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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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 PENALTYTwo 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 PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA EXECUTE TWO NIGERIANS
Two Nigerians have been executed in Saudi Arabia over allegation of drug-related offences.
JANUARY 27, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 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 PENALTYEGYPT 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, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 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 21, 2018IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQI 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 18, 2018TexasDEATH PENALTY
USA - Texas. Anthony Allen Shore was executed.
USA - Texas. Anthony Allen Shore was executed.
JANUARY 18, 2018DEATH PENALTYTEXAS (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 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, 2018IranDEATH 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, 2018IranDEATH 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.
JANUARY 9, 2018ZambiaDEATH PENALTYZAMBIA: THREE TO HANG FOR BURYING AUNT ALIVE
Kabwe High Court has sentenced three people to death by hanging for murder after finding them guilty of killing their 70-year-old aunt by burying her alive on suspicion of practicing witchcraft.
- JANUARY 8, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
three defendants, Mohammed Gamal al-Sayyed Ateyya, Mohammed Misbah Abd al-Haqq al-Sayyed, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Baz, were executed
9 january 2018: three defendants, Mohammed Gamal al-Sayyed Ateyya, Mohammed Misbah Abd al-Haqq al-Sayyed, and Mohammed Ibrahim al-Baz, were executed
JANUARY 8, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO PRISONERS EXECUTED IN NORTHERN CITY OF SARI
Two prisoners were hanged in the prison of Sari (capital of Mazandaran Province in northern Iran). The two who have been named by the state media only as S.R. and A.B. were found guilty of murder.
- JANUARY 7, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for murder
7 January 2018: Abed allah bin Saeed al-Shibani, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for murder.
- JANUARY 5, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Liz Throssell, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
Liz Throssell, the spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- JANUARY 4, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
Two Saudi executed for murder
4 January 2018: two Saudi citizens, Hazam bin Mohammed bin Mubarak al-Qahtani and Saad bin Salem bin Saad al-Azizi al-Mutairi, were beheaded for murder.
JANUARY 4, 2018IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN HANGS MAN FOR RAPE, MURDER OF SIX-YEAR-OLD GIRL
Iran hanged a man convicted of raping and killing a six-year-old Afghan girl in a case that has shocked the nation, local media reported.
- JANUARY 3, 2018Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
A Saudi executed for drug
3 January 2018: Ead bin Dweehe al-Atwi, a Saudi citizen, was beheaded for smuggling a large quantity of banned amphetamine pills, in Tabook
JANUARY 2, 2018EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED DAYS AFTER MASS EXECUTION
Egyptian prison authorities executed five inmates who had been sentenced to death, four of them over a bombing that killed military cadets, security officials said.
- JANUARY 1, 2018VietnamDEATH PENALTY
Capital punishment remains for crimes
Capital punishment remains for crimes such as murder, armed robbery, drug trafficking, and sexual abuse of children.
- JANUARY 1, 2018IranDEATH PENALTY
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
In accordance with Article 4 of the Iranian Constitution...
- JANUARY 1, 2018South SudanDEATH PENALTY
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
The Republic of South Sudan gained independence from Sudan on 9 July 2011
- JANUARY 1, 2018United StatesDEATH PENALTY
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States
To date, the death penalty no longer exists in 18 of the 50 U.S. States