER 18, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT PASSES DEATH SENTENCE ON KILLER OF MTN STAFF
Kwara state High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital on 15 October 2019 sentenced killer of a staff of telecoms giant MTN, one Ogundele David to death by hanging.
- OCTOBER 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Bahman Parvizi was hanged at Zanjan prison on October 15.
IRAN - Bahman Parvizi was hanged at Zanjan prison on October 15.
- OCTOBER 12, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on October 12 at the city of Bandar Abbas
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on October 12 at the city of Bandar Abbas
OCTOBER 11, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three prisoners have been hanged recently in Iran in different cases.
- OCTOBER 10, 2019AfghanistanDEATH PENALTY
AFGHANISTAN: TWO TALIBAN FIGHTERS WERE HANGED BY THEIR COMMANDERS IN GHOUR
According to reports from Ghour province, on 10 October 2019 two Taliban fighters were hanged by their commanders.
- OCTOBER 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Alam Karimi was hanged on October 10 at Sanandaj Central Prison
IRAN - Alam Karimi was hanged on October 10 at Sanandaj Central Prison
- OCTOBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, Alireza Mehmandoust, and a woman, were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on October 9.
IRAN - A man, Alireza Mehmandoust, and a woman, were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on October 9.
OCTOBER 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Annual report on the death penalty in Iran.
IRAN - Annual report on the death penalty in Iran.
- OCTOBER 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Jahan Agashteh executed at Vakilabad prison on Oct. 8.
IRAN - Jahan Agashteh executed at Vakilabad prison on Oct. 8.
- OCTOBER 6, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Abdolhakim Shahbakhsh and Assadollah Alizehi hanged at the prison of Kerman on Oct. 6.
IRAN - Abdolhakim Shahbakhsh and Assadollah Alizehi hanged at the prison of Kerman on Oct. 6.