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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- APRIL 27, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA ‘EXECUTED FOUR OFFICIALS’ AFTER FAILED US SUMMIT, REPORT CLAIMS
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un ordered the execution by firing squad of four foreign ministry officials after the failure of his Hanoi summit with Donald Trump, a report has claimed.
APRIL 27, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 37 EXECUTED IN ONE DAY FOR TERRORISM
Saudi Arabia executed 37 people on 23 April 2019 after they had been sentenced to death for terrorism-related crimes.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
IRAN - Norallah Zangane Vandi and Shayan Ebrahimi were hanged on April 27 at Dizel Abad Prison
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
IRAN - Kamal Shahbakhs hanged on April 27 at Shahab Prison, in Kerman.
- APRIL 27, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
IRAN - Two men, Habib and Kaveh, were executed at the Evin Prison in Tehran on April 27.
- APRIL 25, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two minors, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, were executed on 25 April in Adel Abad prison.
IRAN - Two minors, Mehdi Sohrabifar and Amin Sedaghat, were executed on 25 April in Adel Abad prison.
- APRIL 24, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John William King, 44, White, was executed
USA - Texas. John William King, 44, White, was executed
- APRIL 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Two men (one identified as Alfagh) were hanged on April 24.
IRAN - Two men (one identified as Alfagh) were hanged on April 24.
- APRIL 22, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as Reza, was hanged on April 22 at Vakilabad Prison.
IRAN - A man, identified only as Reza, was hanged on April 22 at Vakilabad Prison.
- APRIL 20, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Winter 2019 Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
USA - Death Row USA Winter 2019 Shows Ongoing Decline in Death Row Populations.
- APRIL 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Vali (Wali) Zandian was hanged at the Ardabil Prison on April 18.
IRAN - Vali (Wali) Zandian was hanged at the Ardabil Prison on April 18.
- APRIL 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 3 men (unidentified) hung at the prison of Ilam on April 18.
IRAN - 3 men (unidentified) hung at the prison of Ilam on April 18.
APRIL 17, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO INDIAN NATIONALS BEHEADED FOR MURDER
Two Indian nationals on 28 February 2019 were beheaded by authorities in Saudi Arabia for murdering a fellow Indian, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has confirmed.
APRIL 17, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED FOR DRUG OFFENSES
A man was hanged on 15 April 2019 at Dastgerd Prison in the Iranian city of Isfahan for drug charges.
APRIL 17, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO TERRORISTS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL JAIL
Two terrorists Waseem Nazir and Rana Abdul Haq were hanged in Sahiwal Security Jail and they were involved in killing of four persons in Sheikhupura during Robbery cases in 2001, urdupoint reported on 16 April 2019.
- APRIL 16, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED IN SHIRAZ
The Iranian regime on 11 April 2019 executed two prisoners in Adelabad Prison in Shiraz, south-central Iran.
- APRIL 15, 2019GhanaDEATH PENALTY
GHANA: TWO TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING EX-POLICEMAN
Twelve years after killing an ex-policeman the two killers have been sentenced to death by hanging, Ghanaweb reported on 13 April 2019.
- APRIL 15, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A man, identified only as G. M. was hanged on April 15
IRAN - A man, identified only as G. M. was hanged on April 15
APRIL 13, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT GORGAN PRISON
According to HRANA website, prisoner Davoud Mohebzadeh, 36, was hanged on 7 April 2019 at Gorgan prison.
- APRIL 12, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Divided Supreme Court says execution of Christopher Lee Price can proceed
USA - Alabama. Divided Supreme Court says execution of Christopher Lee Price can proceed
APRIL 11, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: KILLER OF WIFE IN ZARQA SENTENCED TO HANG
The Grand Criminal Court sentenced on 7 April 2019 a 43-year-old man to hang after he had killed his wife and shot his young daughter with a gun in October 2016 in Zarqa governorate.
APRIL 11, 2019North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: PUBLIC EXECUTIONS STAGED TO STRENGTHEN ‘SOCIAL ORDER’
North Korean authorities staged a public trial and shot two female fortune tellers to death last month, forcing tens of thousands of people to watch, in what appeared to be a resumption of public executions.
APRIL 11, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH CONVICT HANGED IN MIANWALI CENTRAL JAIL
A death convict has been hanged in central jail Mianwali. According to media reports, death convict Abdul Jabbar alias Bhopa had gunned down his relative 15 years ago on petty domestic problem in Ghala Mandi.
APRIL 9, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER OF 3 UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS
A criminal court in Iraq’s Diyala province on 8 April 2019 said it handed a death sentence to a man found guilty of involvement in the killing of three professors at a local university.
- APRIL 7, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hayyari Periods and Mehran Hazro Shah Qasemi were hanged on April 7
IRAN - Hayyari Periods and Mehran Hazro Shah Qasemi were hanged on April 7
APRIL 4, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE A MONTH AFTER THEIR WEDDING
The Federal High court in Yenogoa, Bayelsa state, on 22 March 2019 sentenced 42 year old Ogho-Oghene Stephen Akpata to death by hanging for stabbing his wife of just one month, Oyinye Faustina Eze, to death at their home in the Kpansia area of Yenagoa in
- APRIL 4, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kamal Shahshahr hanged on April 4 (or April 27) at Kerman Prison
IRAN - Kamal Shahshahr hanged on April 4 (or April 27) at Kerman Prison
- APRIL 3, 2019YemenDEATH PENALTY
Rami Amer Khamis bin Thabit al-Nahdi on 7 March 2019 was executed by shooting in public for murder.
Rami Amer Khamis bin Thabit al-Nahdi on 7 March 2019 was executed by shooting in public for murder.
APRIL 3, 2019SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR RAPE, MURDER OF GIRL
A man on 5 March 2019 was executed for the rape and murder of an 18-year old girl in a village near the regional capital of Gedo region of the Jubaland Federal State of Somalia.
- APRIL 2, 2019ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Hikma and Fresenius Kabi object to execution secrecy measure.
USA - Arkansas. Hikma and Fresenius Kabi object to execution secrecy measure.