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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MARCH 16, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER LAST-DITCH BID TO REOPEN CASE FAILS
Convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamrudin Mohd was hanged in the Changi Prison Complex after failing on the preceding day - in a final court bid - to reopen his case.
- MARCH 15, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Michael Wayne Eggers was executed.
USA - Alabama. Michael Wayne Eggers was executed.
MARCH 15, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO BROTHERS HANGED IN PUBLIC OVER ARMED ROBBERY CHARGES
According to IRIB, on the morning two prisoners were hanged in public in Dogonbadan (the capital of Gachsaran County, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province).
- MARCH 15, 2018GeorgiaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Georgia. Carlton Gary was executed
USA - Georgia. Carlton Gary was executed
- MARCH 15, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA: TWO EXECUTIONS IN ALABAMA AND GEORGIA
Two prisoners were executed in the states of Alabama and Georgia, leading to 5 executions since the start of the year in the US and to 1,471 prisoners put to death since the US resumed executions in 1977.
MARCH 11, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: A MAN HANGED IN KHOY CENTRAL PRISON
According to a report by HRANA, on the morning a prisoner was executed at Khoy Central Prison on rape charges.
MARCH 9, 2018SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: GHANAIAN DRUG TRAFFICKER HANGED AFTER CLEMENCY PLEA REJECTED
Singapore executed a Ghanaian man for drug smuggling, rejecting his plea for clemency.
MARCH 9, 2018JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN: PERUVIAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR KILLING 6 PEOPLE
A Japanese court sentenced a Peruvian man to hang for killing six people over several days in 2015 near Tokyo.
MARCH 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSaudi citizen beheaded in Rivadeh
8 March 2018: Faraj Al—Ateebi executed for murder
- MARCH 7, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Seven executions were carried out for terrorism in Minya prison in one day.
7 March 2018: Seven executions were carried out for terrorism in Minya prison in one day.
MARCH 7, 2018BelarusDEATH PENALTYRIGHTS GROUP SAYS BELARUS EXECUTED CONVICTED KILLER LAST OCTOBER
A Minsk-based human rights group says that more than four months ago Belarusian authorities executed a man who had been convicted of killing his own children.
MARCH 6, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 3 KURD MEN HANGED IN DIZELABAD PRISON OF KERMANSHAH
At the morning hours three Kurd inmates were executed at Dizelabad Prison of Kermanshah, western Iran.
- MARCH 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
6 March 2018: Fadel Kanyoos executed for heroin smuggle
- MARCH 5, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES IN URMIA
According to a close source, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Urmia Central Prison on murder charges.
- MARCH 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Syrian citizen beheaded in Tabook
5 March 2018: Ali Mohaamd al-Bardan executed for amphetamines smuggle
- MARCH 5, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded
5 March 2018: Sulayem Altwirish executed for murder
MARCH 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED IN MARAGHEH PRISON
According to reports, on the morning a prisoner charged with murder was hanged in Maragheh Prison.
- MARCH 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ramin Razavi executed
IRAN - Ramin Razavi executed
MARCH 3, 2018AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: TALIBAN EXECUTE 3 ALLEGED KIDNAPPERS IN FARAH
Taliban militants executed three people allegedly involved in kidnapping cases in Khak-I-Safid district of western Farah province, officials said.
- MARCH 2, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE HANGED FOR MURDER
An inmate, Ehsan Yaghoubi was hanged in the Central Prison of Ilam, in western Iran.
- MARCH 1, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE EXECUTED IN WESTERN CITIES OF HAMEDAN
A young man identified as Hamid Imani was executed in the Central Prison of Hamedan, western Iran.
- MARCH 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Afif
1 March 2018: Fayez bin Abdllah al-Ghanmi executed for murder
FEBRUARY 28, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: KEITH MUKATA SENTENCED TO DEATH
The Lusaka High Court has sentenced Chilanga UPND Member of Parliament Keith Mukata to death by hanging after finding him guilty of murder.
FEBRUARY 28, 2018IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: MAN IN MP GETS DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPING, KILLING MINOR
A court in Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) awarded death sentence to a 22-year-old man for raping and killing a four-year-old girl last May.
FEBRUARY 28, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG KURDISH MAN EXECUTED IN CENTRAL PRISON OF ILAM
A Kurdish man was hanged in Central Prison of Ilam, in western Iran.
- FEBRUARY 28, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Gawf
28 February 2018: Zaid Bin Beenik executed for amphetamines smuggle
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two foreign citizens beheaded in Tabook
26 February 2018: double execution for amphetamines smuggle
- FEBRUARY 26, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES SIX, TWO OF WHOM WERE WOMEN
26 february 2018: according to a local judicial source, the Egyptian authorities executed six people, five from the same family.
FEBRUARY 23, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: SOUTH AFRICAN GETS DEATH PENALTY
A judge in South Sudan has sentenced South African citizen William John Endley to death by hanging, after he was charged with spying, illegal entry to South Sudan and conspiracy to overthrow President Salva Kiir's government.
- FEBRUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Saudi citizen beheaded in Asir
22 February 2018: Hamad Al Hdeesan executed for smuggling cannabis