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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SEPTEMBER 10, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 7 PRISONERS EXECUTED ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES
Seven prisoners were executed at Bandar Abbas Central Prison (Hormozgan province, southern Iran) on
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: PALESTINIAN YOUTH EXECUTED
Iraqi authorities executed a Palestinian youth after accusing him of collaborating with armed groups in Iraq,
SEPTEMBER 8, 2016Sierra LeoneDEATH PENALTYSIERRA LEONE: DEATH SENTENCE FOR LAC & G-FAG
Baimba Moi Foray (alias LA Chocolate) and Foday Amara Kamara (alias G-Fag) were sentenced to death
SEPTEMBER 6, 2016SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB BEHEADS TWO ELDERS FOR 'SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT'
Two Somali elders have been beheaded by jihadist group Al-Shabaab after they were abducted from their
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: UNIDENTIFIED PRISONER HANGED FOR MURDER
The death sentence for an unidentified 22-year-old prisoner, who was charged with the murder of a
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: ISLAMIST MIR QUASEM ALI HANGED FOR 1971 WAR CRIMES
A leader and financial backer of the biggest Islamist party in Bangladesh was executed for war crimes committed during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971.
AUGUST 31, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: SEVEN ARABS HANGED FOR BELONGING TO AL-QAEDA
Iraq hanged seven men of various Arab nationalities who were convicted of belonging to the Al-Qaeda network, officials said.
AUGUST 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 12 PRISONERS HANGED ON DRUG CHARGES
According to close sources, 12 prisoners were executed in Karaj Central Prison early morning, Iran Human Rights (IHR) reported.
AUGUST 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 30 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN THREE DAYS
at least 30 prisoners were executed in Iran between August 25 and 27.
- AUGUST 17, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTY
according the website www.capitalpunishmentuk.or, 3 men, who remain unnamed, were hanged in Iraq for rape.
according the website www.capitalpunishmentuk.or, 3 men, who remain unnamed, were hanged in Iraq for rape.
AUGUST 12, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: KIM JONG-UN STRENGTHENS REIGN OF TERROR
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is said to be strengthening his reign of terror.
- AUGUST 9, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
UN RIGHTS CHIEF URGES MALDIVES NOT TO RESUME EXECUTIONS
The United Nations’ human rights chief is urging the Maldives to stick to a decades-long moratorium on
- AUGUST 9, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN HANGS POLITICAL PRISONER MOHAMMAD ABDOLLAHI AND FIVE OTHER PRISONERS
Iran executed political prisoner Mohammad Abdollahi and five other prisoners in a jail in Orumieh (Urmia),
- AUGUST 7, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN EXECUTES NUCLEAR SCIENTIST WHO GAVE U.S. INTELLIGENCE ABOUT SECRET NUCLEAR PROGRAM
Iran confirmed that it has executed an Iranian nuclear scientist who gave the U.S. intelligence about the country's contested nuclear program.
- AUGUST 4, 2016JordanDEATH PENALTY
JORDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING FIVE INTELLIGENCE AGENTS IN PALESTINIAN CAMP
A Jordanian court sentenced a man to death for killing five intelligence agents in their office in a Palestinian
- AUGUST 3, 2016DEATH BY PUNISHMENT
ANALYSIS OF THE 2016 REPORT DATA AND OBJECTIVES OF HANDS OFF CAIN
As can be seen in the 2016 Report by Hands off Cain, the worldwide trend towards de jure or de facto
- AUGUST 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TEENAGE STUDENT HANGED IN FIRST CHILD OFFENDER EXECUTION OF THE YEAR
Amnesty International has revealed that a teenager has been executed in Iran after being convicted of the
AUGUST 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR HANGED IN SAQQEZ, TAYBAD
Iran's regime hanged four men in two different prisons.
AUGUST 3, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: TWO UNIDENTIFIED PRISONERS HANGED ON UNKNOWN CHARGES
Two unidentified prisoners were reportedly hanged on unknown charges at Choubindar, Qazv
- AUGUST 2, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: 36 SUNNI KURDS EXECUTED
At least 36 Kurdish Sunni prisoners were hanged at dawn in Rajai Shahr Prison, Karaj, the Human Rights
- JULY 29, 2016IndonesiaDEATH PENALTY
INDONESIA: FOUR PRISONERS KILLED IN FIRST EXECUTIONS IN A YEAR
Indonesia has carried out its first executions in more than a year despite a string of legal appeals, diplomatic pressure and international condemnation.
- JULY 29, 2016North KoreaDEATH PENALTY
NORTH KOREA: PYONGYANG PUBLICLY EXECUTED 6 OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR APRIL DEFECTION
North Korea publicly executed six officials in charge of supervision of its workers overseas in May
JULY 28, 2016SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS CRUCIFIES MAN FOR APOSTASY
The Islamic State militants executed and crucified a civilian man in Aleppo after accusing him of apostasy,
- JULY 27, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: TWO DEATH ROW CONVICTS EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL, SARGODHA JAIL
Two death row prisoners Ghulam Mustafa and Sibtain were executed in Central jail of Sahiwal and Sargodha’s district jail respectively.
JULY 27, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: SEVEN PRISONERS HANGED IN ONE DAY
Iran's regime hanged a group of six prisoners in a jail in north-western Iran and a seventh prisoner in the north-east of the country.
- JULY 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTY
PAKISTAN: MURDER CONVICT HANGED IN SIALKOT JAIL
A murder convict was hanged in the morning at Sialkot District Jail.
JULY 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 250 EXECUTIONS SO FAR IN 2016
According to a report published by Iran Human Rights (IHR), Iranian authorities have executed at least 250
- JULY 25, 2016MaldivesDEATH PENALTY
MALDIVES: SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS THIRD DEATH SENTENCE
The Supreme Court upheld a third death sentence since the current administration lifted a six-decade moratorium on capital punishment in 2014.
JULY 25, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: TWO MURDER CONVICTS EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia executed two convicted murderers, the interior ministry said, raising to 107 the number of death sentences carried out in the kingdom this year.
- JULY 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PUBLIC HANGING OF A MAN IN KERMANSHAH PROVINCE
An unidentified prisoner was hanged in public in Sonqor County (Kermanshah province, northwestern Iran)