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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- FEBRUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
1 February 2018: Mohammed Kamal Hamidul, a Pakistani citizen, was beheaded for smuggling heroin.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): JOHN DAVID BATTAGLIA EXECUTED
John David Battaglia, 62, White, was executed.
- JANUARY 31, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
31 January 2018: Hadi bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Qahtani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder
JANUARY 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONDEMNED PRISONER EXECUTED
A condemned prisoner was executed in Central Jail Faisalabad.
JANUARY 31, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: YOUNG MAN HANGED FOR THEFT IN YASOUJ
A 29-year-old man identified as Abbas Rad was hanged on the morning for theft in Yasouj, capital of Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province.
- JANUARY 30, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): WILLIAM EARL RAYFORD EXECUTED
William Earl Rayford, 64, Black, was executed.
- JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS MAN WHO WAS ONLY 15 AT TIME OF ALLEGED CRIME
The Iranian authorities executed a young man convicted of murder who was only 15 years old at the time of his alleged crime.
- JANUARY 30, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. William Earl Rayford was executed.
USA - Texas. William Earl Rayford was executed.
JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: WOMAN EXECUTED IN NORTHERN CITY OF NOSHAHR
A woman - Mahboubeh Mofidi - was executed for murder in the northern city of Noshahr.
- JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MINOR OFFENDER HANGED
The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran hanged a minor offender.
JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: KARIM ZARGAR, THE HEAD OF A SPIRITUAL INSTITUTION, WAS HANGED
Karim Zargar, the former general manager of IRIB's international section, Iran TV's channel one broadcast manager, head of the Faculty of Radio and Television, and owner and managing director of Film Reports magazine (Gozaresh-e-Film), was hanged at Rajai
- JANUARY 30, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT: ONE AGED 25 EXECUTED
Tayseer Odeh Sulaiman, aged 25, was executed on January 30, 2018.
- JANUARY 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
28 January 2018: a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Taef.
JANUARY 28, 2018AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: KIDNAPPERS AND KILLERS OF THE 12-YEAR-OLD ABASIN HANGED IN KABUL
The authorities in Kabul hanged the kidnappers and killers of a 12-year-old boy who was murdered in the city in a kidnap for ransom case last year.
- JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Nigerian executed for drug
27 January 2018: two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences. The two were Ibrahim Ciroma and Maimidu Issah, who hail from Northern Nigeria.
- JANUARY 27, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA EXECUTE TWO NIGERIANS
Two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences.
- JANUARY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
Two prisoners were executed at Orumiyeh Central Prison while another prisoner was transferred back to the ward due to the leniency shown by the victim’s family.
- JANUARY 26, 2018AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. The US Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for Vernon Madison
USA - Alabama. The US Supreme Court has granted a stay of execution for Vernon Madison
- JANUARY 24, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
EGYPT EXECUTES MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ARMY OFFICER
Egyptian prison authorities have executed an Egyptian man on charges of killing an Egyptian army officer in the Ismailia province in 2013.
JANUARY 23, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: TWO CONVICTS HANGED IN HARIPUR CENTRAL JAIL
Two convicted prisoners of death sentence were hanged in Haripur Central Jail in the morning.
- JANUARY 22, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Three Saudi executed for drug
22 January 2018: Mohammed bin Attallah Salem al-Hawitti, Hussain bin Ahmed bin Hamza al-Hawaishel and Zakaria bin Said bin Said al-Freij, three Saudi citizens, were beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills in Demmam.
- JANUARY 21, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQI COURT SENTENCES TO DEATH GERMAN WOMAN WHO JOINED ISLAMIC STATE
An Iraqi criminal court has sentenced a German woman of Moroccan origin to death by hanging, after convicting her of joining the Islamic State militant group.
- JANUARY 21, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT SHIRAZ PRISON
A prisoner was hanged at Adelabad Prison in Shiraz on the charge of murdering a man during a street fight.
- JANUARY 18, 2018DEATH PENALTY
TEXAS (USA): ANTHONY ALLEN SHORE EXECUTED
Anthony Allen Shore, 55, White, was executed.
- JANUARY 18, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
18 January 2018: Shaliwie bin Mashal bin Khaled al-Shibani al-Otaib, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Rivadeh.
- JANUARY 18, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Anthony Allen Shore was executed.
USA - Texas. Anthony Allen Shore was executed.
- JANUARY 17, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED AT KARAJ CENTRAL PRISON
According to Iran Newspaper, on the morning two prisoners were executed at Karaj Central Prison. The prisoners were sentenced to death on the charge of rape.
- JANUARY 15, 2018DEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED AT BABOL PRISON
According to a report by HRANA, a prisoner was executed on the morning at Babol prison. The 27-year-old prisoner, identified as Y. S., was sentenced to death on murder charges.
- JANUARY 10, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi executed for drug
10 January 2018: Khalid bin Ali bin Farraj Al-Omrani and Khaled Abdullah Mohammed Al-Zoubi, two Saudi citizens, were beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills.
JANUARY 10, 2018DEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN EXECUTED IN QAZVIN FOR MURDER
Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor of Qazvin, announced the execution of a man identified only as Saeid in the central penitentiary of the city, according to the state-run Rokna news agency.