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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MARCH 11, 2019IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: TWO MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH OVER SHRINE BOMBING
An Iraqi court has sentenced two men to death by hanging for their involvement in a suicide bomb attack at a religious shrine in the central province of Salahudin.
MARCH 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ebrahim Karkije hanged at Zahedan on March 10.
The Iranian regime on 10 March 2019 hanged a prisoner in the city of Zahedan, eastern Iran. The prisoner was identified as Ebrahim Karkije, 33, married and father of two.
- MARCH 10, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - An unknown man hanged at Zahedan Prison on March 10.
IRAN - An unknown man hanged at Zahedan Prison on March 10.
MARCH 5, 2019IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KURDISH PRISONER HANGED AT CHOOBIDAR PRISON IN QAZVIN
Ali Shakouri, a resident of the Tarzilloo village in Orumiyeh, was executed at Choobidar prison in Qazvin on 11 February 2019.
- MARCH 4, 2019DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): BILLIE WAYNE COBLE EXECUTED
Billie Wayne Coble, 70, White, was executed on 28 February 2019.
MARCH 3, 2019South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: SEVEN MEN INCLUDING MEMBERS OF ONE FAMILY HANGED
South Sudan authorities executed at least seven people in February 2019 alone, three of whom were from the same family.
- MARCH 3, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Nour Eddin Salami was hanged at Zanjan Prison on March 3.
IRAN - Nour Eddin Salami was hanged at Zanjan Prison on March 3.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2019TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, White, was executed today.
USA - Texas. Billie Wayne Coble, 70, White, was executed today.
- FEBRUARY 24, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ghafour Gari was hung in public in the city of Aq Qala on Feb. 24.
IRAN - Ghafour Gari was hung in public in the city of Aq Qala on Feb. 24.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mojtaba Mirzadeh was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
IRAN - Mojtaba Mirzadeh was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
- FEBRUARY 23, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Soheil Haji was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
IRAN - Soheil Haji was executed at Shirvan Prison on Feb. 23.
FEBRUARY 21, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 15 EXECUTIONS IN FEBRUARY
15 people have so far been executed in Egypt in February alone (7th, 13th & 20th), all were condemned among many others (present & absent) for terrorism crimes.
FEBRUARY 20, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: NINE MEN EXECUTED OVER PROSECUTOR'S DEATH
Egyptian authorities executed nine young men on 20 February 2019 morning despite calls by rights groups to halt the executions over due process violations, a source close to their families told Middle East Eye.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019YemenDEATH PENALTY
YEMEN: TWO MEN SHOT IN PUBLIC FOR KIDNAPING, RAPING AND MURDERING 12-YEAR-OLD BOY
Yemen on 7 February 2019 executed two men for abducting, raping and murdering a 12-year-old boy by shooting them in public.
FEBRUARY 19, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
An Ado-Ekiti High Court on 7 February 2019 sentenced two men, Oluwayomi Adedayo, 27, and Seyi Daramola, 23, to death for armed robbery.
- FEBRUARY 19, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: THREE INMATES EXECUTED IN RAJA’I SHAHR AND ARDEBIL PRISONS
At least three prisoners were executed on 13 February 2019 in Raja’i Shahr and Ardebil Prisons.
- FEBRUARY 15, 2019DEATH PENALTY
IRAN. HANDS OFF CAIN, REDUCTION OF DRUG EXECUTIONS BUT NUMBERS REMAIN WORRISOME
Hands Off Cain, in the forty years of the Khomeini’s revolution, makes known the death penalty figures in Iran in 2018.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 MEN EXECUTED FOR KILLING POLICE OFFICER
Egypt executed three people on 13 February 2019, who were sentenced to death for the killing of a senior police officer during a raid in Cairo in 2013.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: WOMAN, 5 RELATIVES TO HANG FOR KILLING HER HUSBAND
The Court of Appeal on 12 February 2019 turned down an appeal by a woman and her five relatives who were sentenced to death for killing her husband in Kiambu in 2004.
FEBRUARY 14, 2019NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: COURT SENTENCES MAN TO DEATH FOR KILLING TWO SISTERS IN JIGAWA
A Jigawa High Court sitting in Dutse has sentenced a 25-year-old man, Zailani Musa to death by hanging for killing two girls at Ribadu village in Gwaram local government area, dailypost.ng reported on 4 February 2019.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Milad Darzadeh was hanged at Iranshahr Prison on Feb. 14.
IRAN - Milad Darzadeh was hanged at Iranshahr Prison on Feb. 14.
- FEBRUARY 14, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Sarani was hanged at the Zahedan Prison on Feb. 14.
IRAN - Reza Sarani was hanged at the Zahedan Prison on Feb. 14.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2019ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA COURT PUTS CONVICTED MAN TO DEATH
China's Supreme People's Court revealed that a man found guilty of murdering 15 people in an SUV collision was put to death on 29 January 2019 in central China's Hunan Province.
FEBRUARY 12, 2019BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: FOUR CONVICTED MURDERERS TO HANG
The Court of Appeal on 8 February 2019 confirmed the death sentences of four men convicted of killing a cab driver in Gaborone and a Gantsi farm owner respectively.
FEBRUARY 12, 2019JordanDEATH PENALTYJORDAN: TWO SENTENCED TO HANG FOR IS-CLAIMED KARAK ATTACK
A Jordanian court sentenced two brothers to death on 10 February 2019 in connection with a 2016 attack claimed by the Islamic State group, overturning a life sentence handed to the men last year.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2019DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): DOMINIQUE RAY EXECUTED
Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed on 7 February 2019.
FEBRUARY 8, 2019EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: 3 EXECUTED FOR 2014 MURDER OF JUDGE’S SON
Egyptian authorities executed three political prisoners on 7 February 2019, one year after they were sentenced to death on charges of killing the son of a judge, according to local rights activists.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2019IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was executed on murder charges at Tabriz Central Prison on 29 January 2019 morning. He was transferred to a solitary confinement cell on 28 January.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2019AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed.
USA - Alabama. Dominique Ray, 42, Black, was executed.
FEBRUARY 5, 2019Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: TWO DEATH SENTENCES ISSUED WITHIN ONE WEEK
Two death sentences have been issued in Gaza within one week, the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) reported on 4 February 2019.