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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- NOVEMBER 29, 2018DEATH PENALTY
KENTUCKY JOINS STATES WITH NO EXECUTIONS FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS
On November 21, 2018, Kentucky marked 10 years since its last execution, becoming the eleventh current death-penalty state that has not carried out an execution in more than a decade.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTY
BELARUS EXECUTES TWO CONVICTED MURDERERS
Belarus has executed in recent days two convicted murderers, the human rights group Vyasna (Spring) said.
- NOVEMBER 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Mecca
28 November 2018: Shakr Allah Rahman Allah executed for drugs trafficking
- NOVEMBER 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Mecca
28 November 2018: Nafaa bin Mahri bin Nafaaal-Marhabi executed for murder of a Canadian citizen
- NOVEMBER 28, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Investigation Reveals Texas Obtained Possibly Tainted Execution Drugs from Pharmacy With Tainted Safety Record.
USA - Texas. Investigation Reveals Texas Obtained Possibly Tainted Execution Drugs from Pharmacy With Tainted Safety Record.
- NOVEMBER 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni citizen beheaded in Riyadh
27 November 2018: Hani Sadeq Wazae al-Shajaa executed for murder
NOVEMBER 27, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH BY HANGING IN ZARIA
A Kaduna State High Court sitting in Zaria has sentenced one Abdullahi Ibrahim to death by hanging, Daily Post reported on 22 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 23, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT NUR PRISON
According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), a prisoner was hanged on the morning of 18 November 2018 at the northern Iranian city of Nur.
NOVEMBER 22, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE MEN HANGED IN PUBLIC
Three prisoners were hanged in public at Iranian city of Shiraz on 21 November 2018 morning.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Djibouti citizen beheaded in Jazan
21 November 2018: Abdo Hussein Ali Ibrahim executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 21, 2018KentuckyDEATH PENALTY
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky Joins States With No Executions for at Least Ten Years.
USA - Kentucky. Kentucky Joins States With No Executions for at Least Ten Years.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: MAN TO HANG FOR KILLING FATHER OVER N56,000
The Court of Appeal, Jos Division, on 13 November 2018 sentenced a middle-aged man, Jibril Idrisa, to death by hanging for killing his father over N56,000 being proceeds from the sale of guinea corn.
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
One Ethiopian and two Yemeni citizens beheaded in Juzan Region
20 November 2018: triple execution for drugs trafficking
- NOVEMBER 20, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZAHEDAN PRISON
According to IHR sources, Milad Nouri was hanged on the morning of 12 November 2018 at Zahedan Central Prison.
NOVEMBER 20, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: EX-JUBBALAND COP EXECUTED FOR MURDER
A former member of the Jubbaland armed forces was executed on 19 November 2018 in Kismaayo for the killing of a prominent elder.
- NOVEMBER 19, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 10 PRISONERS HANGED AT RAJAEI SHAHR PRISON OF KARAJ
Ten prisoners were hanged in a group execution on 14 November 2018 at Rajaei Shahr Prison of Karaj, west of the Iranian capital of Tehran.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED FOR ECONOMIC CORRUPTION
According to a statement by Tehran Prosecutor's Office, on 14 November 2018 morning, two prisoners were executed in Tehran.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ROBERT MORENO RAMOS EXECUTED
Robert Moreno Ramos was executed on 14 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Khamis Mushait Governatorate
15 November 2018: Hassan bin Mohammed bin Ali Asiri executed for murder of co-national
NOVEMBER 15, 2018Sri LankaDEATH PENALTYSRI LANKA: TWO TO HANG FOR MURDER
Two suspects who were convicted of stabbing an individual in Kalawanchikudi to death were sentenced to death after a prolonged trial by the Batticaloa High Court on 30 October 2018.
- NOVEMBER 15, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: KURDISH WOMAN HANGED AT SANANDAJ PRISON
According to the IHR sources, a Kurdish woman, Sharareh Elyasi, was executed on a murder charge at Sanandaj prison on 13 November 2018 morning.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 22 ALLEGING LINKS TO MILITARY PARADE ATTACK
Iran has executed the 22 people it arrested in late September for alleged involvement in a deadly shooting at a military parade in the southern city of Ahvaz, multiple sources told 2 rights groups on 11 November 2018.
- NOVEMBER 14, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Robert Moreno Ramos was executed.
USA - Texas. Robert Moreno Ramos was executed.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Arar
13 November 2018: Mahmoud bin Rabie bin al-Yabes al-Ruwaili executed for murder
- NOVEMBER 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi ISIS member beheaded after videotaped crimes shook the Kingdom
13 November 2018: Majed Saad bin Radhi al-Anzi executed for murder and terrorist crimes
- NOVEMBER 13, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: IRAQI CITIZEN EXECUTED ON MURDER CHARGE
According to the IHR sources, Soran Rashid Zahedi (Nickname: Soran Holiri), 33, was executed at Zanjan Central Prison on the morning of 6 November 2018.
NOVEMBER 12, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: INMATE HANGED IN ARDEKAN PRISON OF YAZD
A prisoner was hanged on 3 November 2018 at Ardakan Prison of Yazd, central Iran.
NOVEMBER 12, 2018KenyaDEATH PENALTYKENYA: 2 BODA BODA RIDERS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR STEALING LAPTOP
Two boda boda riders were sentenced to death on 10 November 2018 for stealing a laptop after losing an appeal in a high court.
- NOVEMBER 11, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Egyptian nationals beheaded in Tabuk Region
11 November 2018: Youssef Faraj Saad Muslim and Mohammed Abdullah Audeh Awad executed for drugs trafficking
- NOVEMBER 5, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Clemente Aguirre Exonerated From Death Row
USA - Florida. Clemente Aguirre Exonerated From Death Row