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 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 16, 2019DEATH 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, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT MAHABAD PRISON
Veis Alipour was hanged at Mahabad Prison (in Mahabad, West Azerbaijan Province) on 9 July 2019.
- 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 15, 2019DEATH 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 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 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.
- JULY 11, 2019DEATH PENALTY
SPRING 2019 ‘DEATH ROW USA’ DOCUMENTS FURTHER SHRINKING OF U.S. DEATH-ROW POPULATION
The number of people on death row or facing capital resentencing in the United States has continued its 19-year decline, according to a new death-row census by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF).
- JULY 10, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: FIVE MEN EXECUTED BY AL-SHABAB FOR SPYING
Al-Shabab on 4 July 2019 shot and killed five men in Salagle town in southern Somalia.
JULY 10, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB EXECUTES MAN BY FIRING SQUAD FOR MARRYING DAUGHTERS OF HIS WIFE
A man who allegedly married the daughters of his wife before getting divorce was executed on 27 June 2019 by Al-shabab group in Somalia’s Lower Shabelleh Region.
- JULY 10, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Spring 2019 “Death Row USA” as of April 1, 2019
USA - Spring 2019 “Death Row USA” as of April 1, 2019
JULY 9, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAB PUTS TO DEATH FOUR PEOPLE
Al-Shabab militants put to death four people in the southern town of Jamame on 7 July 2019, immediately after the judge in an al-Shabab court declared them guilty.
- JULY 9, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTY
SOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES FIVE MEN OVER SPYING CLAIMS IN JUBBALAND
Al-Shabaab militia group on 3 July 2019 executed five Somali men in Hagar area of Lower Jubba region of Somalia on claims of spying.
- JULY 9, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Veis Alipour hanged at Mahabad Prison on July 9.
IRAN - Veis Alipour hanged at Mahabad Prison on July 9.
- JULY 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mostafa Shiri hanged at Zanjan prison on July 8.
IRAN - Mostafa Shiri hanged at Zanjan prison on July 8.
- JULY 5, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAI-SHAHR PRISON FOR MURDER
Mehdi Assadi and Hassan Baradaran were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on 3 July 2019.
- JULY 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man (unidentified) was executed at Birjand prison on July 4.
IRAN - A man (unidentified) was executed at Birjand prison on July 4.
JULY 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST 110 EXECUTED AT THE FIRST HALF OF 2019
According to the Iran Human Rights statistic department, at least 110 people have been executed between January 1 and June 30, 2019, in Iran.
- JULY 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mehdi Assadi and Hassan Baradaran hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on July 3.
IRAN - Mehdi Assadi and Hassan Baradaran hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on July 3.
- JULY 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Majid Sadr was hanged at Kashan prison on July 3.
IRAN - Majid Sadr was hanged at Kashan prison on July 3.
JULY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN BANDAR ABBAS FOR MURDER
According to IHR sources, on the early morning of 30 June 2019 a man was hanged at Tohid Prison in Bandar Abbas.
- JULY 2, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - At Least 110 Executed at the First Half of 2019.
IRAN - At Least 110 Executed at the First Half of 2019.
- JUNE 30, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Sohrab Tajmehr hanged at Bandar Abbas prison on June 30.
IRAN - Sohrab Tajmehr hanged at Bandar Abbas prison on June 30.
JUNE 28, 2019DEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE MEN HANGED IN RAJA’I SHAHR PRISON
Five men were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on 26 June 2019.
JUNE 28, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DAESH MEMBER SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KIDNAPPING, KILLING YAZIDIS
The Niniveh Criminal Court in northern Iraq has sentenced one person to death for belonging to Daesh and taking part in the kidnapping and murder of Iraqi citizens from the Yazidi religious minority.
- JUNE 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Five men were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on June 26.
IRAN - Five men were hanged at Rajai-Shahr prison on June 26.
- JUNE 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - One of the persons hanged at Raja’i Shahr prison on June 26 could be a woman, Hoda Burbur.
IRAN - One of the persons hanged at Raja’i Shahr prison on June 26 could be a woman, Hoda Burbur.