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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- JULY 10, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian citizen beheaded in Medina
10 July 2018: Bodeen Obeelo Amison executed for cocaine smuggle
- JULY 9, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Geddah
9 July 2018: Abed all-Teef Mohammad executed for heroin smuggle
- JULY 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Medina
8 July 2018: Madeen bin Hamed al-Kfari executed for the murder of a child
- JULY 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES 8 ISIS FIGHTERS OVER 2017 ATTACK ON PARLIAMENT
Iran said it executed eight people convicted in the 2017 Islamic State group attack on parliament and the shrine of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Tehran.
JULY 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: AFGHAN NATIONAL HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
According to HRANA news agency, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Zahedan Central Prison on murder charges.
- JULY 7, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Mousa Ghazanfar Abadi executed
IRAN - Mousa Ghazanfar Abadi executed
- JULY 6, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTY
JAPAN HANGS CULT LEADER SHOKO ASAHARA, 6 OTHERS FOR 1995 TOKYO SUBWAY SARIN ATTACK
The former leader of Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese doomsday cult that carried out a sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway in 1995, was executed alongside six other members of the cult, Japanese media reported.
- JULY 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Pakistani nationals crucified at public park in Rivadeh
5 July 2018: Adam Khan Iyas Khan and Asad Mohammed Yousef Khan executed
JULY 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN MAZANDARAN PROVINCE
According to ILNA news agency, a prisoner identified as A. M., son of Seyyed Ne'mat, was executed in Mazandaran Province.
- JULY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi national beheaded in Medina
4 July 2018: Salman al-Saaedi executed for murder
JULY 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN HANGED IN THE CENTRAL PRISON OF ORUMIEH
A woman was hanged at dawn in the Central Prison of Orumieh along with two other male prisoners. The identity of the executed woman has not been made available, yet.
- JULY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian citizen beheaded in Medina
3 July 2018: Abo Doromi Aweeda executed for cocaine smuggle
- JULY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Isha
3 July 2018: Ahmad bin Yaakoob executed for murder
JULY 3, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN TABRIZ
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Tabriz Central Prison.
JULY 3, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES ELECTORAL DELEGATE IN MIDDLE SHABELLE
Al-Shabaab militant group has shot dead an elder, who took part in 2016 elections as a delegate.
- JULY 3, 2018NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Nevada Announces New Drug Protocol Eight Days Before Scheduled Execution of Scott Dozier
USA - Nevada. Nevada Announces New Drug Protocol Eight Days Before Scheduled Execution of Scott Dozier
- JULY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Indian citizen beheaded in Mecca
1 July 2018: Askhar Anwar Sek executed for murder
JUNE 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO EXECUTED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to a close source, on the morning 2 prisoners were executed at Gorgan Prison on murder charges.
- JUNE 28, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ EXECUTES 12 DEATH ROW JIHADISTS IN RESPONSE TO KILLINGS
Iraq executed a dozen death row jihadists on the order of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, his office said
- JUNE 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Yemeni citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
28 June 2018: Tarsh Saleh executed for murder
- JUNE 27, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): DANNY PAUL BIBLE EXECUTED
Danny Paul Bible, 66, White, was executed Wednesday for a 1979 rape and murder that went unsolved for 2 decades until he confessed.
- JUNE 27, 2018North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
Kim Jong-un has top army officer blasted with 90 bullets for giving his troops extra rations of food and fuel
27th June 2018: Lieutenant General Hyon Ju-song was put to death after being found guilty of charges of abusing authority, profiting the enemy and engaging in anti-Party acts.
- JUNE 27, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Danny Paul Bible was executed
USA - Texas. Danny Paul Bible was executed
- JUNE 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED IN KARAJ
According to a close source, on the morning two prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison in Karaj.
JUNE 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: JUVENILE OFFENDER EXECUTED
According to Amnesty International sources, Abolfazl Chazani Sharahi, a juvenile offender charged with murder at the age of 15, was executed at Qom Central Prison.
JUNE 26, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES AT TABRIZ CENTRAL PRISON
A prisoner was executed on murder charge at Tabriz central prison this morning.
JUNE 26, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR BURNING FATHER WHILE HE WAS SLEEPING
The Ministry of Interior in Saudi Arabia just issued a press statement, indicating that the man who burned his father alive has been executed.
- JUNE 25, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Asir
25 June 2018: Abed allah al-Beeshe executed for murder
JUNE 23, 2018ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: 10 EXECUTED FOR SERIES OF DRUG CRIMES
Ten drug traffickers were executed in Guangdong province after an appeals court upheld their earlier conviction and pronounced sentence.
JUNE 22, 2018SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY COURT EXECUTES THREE SOLDIERS OVER KILLINGS
Somali military court in Jubbaland has executed three government soldiers who were found guilty of killing civilians.