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 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amir Hossein Hemmati and Unk. executed in Jiroft on September 15
SEPTEMBER 15, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Mirza Vali Sotoudeh executed in Khorramabad on September 15
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Peyman Ajami and Rasoul Paydar executed in Hamedan on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Amir Parki executed in Zahedan on September 14
1035 executions in Iran in 2025
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Seyed Javad Mortazavi executed in Ahvaz on September 14
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Qavam Najafi and Amirhossein Pouramini executed in Shiraz on September 14
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Ali Mozaffari executed in Yasuj on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Parviz Dolati and Farhad Sepehvand executed in Khorramabad on September 14, 2025
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Elyas Shiroozehi executed in Zahedan on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Maziar Karami and Peyman Ajami executed in Hamedan on September 14
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rasoul Paydari executed in Qom on September 14
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Kazem Mousavi executed in Rasht on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 4 men executed in Shiraz on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sajad Mohajer executed in Mashhad on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Reza Sarani executed in Kashmar on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad Haqi and Majid Soleimani executed in Ilam on September 14
- SEPTEMBER 14, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Reza Sarani executed in Kashmar on September 14
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: MILITARY TRIBUNAL EXECUTES 3 AL-SHABAAB TERRORISTS
A military court in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, executed three al-Shabaab terrorists by firing squad on August 7, 2025 for carrying out killings and assassinations in the southwestern region of Lower Shabelle.
SEPTEMBER 14, 2025KuwaitDEATH PENALTYKUWAIT HANGS 7 CONVICTS, SPARES 1
Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior on September 11, 2025 executed seven convicts at the Central Prison, Al-Seyassah daily reported.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hafez Ghavidast executed in Rasht on September 13
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Rouhollah Rostami executed in Hamedan on September 13
SEPTEMBER 13, 2025United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - What’s Behind the Execution Surge of 2025?
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA EXECUTES TWO SOLDIERS CONVICTED OF AIDING AL-SHABAAB IN COMMANDER’S KILLING
Two members of the Somali National Army (SNA) were executed on August 11, 2025, following convictions by the Armed Forces Court over links with the al-Shabaab fighters, a group that has destabilized peace in the country for two decades.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025Saudi ArabiaDEATH PENALTYSAUDI ARABIA: MAN EXECUTED FOR ‘JOINING A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION’
Saudi authorities on September 9, 2025 executed Sultan bin Amer bin Abdullah Al-Shehri, bringing the total number of executions in 2025 close to 300.
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hadigheh Abadi and Younes Mazarshams executed in Qazvin on September 11
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SEPTEMBER 10, 2025SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA EXECUTES THREE AL-SHABAAB MILITANTS CONVICTED OF DEADLY ATTACKS IN MOGADISHU AND LOWER SHABELLE
Somalia’s military court has carried out the death sentence by firing squad against three convicted members of the militant group Al-Shabaab, officials confirmed on August 14, 2025 morning.
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Behzad Parsa and Abdollah Mohseni executed in Gorgan on September 10
SEPTEMBER 10, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Youssef Asadi Kahbad and Ahmad Bani Asad executed in Ahvaz on September 10
- SEPTEMBER 10, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Rasoul Khanmohammadi executed in Gorgan on September 10
SEPTEMBER 9, 2025SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: TWO KHARIJITES EXECUTED FOR MURDERS IN MOGADISHU
The Military Court of the Armed Forces on August 20, 2025 carried out the execution of two convicted members of the Kharijite terrorist group, who were found guilty of committing multiple murders in the capital, Mogadishu.