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 1, 2018MissouriDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2018MarylandDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
- JANUARY 1, 2018CaliforniaDEATH PENALTY
The method of execution is injection.
The method of execution is injection.
DECEMBER 26, 2017EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT HANGS 15 OVER ATTACKS ON SECURITY FORCES: OFFICIALS
Egyptian authorities executed 15 prisoners convicted of attacks on security forces in the restive Sinai Peninsula, police officials said.
DECEMBER 24, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN HANGED AFTER BEING 20 YEARS ON DEATH ROW
A prisoner was hanged in Rajaii Shahr Prison of Karaj. The victim who has been identified by the state-media only as Ghadir, has been on death row since 20 years ago. He was found guilty of murder.
DECEMBER 20, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: EIGHT INMATES EXECUTED AT RAJAII SHAHR PRISON OF KARAJ
Iran hanged eight inmates in Rajaii Shahr Prison of Karaj, west of Tehran. The prisoners had been transferred to solitary confinement on December 18, in a group of 10, in preparation for their executions.
DECEMBER 20, 2017SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: ALSHABAAB BEHEADS THREE PEOPLE IN BAKOL REGION
Reports that reached Radio Dalsan from Bakol region say that Al-Shabab has beheaded three people in the area.
DECEMBER 19, 2017JapanDEATH PENALTYJAPAN HANGS 2 INMATES; FIRST EXECUTIONS SINCE JULY
Japan hanged two death-row inmates in the morning, including a 44-year-old man who killed four people when he was a minor, the Justice Ministry said.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
USA - DPIC 2017 Year End Report: Death Sentences, Executions At Near-Historic Lows.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PRISONERS HANGED FOR MURDER
Two inmates were hanged in Iran, including one in public in Khoy.
- DECEMBER 14, 2017IraqDEATH PENALTY
IRAQ HANGS 38 SUNNI MILITANTS IN MASS EXECUTION: JUSTICE MINISTRY
Iraq hanged 38 Sunni Muslim militants after they were sentenced to death on terrorism charges, the justice ministry said in a statement.
DECEMBER 14, 2017United StatesDEATH PENALTYDPIC 2017 YEAR END REPORT: DEATH SENTENCES, EXECUTIONS AT NEAR-HISTORIC LOWS
Executions and new death sentences remained near historic lows in 2017, and public support for the death penalty polled at its lowest level in 45 years, according to DPIC's annual report, “The Death Penalty in 2017: Year End Report,” released December 14.
DECEMBER 12, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PUBLIC HANGING IN ISFAHAN
Two people were executed publicly in Isfahan this morning on charges of killing a police officer.
DECEMBER 11, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SIX INMATES HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
Six inmates were hanged on murder charges in Iran, in two different prisons.
DECEMBER 11, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to the state-run news agency, Fars, on the morning a prisoner was hanged at Sari Centrals Prison on murder charges.
- DECEMBER 10, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: INMATE EXECUTED FOR MURDER CHARGES
A 35-year-old inmate identified as Sayad Ahadi was hanged on the morning for murder charges in Ardabil Central Prison.
DECEMBER 8, 2017MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: YOUNG MAN TO HANG FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
A 22-year-old man was sentenced to death for trafficking in 749.4 gm of syabu (methamphetamine).
DECEMBER 5, 2017SudanDEATH PENALTYSUDAN: KHARTOUM APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE FOR COLLEGE STUDENT
The Khartoum Court of Appeals issued a ruling upholding the death sentence against the university student Asim Omer for the alleged killing a policeman during protests last year.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 10 PRISONERS HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to a close source, ten prisoners were executed at Rajai Shahr Prison.
NOVEMBER 29, 2017AfghanistanDEATH PENALTYAFGHANISTAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED TO DEATH IN KABUL PRISON
At least five prisoners, who were sentenced to death over kidnapping charges, have been hanged to death at Pul-e-Charkhi prison in Kabul.
- NOVEMBER 29, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: SHAZNEEN KILLER SHAHID HANGED
Shahidul Islam alias Shahid, the convicted killer of Scholastica student Shazneen Tasnim Rahman, was hanged at Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Dhaka.
NOVEMBER 28, 2017Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: 7 EXECUTED FOR MURDER, DRUGS OFFENCES
Saudi Arabia executed six Yemeni men convicted of murder and robbery and a Saudi man for smuggling drugs, the interior ministry said.
NOVEMBER 23, 2017United Arab EmiratesDEATH PENALTYUAE EXECUTES JORDANIAN WHO RAPED, KILLED 8-YEAR-OLD COMPATRIOT BOY
November 23, 2017: UAE authorities executed Nidal Eisa Abdullah, the convict who raped and killed eight-year-old boy Obaida in May 2016, local media reported.
- NOVEMBER 22, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: EXECUTION IN KARAJ
According to a close source, a prisoner was executed at Rajai Shahr Prison charged with Moharebeh (waging war against God).
NOVEMBER 22, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: THREE EXECUTED IN TABRIZ
According to a report by HRANA News Agency which is also confirmed by Iran Human Rights (IHR), on the morning three prisoners were executed at Tabriz Central Prison on murder charges.
- NOVEMBER 21, 2017NevadaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Nevada. Letters to judge affirm Nevada Dozier’s desire to die.
USA - Nevada. Letters to judge affirm Nevada Dozier’s desire to die.
NOVEMBER 18, 2017IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: PRISONER HANGED ON MURDER CHARGES
According to a close source, a prisoner was hanged on the morning at Ilam Central Prison.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS HANGED IN DIFFERENT JAILS
At least two death row convicts were hanged in various jails of Punjab on early morning, Dunya News reported. The dead bodies of the prisoners were handed over to their heirs after the executions.
- NOVEMBER 16, 2017BangladeshDEATH PENALTY
BANGLADESH: TWO HANGED IN JESSORE FOR MURDERING FREEDOM FIGHTER IN 1994
The authorities in Jessore Central Jail have executed death sentences of two for murdering freedom fighter Monwar Hossain 23 years ago.
- NOVEMBER 13, 2017IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN PUBLIC
According to the human rights news agency, HRANA, on the morning a prisoner was hanged in public in Babol (a city in Mazandaran Province).