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.
Latest news
- APRIL 1, 2019MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Russell Bucklew's challenge to Missouri's lethal-injection protocol
USA - Missouri. The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Russell Bucklew's challenge to Missouri's lethal-injection protocol
- MARCH 28, 2019BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS - Two executed
In mid-May, two executions, of Viktar Liotau and Alyaksey Mikhalenia, have reportedly taken place in secret.
MARCH 28, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jalaluddin Mosala Nezhad was publically hanged in Jahrom
A prisoner - Jalaluddin Mosala Nezhad – on 14 March 2019 was publically hanged in Jahrom
MARCH 27, 2019SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: MALAYSIAN CONVICTED OF MURDER EXECUTED
A Malaysian convicted of murder in 2015 was executed at Singapore's Changi Prison on 22 March 2019 morning.
MARCH 26, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES BOYFRIEND TO DEATH
An Akure High Court has sentenced a middle-aged man, Chukwudi Onweniwe, to death by hanging, for killing his girlfriend, Nifemi Adeyeye, an HND student of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo (RUGIPO).
MARCH 26, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT SHIRVAN PRISON
According to the Iran Human Rights sources, on the morning of 13 March 2019, a prisoner identified as Salman Azarpanah, was executed at Shirvan Prison. Shirvan is a city in North Khorasan Province of Iran.
MARCH 21, 2019Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: ONE SENTENCED TO DEATH, ANOTHER FREED FOR 2006 MURDER
One man was sentenced to hang for a 2006 murder while his co-accused walked free after a Port of Spain jury returned its verdict on 12 February 2019.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
7 March 2018: Shaukat alias Shauki, was executed in the Kot Lakhpat Jail for murder .
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
30 Janaury 2018: Faisal Sheraz, was executed for murder in the Peshawar Central Prison, after spending 11 years in the death row.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
23 January 2018: Shamoon Masih, is a service man senteced for murder by the military Court, was executed in the Multan Central Jail.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
13 March 2018: a man, named Amanullah, was executed in the Mirpur Prison for a murder.
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
22 March 2018: Mohsin Wasim was executed in the Bahawalpur Central Jail, after a death sentence issued by ATC
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
10 April 2018: Asif alias Bholo was executed in the Gujranwala Central Prison, after a death sentence issued by ATC for murder
- MARCH 20, 2019PakistanDEATH PENALTY
One executed for murder
5 September 2018: Anwar alias Anwari was executed in the District Jail Attock for murder and after spending 10 years in death row, according to the Justice Project in Pakistan.
MARCH 20, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR ATTACKING MOTHER, STEP SISTER
An High Court sitting in Igbosere, Lagos State on 18 March 2019 sentenced one Akeem Lawal to death by hanging over robbery attack.
- MARCH 20, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZAHEDAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, on the morning of 16 March 2019 a prisoner identified as Enayatollah Totazehi, 25, was executed at Zahedan Central Prison for murder charges.
- MARCH 20, 2019United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2018
USA - Death Row USA Fall 2018
- MARCH 20, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Akbari was hanged at Zanjan prison on March 20.
IRAN - Reza Akbari was hanged at Zanjan prison on March 20.
MARCH 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
According to Iran Human Rights sources, a prisoner was hanged at Tabriz Central Prison on the morning of 12 March 2019. IHR could identify the prisoner as Eslam Farsi,
- MARCH 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Islam Islam, was hanged on March 19.
IRAN - A prisoner, identified as Islam Islam, was hanged on March 19.
- MARCH 18, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE MEN EXECUTED IN SOUTH KHORASAN PROVINCE
The state-run IRNA news agency on 13 March 2019 reported that three men charged with killing two armed agents of the regime, were executed in Birjand Prison, in South Khorasan province.
- MARCH 18, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama can’t keep its lethal injection method secret.
USA - Alabama. Alabama can’t keep its lethal injection method secret.
MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYThree Yemenis executed for drugs
21 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the executions of three men in Jeddah. They are three Yemenis.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Syrian beheaded for murder
6 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of a Syrian, Majed Thabat Thabit Al Baladi for murder.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Somali beheaded for murder
21 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of a Somali, Abdullah Abu Bakr Siddiq, for a series of crimes including murder.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani beheaded for drugs
1 January 2019: the Ministry of the Interior issued a statement on the execution of Nizar Ahmed Say Ahmed, of Pakistani nationality, for heroin trafficking, in the Makkah region of Jeddah.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi beheaded for murder
5 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of the Saudi Abdullah bin Nasser bin Abdullah Al Harthy for the multiple murder.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi beheaded for murder
13 February 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of the Saudi Ali bin Manae bin Ali Al Mardaf for the murder and mutilation of the nose of another Saudi.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi beheaded for murder
17 January 2019: the Ministry of the Interior announced the execution of a Saudi Abdullah bin Hajri bin Jaber for a murder.
- MARCH 13, 2019Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani beheaded for drugs
7 January 2019: Interior Ministry announced the execution of Raj Mohammad Ghaus Rahman (or Raj Mohammad Ghuth al Rahman) - Pakistani nationality - for heroin trafficking in the Eastern Province.