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 22, 2018FloridaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Florida. Eric Scott Branch (47, White) was executed.
USA - Florida. Eric Scott Branch (47, White) was executed.
FEBRUARY 22, 2018DEATH PENALTYFLORIDA (USA): ERIC SCOTT BRANCH EXECUTED
Eric Scott Branch (47, White) was executed. Branch was Sentenced to death on May 3, 1994 in Escambia County after being convicted of strangling and raping Susan Morris on Jan. 11, 1993.
FEBRUARY 20, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYYemeni citizen beheaded in Jazan
20 February 2018: Mohammed Saleh al-Harthi executed for murder
FEBRUARY 17, 2018BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA HANGS MAN WHO MURDERED GIRLFRIEND, SON
Botswana hanged a man for murdering his girlfriend and her son, the first execution in two years by the only southern African nation not to have abolished the death penalty.
FEBRUARY 15, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: MURDERER OF THREE HANGED IN HARIPUR JAIL
A man who killed three persons during a Jirga in Mardan in 2003 was hanged in District Jail Haripur.
FEBRUARY 14, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 6 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN KARAJ
At least 6 prisoners were executed in the morning at Gohardasht Prison in Karaj.
FEBRUARY 13, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER EXECUTED IN ZANJAN
According to a close source, a prisoner was hanged at Zanjan Central Prison.
- FEBRUARY 13, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
13 February 2018: Abdullah bin Ayed bin Suleiman al-Hawit, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded, for smuggling amphetamines.
FEBRUARY 13, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: THREE SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
Three men have been sentenced to death recently in Malaysia for drug trafficking.
- FEBRUARY 12, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Pakistani citizen beheaded in Mecca
12 February 2018: Shawkat Dawood Khan executed for smuggling heroin
- FEBRUARY 9, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
the High Court sentenced to death by hanging S. Pragasam after he was found guilty of trafficking in drugs two years ago.
- FEBRUARY 8, 2018MalaysiaDEATH PENALTY
the Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced two friends to death by hanging after finding them guilty of trafficking 123.052kg of drugs three years ago.
the Kuala Lumpur High Court sentenced two friends to death by hanging after finding them guilty of trafficking 123.052kg of drugs three years ago.
FEBRUARY 8, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTES FOUR PAKISTANIS FOR MURDER, RAPE
Saudi Arabia executed four Pakistani men convicted of raping and murdering a woman and raping her teenage son, the interior ministry said.
- FEBRUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Jordan executed for drug
7 February 2018: Samir Abdulqader Nuseirat, a Jordan citizen, was beheaded for smuggling amphetamines.
- FEBRUARY 6, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Nigerian executed for drug
6 February 2018: Adam Muhammad Idris, a Nigerian citizen, was beheaded for smuggling cocaine.
- FEBRUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
4 February 2018: Nayef bin Maayu bin Abdullah al-Husni, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. John David Battaglia was executed.
USA - Texas. John David Battaglia was executed.
FEBRUARY 1, 2018DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): JOHN DAVID BATTAGLIA EXECUTED
John David Battaglia, 62, White, was executed.
- FEBRUARY 1, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Pakistani executed for drug
1 February 2018: Mohammed Kamal Hamidul, a Pakistani citizen, was beheaded for smuggling heroin.
- JANUARY 31, 2018PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: 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 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 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 30, 2018DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (USA): WILLIAM EARL RAYFORD EXECUTED
William Earl Rayford, 64, Black, was executed.
JANUARY 30, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN 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 29, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
28 January 2018: a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder in Taef.