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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- JULY 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Samad Mahmoudzadeh executed in Tabriz Central Prison on July 30
IRAN - Samad Mahmoudzadeh executed in Tabriz Central Prison on July 30
JULY 30, 2019United KingdomDEATH PENALTYLONDON: REPORT ON THE DEATH PENALTY IN SAUDI ARABIA OF BARONESS KENNEDY PRESENTED
The Report on the death penalty in Saudi Arabia prepared by Baroness Helena Kennedy on the basis of official documents, direct testimonies and open sources was presented on 29 July 2019 at the House of Commons in London.
JULY 29, 2019BahrainDEATH PENALTYBAHRAIN: TWO SHIA ACTIVISTS EXECUTED DESPITE CALLS TO HALT DEATH SENTENCES
Two Shia activists - Ahmad al-Mullali, 24, and Ali Hakim al-Arab, 25 - were executed at Jaw prison, south of the Bahraini capital Manama, on 26 July 2019 after private meetings with their famili
JULY 29, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men were recently hanged in Iran for murder and drug trafficking.
- JULY 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Arash Shah-hosseini hanged at Adel Abad Prison “a week ago”.
IRAN - Arash Shah-hosseini hanged at Adel Abad Prison “a week ago”.
- JULY 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Touraj Ghassemi (Qasemi), maybe a juvenile, was hanged at Nur prison on July 28.
IRAN - Touraj Ghassemi (Qasemi), maybe a juvenile, was hanged at Nur prison on July 28.
JULY 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO WOMEN HANGED AT THE CENTRAL PRISON OF URMIA
Two women, Arasteh Ranjbar and Nazdar Vatankhah, were hanged at the Central Prison of Urmia on 23 July 2019.
- JULY 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Heshmat Imani hanged at Zanjan prison on July 25.
IRAN - Heshmat Imani hanged at Zanjan prison on July 25.
- JULY 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Peyman Hamdollahi Boroujerdi was hanged at Bandar-Abbas prison on July 24.
IRAN - Peyman Hamdollahi Boroujerdi was hanged at Bandar-Abbas prison on July 24.
- JULY 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Behnam Ranjbar executed at Tabriz Prison on July 24.
IRAN - Behnam Ranjbar executed at Tabriz Prison on July 24.
- JULY 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 2 women, Arasteh Ranjbar and Nazdar Vatankhah, hanged at Urmia on July 23
IRAN - 2 women, Arasteh Ranjbar and Nazdar Vatankhah, hanged at Urmia on July 23
- JULY 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Aqeel Shadehi and Jalal Baba’I executed at Tabriz Prison on July 23.
IRAN - Aqeel Shadehi and Jalal Baba’I executed at Tabriz Prison on July 23.
- JULY 23, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - BJS Releases “Capital Punishment, 2017”.
USA - BJS Releases “Capital Punishment, 2017”.
- JULY 21, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, Majid Mosleh, was hanged at Kashan Central Prison on July 21.
IRAN - A man, Majid Mosleh, was hanged at Kashan Central Prison on July 21.
JULY 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED IN MAHABAD PRISON FOR MURDER
A Kurdish woman named Maliheh Salehian was executed in the central prison of Mahabad on July 16, 2019.
- JULY 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified as Asif Khani, was hanged on July 18.
IRAN - A man, identified as Asif Khani, was hanged on July 18.
- JULY 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on July 18.
IRAN - An unidentified man was hanged on July 18.
JULY 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 90TH WOMAN EXECUTED DURING ROUHANI’S TERM
A woman, Zahra Safari Moghaddam, was hanged on 17 July 2019, in the Prison of Noshahr.
- JULY 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, Zahra Safari Moghaddam, was hanged on July 17, 2019, in the Prison of Noshahr.
IRAN - A woman, Zahra Safari Moghaddam, was hanged on July 17, 2019, in the Prison of Noshahr.
- JULY 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Moharram Nemati and Asgar (Akbar) Bartar were hanged at Urmia prison on July 17.
IRAN - Moharram Nemati and Asgar (Akbar) Bartar were hanged at Urmia prison on July 17.
JULY 17, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN WHO KILLED 3 IN REVENGE ATTACK EXECUTED
Zhang Koukou, who killed three neighbors in revenge for his mother's death, was executed on 17 July 2019 after his death penalty was approved by China's top court.
- JULY 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, not identified, was hanged in Mahshahr on July 17
IRAN - A man, not identified, was hanged in Mahshahr on July 17
- JULY 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Lavashak, Yousef Gholizadeh, Hadi Asef and Akbar Sabbaghzadeh executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on July 17.
IRAN - Ali Lavashak, Yousef Gholizadeh, Hadi Asef and Akbar Sabbaghzadeh executed at Rajai-Shahr prison on July 17.
- JULY 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, not identified, was hanged in public in the city of Khandab on July 16.
IRAN - A man, not identified, was hanged in public in the city of Khandab on July 16.
- JULY 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, Maliheh Salehian, was executed in the prison of Mahabad on July 16
IRAN - A woman, Maliheh Salehian, was executed in the prison of Mahabad on July 16
JULY 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED AT URMIA PRISON FOR MURDER
Himan Bonavand, Jafar Mohammadi, Mohammad Aref Najafian, and Mahmoud Khaledi were executed at Urmia Prison on 15 July 2019.
JULY 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT MAHABAD PRISON
Veis Alipour was hanged at Mahabad Prison (in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province) on 9 July 2019.
- JULY 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Himan Bonavand, Jafar Mohammadi, Mohammad Aref Najafian, and Mahmoud Khaledi executed at Urmia Prison on July 15.
IRAN - Himan Bonavand, Jafar Mohammadi, Mohammad Aref Najafian, and Mahmoud Khaledi executed at Urmia Prison on July 15.
JULY 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZANJAN PRISON FOR MURDER
According to Iran Human Rights sources, on the morning of 8 July 2019 a man was hanged at Zanjan prison.
- JULY 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Karimi, Mohammad Parvaei and Amirali Shadabi were hanged at Minab prison on July 14.
IRAN - Ali Karimi, Mohammad Parvaei and Amirali Shadabi were hanged at Minab prison on July 14.