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
- 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, 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 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN 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 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 25, 2019United NationsDEATH 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 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, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three prisoners have been hanged recently in Iran in different cases.
OCTOBER 10, 2019AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: 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.
- OCTOBER 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN SANANDAJ DESPITE CIVIL ACTIVISTS CALL FOR FORGIVENESS
Razgar Zandi was hanged at Sanandaj prison on 1 October 2019.
- OCTOBER 2, 2019DEATH PENALTY
MISSOURI (USA): RUSSELL BUCKLEW EXECUTED
Russell Bucklew, 51, White, was executed on 1st October 2019 in Missouri.
- OCTOBER 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Four prisoners executed on October 2 at Raja’i Shahr Prison.
IRAN - Four prisoners executed on October 2 at Raja’i Shahr Prison.
- OCTOBER 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man was hanged in public on October 2 in the city of Rasht.
IRAN - A man was hanged in public on October 2 in the city of Rasht.
- OCTOBER 1, 2019MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Russell Bucklew, 51, White, was executed.
USA - Missouri. Russell Bucklew, 51, White, was executed.
- OCTOBER 1, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Razgar Zandi was hanged at Sanandaj prison on October 1.
IRAN - Razgar Zandi was hanged at Sanandaj prison on October 1.
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ISFAHAN PRISON FOR MURDER
On the morning of 26 September 2019, a man was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison for murder charges, Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019IndiaDEATH PENALTYMAN GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR ABDUCTING KILLING TWO PEOPLE FOR RANSOM
A court in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on 26 September 2019 awarded death sentence to a man in a double murder case.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR MURDERING HER HUSBAND
In the morning of 26 September 2019 Leila Zarafshan was hanged in the Central Prison of Sanandaj.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - On September 26, a man was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison
IRAN - On September 26, a man was hanged at Isfahan Central Prison
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged in Salmas on Sept. 26.
IRAN - Unidentified prisoner hanged in Salmas on Sept. 26.
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAI-SHAHR PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, on the morning of 25 September 2019, at least five people were executed at Rajai-Shahr prison near Tehran.
- SEPTEMBER 26, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT SPARKS EXECUTED
Robert Sparks, 45, Black, was executed on 25 September 2019 in Texas. Sparks had been sentenced to death in 2008 for the September 2007 killing of his wife, Chare Agnew, 30, and his two stepsons – Harold Sublet Jr., 9, and Raeqwon Agnew, 10.