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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- APRIL 7, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Shahram Goudarzi and Taher Shaabani executed in Aligudarz on April 7
APRIL 7, 2025TaiwanDEATH PENALTYTAIWAN: CONSTITUTIONAL COURT REJECTS EXECUTED MURDERER'S APPEAL
The Constitutional Court on April 7, 2025 dismissed an appeal filed by double murderer Huang Lin-kai before his execution, stating it had no jurisdiction over the case.
APRIL 7, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hamid Abdouli executed in Dezful on April 7
APRIL 7, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Seyed Taha Hosseini executed in Bukan on April 7
- APRIL 6, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Samir Ghasemi executed in Qom on April 6
APRIL 6, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Sajad Farahani executed in Arak on April 6
APRIL 5, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hossein Malazadeh executed in Zanjan on April 5
APRIL 5, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Zahir Shamsi executed in Ahvaz on April 5
APRIL 5, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Jamil Reshadat executed in Ahvaz on April 5
MARCH 31, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 58 executions in March
The month of Ramadan
MARCH 29, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Morteza Saadatpour Zeini and Mohsen Hedayat executed in Tabriz on March 29
MARCH 29, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Yasser Roshani (Yaser Roshan) executed in Arak on March 29
MARCH 29, 2025South CarolinaDEATH PENALTYUSA - South Carolina. I saw South Carolina use a firing squad to execute a man
I am sick with rage
MARCH 29, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - A woman, Mahnaz Kakaei, and Ali Sufian executed in Isfahan on March 29
MARCH 27, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: METHAMPHETAMINE PRODUCER EXECUTED AFTER MASSIVE BATCH SEIZURE
The Intermediate People's Court of China’s Linyang City has confirmed the execution of a death sentence for a man convicted of producing and trafficking 200 kg of methamphetamine, Caliber.az reported on March 23, 2025.
MARCH 26, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - NCRI report: 1,153 Executions in Persian Year 1403
A 42% Surge Compared to 1402
- MARCH 25, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - 61st week of the “No to Execution Tuesday” campaign
- MARCH 23, 2025TanzaniaDEATH PENALTY
TANZANIA: MAN TO BE HANGED FOR MURDERING HIS GIRLFRIEND
The High Court of Tanzania in Moshi on March 10, 2025 sentenced 32-year-old Erasto Mollel to death by hanging for the murder of his girlfriend, Josephine Mngara, 30.
- MARCH 20, 2025CanadaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTED FOUR CANADIANS FOR DRUG CRIMES, SAYS OTTAWA
Four Canadians were executed in China on drug-related charges earlier this year, Canadian authorities confirmed on March 19, 2025.
MARCH 20, 2025OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Wendell Grissom, 56, was executed
MARCH 20, 2025FloridaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Florida. Edward James, 63, White, was executed
10th execution in US
MARCH 19, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: EX-ENGINEER TO BE EXECUTED FOR SPYING
A former Chinese engineer has been sentenced to death for leaking state secrets to a foreign power, Beijing's spy agency said on March 18, 2025.
MARCH 19, 2025LouisianaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Louisiana. Jessie Hoffman, 46, Black, was executed
First nitrogen execution in the state
MARCH 19, 2025ArizonaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arizona. Aaron Gunches, 53, White, was executed
MARCH 18, 2025ArkansasDEATH PENALTYUSA - Arkansas. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed nitrogen gas legislation
Fifth state to adopt the method
MARCH 17, 2025North KoreaDEATH PENALTYNORTH KOREA: THREE MEN TIED UP AND EXECUTED IN FRONT OF VILLAGERS
Three North Koreans have been tied to stakes and riddled with bullets in a public execution in front of villagers after they tried to flee the country, Mirror reported on March 14, 2025.
MARCH 17, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Hatam Shahpasandi executed in Boroujerd on March 17
245 esecuzioni dall'inizio dell'anno
MARCH 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - 2 women and a man executed in Urmia on March 16
Mojgan Azarpisheh, Kosar Bagherzadeh, and Arshad Farzadband
- MARCH 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Yaser Jahanbani executed in Hamedan on March 16
- MARCH 16, 2025IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Faramarz Keyfari and Kourosh Zare executed in Rasht
On February 25 and March 16