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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SEPTEMBER 5, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER OF TWO POLICE PERSONNEL HANGED IN KASUR JAIL
A death convict involved in killing of police personnel was hanged in Kasur Jail.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AT LEAST EIGHT PRISONERS HANGED IN RAJAI SHAHR PRISON
A group of eight prisoners were hanged in Rajai Shahr Prison.
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: AMERICAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING EX-WIFE
An American man was sentenced to death by hanging in Malaysia for murdering his ex-wife
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI NATIONAL EXECUTED FOR SHOOTING AND KILLING MAN IN ASIR
A Saudi national was executed in the kingdom for shooting and killing a man in the region of Asir, the kingdom’s interior ministry announced.
SEPTEMBER 2, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER BEING EXECUTED IN 2018
IHR can confirm information about the execution of Abolfazl Naderi, a juvenile offender who was arrested at the age of 16 for an alleged murder.
AUGUST 31, 2018TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: MAN EXECUTED BY FIRING SQUAD
Taiwan executed a death-row inmate, the first execution carried out under President Tsai Ing-wen's government despite ongoing calls from rights groups to abolish the death penalty.
- AUGUST 29, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS TWO INMATES IN RAJAEI SHAHR PRISON OF KARAJ
Two prisoners were executed in Rajaei Shahr Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran.
- AUGUST 26, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN ARDABIL
- AUGUST 15, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi citizens beheaded in Rivadeh
15 August 2018: Abed allah al-Qahtani and Turki al-Qahtani executed for murder
- AUGUST 14, 2018NebraskaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nebraska. Carey Dean Moore was executed
USA - Nebraska. Carey Dean Moore was executed
- AUGUST 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Tae
13 August 2018: Sael bin Hilal al-Harthi executed for murder
- AUGUST 9, 2018TennesseeDEATH PENALTY
USA Tennessee. Billy Ray Irick, 59, White, was executed.
USA Tennessee. Billy Ray Irick, 59, White, was executed.
AUGUST 8, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE PRISONERS HANGED IN MINAB
According to a report by Azad News Agency (ANA), on the morning three prisoners were executed at Minab Prison.
AUGUST 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA CARRIES OUT RARE CRUCIFIXION FOR MURDER, THEFT
Saudi Arabia executed and crucified a Myanmar man in the holy city of Mecca in a rare form of punishment reserved for the most egregious crimes.
AUGUST 8, 2018YemenDEATH PENALTYYEMEN: THREE PAEDOPHILES PUBLICLY SHOT THEN HANGED FROM A CRANE
Three paedophiles were publicly shot then hanged from a crane in Yemen as punishment for raping and killing a ten-year-old boy.
- AUGUST 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
6 August 2018: Mohamamd bin Ibrahim al-Farhan executed for murder
- AUGUST 3, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - 36 different offenses in the Bible qualified for capital punishment.
USA - 36 different offenses in the Bible qualified for capital punishment.
- AUGUST 3, 2018MissouriDEATH PENALTY
USA - Missouri. Former corrections officers seek to block Missouri execution.
USA - Missouri. Former corrections officers seek to block Missouri execution.
- AUGUST 2, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Rivadeh
2 August 2018: Beer Zada Mal Zada executed for heroin smuggle
- AUGUST 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Tabook
1 August 2018: Salim al-Amrani executed for drugs smuggle
- JULY 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Ethiopian citizen beheaded in Jazan
31 July 2018: Soltan Soliman Redaah executed for drugs smuggle
JULY 30, 2018Trinidad & TobagoDEATH PENALTYTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING TEEN; MAN LOSES APPEAL
A Chaguanas man who was sentenced to hang in March 2014, for the murder of 13-year-old Parmanand ‘‘Boyo’’ Persad, whose body was discovered in a partially built Chaguanas house, in 2006, has lost his appeal.
- JULY 30, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Mecca
30 July 2018: Hashim al-Zahrani executed for murder
- JULY 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Geddah
29 July 2018: Hadi al-Dgheere executed for murder
- JULY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS WERE HANGED AT URMIA CENTRAL PRISON
Two prisoners were hanged on drug related charges at Urmia Central prison
- JULY 27, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTY
NIGERIA: FOUR POLICEMEN TO DIE BY HANGING FOR MURDER
Four policemen were sentenced to death in Akwa Ibom State for killing a motorcyclist.
- JULY 26, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
26 July 2018: Shahzad Neem Khan executed for heroin smuggle
JULY 25, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN EXECUTES SIX MORE MEMBERS OF DOOMSDAY CULT
- JULY 25, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Rivadeh
25 July 2018: Hadra bin Hamad executed for murder
- JULY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani national beheaded in Geddah
22 July 2018: Safeer Ahmad Safeer executed for heroin smuggle