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 5, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR MURDER
An Iraqi court on 4 November 2018 sentenced to death one of the assassins of the head of the Passport Directorate of Babylon (Babil) province, Commander Safa al-Dulaimi.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
USA - California. Two death-row prisoners died of suspected suicides
USA - California. Two death-row prisoners died of suspected suicides
- NOVEMBER 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Jeddah Governorate
4 November 2018: Qul Afdhal Nadir Khan executed for heroin smuggle
- NOVEMBER 2, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TENNESSEE (USA): EDMUND ZAGORSKI EXECUTED BY ELECTRIC CHAIR
Edmund Zagorski was executed on November 1st, 2018.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED AT BANDAR ABBAS PRISON
According to the IHR sources, Nouri Yarkhorshidi, 35, was executed on 28 October 2018 at Bandar Abbas Prison.
NOVEMBER 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: INDONESIAN MAID EXECUTED FOR KILLING EMPLOYER WHO TRIED TO RAPE HER
Saudi Arabia executed on 29 October 2018 an Indonesian maid for killing her boss – while he was trying to rape her.
- NOVEMBER 2, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Rabbis oppose death penalty for Robert Bowers
USA - Rabbis oppose death penalty for Robert Bowers
- NOVEMBER 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Mecca
1 November 2018: Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Jibran al-Qahtani executed for murder of a co-national
- NOVEMBER 1, 2018ArkansasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down a section of state's death penalty.
USA - Arkansas. Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down a section of state's death penalty.
- NOVEMBER 1, 2018TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA - Tennessee. Edmund Zagorski was executed on the electic chair.
USA - Tennessee. Edmund Zagorski was executed on the electic chair.
- OCTOBER 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Medina
31 October 2018: Abdullah bin Marzuq bin Nehaei al-Rashidi executed for murder
- OCTOBER 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Tabuk Region
31 October 2018: Sulaiman bin Qubail bin Jalil Al-Atawi executed for drugs smuggle
- OCTOBER 30, 2018DEATH PENALTY
SOUTH DAKOTA (USA): RODNEY SCOTT BERGET EXECUTED
Rodney Scott Berget, 56, White, was executed on 29 October 2018.
- OCTOBER 30, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Federal. Federal prosecutor will pursue capital punishment for Robert Bowers, the “synagogue shooter”
USA - Federal. Federal prosecutor will pursue capital punishment for Robert Bowers, the “synagogue shooter”
- OCTOBER 29, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTY
SINGAPORE: FAMILY’S LAWYER CONFIRMS PRABU HANGED
It has been confirmed that Malaysian citizen Prabu N. Pathmanathan was hanged at Changi prison at dawn on 26 October 2018 for drug trafficking, according to his family’s lawyer N. Surendran.
- OCTOBER 29, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DRUG PRODUCERS EXECUTED IN SOUTH CHINA
Two drug makers were executed on 26 October 2018 in south China's Hainan Province for manufacturing drugs, according to a local court.
- OCTOBER 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi Arabia: Indonesian maid executed for the murder of her boss
29 October 2018: according to reports, Tuti Tursilawati was defending herself from rape
- OCTOBER 29, 2018South DakotaDEATH PENALTY
USA - South Dakota. Rodney Scott Berget, 56, White, was executed.
USA - South Dakota. Rodney Scott Berget, 56, White, was executed.
- OCTOBER 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Jeddah Governorate
28 October 2018: Mohammed Ramadan Sardara executed for heroin smuggle
- OCTOBER 26, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - A woman, identified only as Soudabeh, was executed in Maraqeh on October 26, 2018
IRAN - A woman, identified only as Soudabeh, was executed in Maraqeh on October 26, 2018
OCTOBER 25, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED AT SIRJAN PRISON
According to HRANA, on the morning of 18 October 2018, a prisoner was hanged at Sirjan Central Prison.
OCTOBER 24, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ZAHEDAN PRISON
A prisoner was executed at Zahedan Central Prison on rape charges on 20 October 2018 morning.
OCTOBER 24, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AT ARDEBIL PRISON
A prisoner was hanged on 22 October 2018 at Ardebil Prison, northwest Iran.
OCTOBER 24, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: 5 NYIMBA MEN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER
Five men from the Nyimba district were sentenced to death in Zambia in two separate cases, zambiareports.com reported on October 19, 2018.
- OCTOBER 23, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: 3 SAUDIS CONVICTED OF MURDERING INDIAN WORKERS EXECUTED IN QATIF
Three Saudi nationals were executed on 22 October 2018 for robbing and killing five Indian nationals in the Eastern Province city of Qatif, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported quoting an Interior Ministry statement.
- OCTOBER 22, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN ISFAHAN
Two prisoners were hanged on 16 October 2018 in Isfahan on murder charges.
- OCTOBER 19, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED AT ILAM PRISON
A prisoner was executed on 17 October 2018 at Ilam Central Prison on murder charges.
OCTOBER 18, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: IMRAN ALI HANGED FOR SIX-YEAR-OLD'S DEATH
Pakistan on 17 October 2018 hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January.
OCTOBER 18, 2018SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: MUEZZIN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
The Criminal Court of Kassala on 15 October 2018 convicted a muezzin of raping a five-year-old girl, and sentenced him to death by hanging.
OCTOBER 18, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: DEATH SENTENCES AGAINST SIX CONVICTS INVOLVED IN TERRORISM CARRIED OUT
The Iraqi Justice Ministry has carried out death sentences against six convicts involved in terrorism charges, IraqiNews.com reported on 17 October 2018.