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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JUNE 2, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: MAN AND WOMAN HANGED IN PRISON
Iran’s fundamentalist regime has hanged a man and a woman in a prison in Qazvin, north-west of Tehran.
JUNE 1, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: DEATH ROW CONVICT EXECUTED IN SAHIWAL
A death convict Hamed Akhtar was hanged to death in Sahiwal while security was tightened in and out
MAY 31, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED FOR RELATIVE MURDER HANGED IN ATTOCK
A condemned prisoner was hanged in district jail Attock early in the morning.
MAY 31, 2016Palestinian TerritoriesDEATH PENALTYGAZA: HAMAS EXECUTES THREE CONVICTED PALESTINIANS
Security forces from the Islamist group Hamas executed three convicted Palestinians at dawn, a move
- MAY 30, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
An unnamed 40-year-old prisoner, was hanged in public in the town of Noor in Mazandaran, according to
An unnamed 40-year-old prisoner, was hanged in public in the town of Noor in Mazandaran, according to
- MAY 30, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO PUBLIC EXECUTIONS CARRIED OUT
Iran’s regime has publicly hanged two men in Fars Province, southern Iran, and Mazandaran Province,
- MAY 29, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
A man identified only by his surname Zohrabi, was hanged in public in the town of Kovar, 40 kilometers south of Shiraz, the provincial capital in Fars.
A man identified only by his surname Zohrabi, was hanged in public in the town of Kovar, 40 kilometers south of Shiraz, the provincial capital in Fars.
MAY 29, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: NIGERIAN MAN PUT TO DEATH IN 95TH EXECUTION OF THE YEAR
Saudi authorities executed a Nigerian man after convicting him of murdering a police officer.
- MAY 26, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: MAN HANGED IN PUBLIC IN SHIRAZ
Iran publicly hanged a man in the southern city of Shiraz.
MAY 26, 2016PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CONVICTED MURDERER HANGED IN TIMERGARA
A death row inmate was executed at the District Jail Timergara early the morning, official sources said.
MAY 26, 2016South SudanDEATH PENALTYSOUTH SUDAN: MAN SENTENCED TO HANG IN YEI FOR KILLING BODA-BODA RIDER
A court in Yei River County sentenced a 26 year old man to death by hanging, for killing a Boda-boda rider
- MAY 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Iran’s regime executed 11 prisoners in their twenties, including at least one who is believed to have been a minor at the time of his alleged offence.
Iran’s regime executed 11 prisoners in their twenties, including at least one who is believed to have been a minor at the time of his alleged offence.
MAY 25, 2016BotswanaDEATH PENALTYBOTSWANA: PATRICK GABAAKANYE HANGED AT GABORONE CENTRAL PRISON
death row inmate Patrick Gabaakanye was hanged at Gaborone Central Prison, according to a statement
MAY 25, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 14 PRISONERS EXECUTED IN TWO DAYS
14 prisoners have been executed in Iran in two days.
- MAY 24, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
Three prisoners were executed in Karaj’s Qezelhesar Prison. One of them was identified as Ruhollah
Three prisoners were executed in Karaj’s Qezelhesar Prison. One of them was identified as Ruhollah
- MAY 24, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: SAUDI MAN EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Saudi Arabia put to death a citizen in Riyadh, bringing to 94 the number of executions in the kingdom in
MAY 23, 2016IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: JUSTICE MINISTRY ANNOUNCES EXECUTION OF 22 CONVICTS
Iraq has executed 22 people over the past month who were convicted of terrorism and other crimes, the justice minister announced.
MAY 23, 2016SyriaDEATH PENALTYSYRIA: ISIS STONE A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY TO DEATH FOR THE 'CRIME' OF BEING GAY
Islamic extremists stoned a 15-year-old boy in Syria to death for the ‘crime’ of being gay.
MAY 21, 2016BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: FOUR SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDERING
A Gazipur court sentenced four to death for murdering a businessman in 2006. The verdict was handed
MAY 20, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE KURDISH RIGHTS ACTIVISTS PUBLICLY EXECUTED IN URMIA
Authorities of the Islamic Republic of Iran executed five Kurdish rights activists in the northwestern Urmia
MAY 20, 2016SingaporeDEATH PENALTYSINGAPORE: KHO JABING PUT TO DEATH
Convicted murderer, Kho Jabing had his death sentence executed around 3.30pm at Changi Prison Complex.
- MAY 19, 2016OklahomaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Oklahoma. Grand jury issues critical report on execution drug mix-up.
USA - Oklahoma. Grand jury issues critical report on execution drug mix-up.
MAY 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FIVE PRISONERS HANGED
At least five prisoners were executed in different iranian prisons.
- MAY 18, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: TWO MURDER CONVICTS EXECUTED AT URMIA CENTRAL PRISON
The human rights news agency HRANA and the Kurdistan Human Rights Network report on the execution
MAY 17, 2016PhilippinesDEATH PENALTYPHILIPPINES: DUTERTE'S PLAN TO RESTORE DEATH PENALTY FACES STRONG OPPOSITION
A plan by Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to restore the death penalty faces strong opposition,
MAY 17, 2016IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: 2 SENTENCED TO DEATH IN JET SANTHOSH MURDER CASE
Two convicts in the Jet Santhosh murder case were sentenced to death by the additional sessions court in
MAY 17, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: 13 PEOPLE HANGED ON THE SAME DAY, INCLUDING ONE MAN IN PUBLIC
Iran’s fundamentalist regime hanged at least 13 people on the same day, including one man in public.
- MAY 17, 2016Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTY
SAUDI ARABIA: PAKISTANI DRUG SMUGGLER EXECUTED
Saudi Arabia put to death a Pakistani man convicted of drug smuggling, bringing to 93 the number of
- MAY 16, 2016IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN: PRISONER HANGED IN ISFAHAN
MAY 14, 2016IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN: FOUR MORE PRISONERS HANGED
Iran is continuing its heightening execution spree, hanging at least four more prisoners in the past three days.