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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- MAY 4, 2018DEATH PENALTY
GEORGIA (USA): ROBERT EARL BUTTS JR. EXECUTED
Robert Earl Butts Jr., 40, Black, was executed.
- MAY 4, 2018DEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Robert Earl Butts, 40, Black, was executed.
USA - Georgia. Robert Earl Butts, 40, Black, was executed.
- MAY 3, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ZAHEDAN
According to Baluch Activists Campaign, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Zahedan Central Prison on murder charges.
- MAY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi citizens beheaded in Rivadeh
1 May 2018: double execution for murder
APRIL 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN ISFAHAN ON DRUG-RELATED CHARGES
According to the IHR source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Isfahan Central Prison on drug-related charges.
APRIL 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN SAVEH PRISON
According to Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), on the morning a prisoner was executed at Saveh Prison on the charge of raping and murdering a five-year-old child.
APRIL 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ESLAMABAD-E-GHARB PRISON
According to HRANA news agency, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Eslamabad-e-Gharb Prison on murder charges.
- APRIL 25, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ERICK DAVILA EXECUTED
Erick Davila, 31, Black, was executed. He was then injected with a lethal dose of pentobarbital and was pronounced dead at 6:31 p.m..
- APRIL 25, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Erick Davila, 31, Black, was executed.
USA - Texas. Erick Davila, 31, Black, was executed.
- APRIL 25, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: FOUR HANGED IN ZAHEDAN, RAJAI SHAHR
Four prisoners were executed in Zahedan, Rajai Shahr.
APRIL 24, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED AT BANDAR ABBAS PRISON
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison.
APRIL 23, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR PRISONERS HANGED AT ORUMIYEH CENTRAL PRISON
Four prisoners were executed on murder charges at Orumiyeh’s central prison in the morning.
- APRIL 19, 2018DEATH PENALTY
ALABAMA (USA): WALTER LEROY MOODY JR, 83, EXECUTED
Walter Leroy Moody Jr, 83, White, was executed, making him the oldest known person put to death since capital punishment was reinstated in 1977.
- APRIL 19, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Walter Leroy Moody Jr, 83, White, was executed
USA - Alabama. Walter Leroy Moody Jr, 83, White, was executed
- APRIL 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Medina
18 April 2018: Mohammad al-Gehni executed for murder
APRIL 18, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: BAHMAN VARMAZIYAR EXECUTED DESPITE EXTENSIVE CRITICISM
Iran hanged Bahman Varmaziyar, sentenced to death for armed robbery, in Hamedan Prison, state media reported.
- APRIL 18, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EIGHT PRISONERS INCLUDING TWO AFGHANS EXECUTED
According to a close source, eight prisoners most of whom were charged with murder were executed on the morning at Rajai Shahr Prison.
- APRIL 16, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
16 April 2018: Shamas Rayhan executed for heroin smuggle
- APRIL 16, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ: 13 PEOPLE EXECUTED, INCLUDING 11 FOR ‘TERRORISM’
Iraq executed 13 people including 11 convicted on charges relating to "terrorism", the justice ministry said.
- APRIL 10, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: A MAN EXECUTED IN NORTHERN IRAN FOR MURDERING A CHILD
According to ISNA a man who was charged with murdering a 3-year-old boy, named Ahoura, was hanged at Rasht Central Prison.
- APRIL 10, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Nigerian citizen beheaded in Madina
10 April 2018: Eado Bayo Zakariyah executed for cocaine smuggle
- APRIL 10, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Breeda
10 April 2018: Saeed bin Ahmad executed for rape
- APRIL 10, 2018LouisianaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Louisiana. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 4-1 SB 51 that would eliminate the death penalty
USA - Louisiana. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved 4-1 SB 51 that would eliminate the death penalty
APRIL 10, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TRIPLE MURDER CONVICT HANGED
A murder convict was hanged at the Central Jail Faisalabad.
- APRIL 10, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN KERMAN PRISON
According to Baluch Activists Campaign, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Kerman Central Prison. The prisoner, identified as Omid Damani, 33, was charged with murder.
- APRIL 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Mecca
8 April 2018: Mogren al-Ateebe executed for murder
- APRIL 6, 2018DEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: OTHER 12 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN MARCH
Hands Off Cain has learned of 12 other executions in Egypt last month.
- APRIL 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Sudanese citizen beheaded in Abha
4 April 2018: Mohammad Abed al-Baki executed for murder
APRIL 4, 2018NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR ARMED ROBBERY
A State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a man, Raji Babatunde, to death for armed robbery.
- MARCH 31, 2018KuwaitDEATH PENALTY
KUWAIT: TWO CITIZENS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR RAPE
Two Kuwaiti citizens were sentenced to capital punishment over their involvement in raping a female citizen.