Archive timeline
2021
The news published by Hands Off Cain in 2021, month by month, with the countries most present that year.
The year in data
- Executions recorded worldwide
- 539
- Countries where they were recorded
- 20
- News items in the archive
- 1,013
Latest news of 2021
MARCH 4, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: 4 SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING WOMAN AFTER RAPE IN CHITTAGONG
A Chittagong court on 3 March 2021 sentenced four people to death in a case filed for killing a woman after rape in 2016.
MARCH 4, 2021WyomingDEATH PENALTYUSA - Wyoming. Senate Committee Passes Bill to Repeal State’s Death Penalty
SF 150
- MARCH 3, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTY
Five prisoners, including three women, were hanged on 27 February 2021 in Egypt,
Five prisoners, including three women, were hanged on 27 February 2021 in Egypt,
MARCH 3, 2021VietnamDEATH PENALTYVIETNAM: NIGERIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TRANSPORTING NEARLY 4KG OF METH
The People’s Court of the southern border province of Tay Ninh on 2 March 2021 handed down the death penalty to a Nigerian man for illegally transporting nearly 4kg of meth, in line with the 2015 Criminal Code.
MARCH 3, 2021SomaliaDEATH PENALTYSOMALIA: AL-SHABAAB EXECUTES 5 PEOPLE FOR SPYING
The Somali-based al-Qaeda-affiliated terror group al-Shabaab has executed five people in the southern town of Jilib in Somalia's Middle Juba region, Anadolu Agency reported on 2 March 2021.
MARCH 3, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Farhad Abdullahnejad executed on March 3 in Isfahan
for murder
MARCH 3, 2021ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA EXECUTES MAN WHO KILLED HIS MUM FOR THE MONEY TO BUY AN APARTMENT
A man who electrocuted, then bludgeoned his mother to death to claim an insurance payout so he could buy a flat was executed on 24 February 2021 in China.
MARCH 2, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: PRISONER EXECUTED AT DAMANHOUR PRISON
A prisoner was reportedly executed on 1 March 2021 morning in Damanhour, Egypt.
MARCH 2, 2021South CarolinaDEATH PENALTYUSA - South Carolina. Senate adds firing squad and electric chair as method of execution
S 200
MARCH 2, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Fatah Hosseini executed in Noshahr Prison on March 2
for murder
MARCH 2, 2021EgyptDEATH PENALTYEGYPT: ELEVEN PRISONERS EXECUTED FOR MURDER
Eleven prisoners, all convicted of murder by criminal courts, on 2 March 2021 were executed by prison authorities at Alexandria’s Borg al-Arab Prison.
MARCH 1, 2021South KoreaDEATH PENALTYSOUTH KOREA: CHILD ABUSE CAN NOW LEAD TO DEATH PENALTY
South Korean lawmakers on 26 February 2021 passed a bill at the plenary session of the National Assembly to revise a law dealing with penalties for child abuse, making it possible for child abusers to be convicted of murder even if they did not intend to
MARCH 1, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad Samiee executed at Rasht Prison on March 1
For murder
MARCH 1, 2021MalaysiaDEATH PENALTYMALAYSIA: FEDERAL COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF EX-TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOR MURDER OF AMBANK FOUNDER
The Federal Court in Putrajaya on 1 March 2021 upheld the conviction and death sentence of a former tow truck driver for the murder of Arab-Malaysian Bank (AmBank) founder Hussain Ahmad Najadi in 2013.
MARCH 1, 2021BangladeshDEATH PENALTYBANGLADESH: TWO SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR QUADRUPLE MURDER
A Narayanganj court on 28 February 2021 sentenced two accused to death after 13 years of the four sensational murders in Fatullah of Narayanganj.
MARCH 1, 2021KentuckyDEATH PENALTYUSA - Kentucky. House approved bill to abolish death penalty for people with severe mental illness
HB 148
FEBRUARY 28, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Four Political Prisoners executed in Sepidar Prison on February 28
Naser Khafajian, Ali Khasraji, Hossein Silawi and Jasem Heidary
- FEBRUARY 28, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - Juvenile Life Without Parole
1.465 people are serving JLWOP
FEBRUARY 27, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: HIGH COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE OF MAN WHO MURDERED 16-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER
The Sindh High Court on 26 February 2021 dismissed the appeal of a man against his death sentence. He was convicted of murdering his 16-year-old daughter.
FEBRUARY 27, 2021PakistanDEATH PENALTYPAKISTAN: CHRISTIAN COUPLE ON DEATH ROW HAVE BLASPHEMY APPEAL DELAYED INDEFINITELY
A Pakistani high court on 24 February 2021 indefinitely delayed the appeal hearing of a Christian couple who have been on death row since 2014.
- FEBRUARY 27, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTY
USA - In the United States, more than 200,000 people are serving life sentences
study by the Sentencing Project
FEBRUARY 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTYIRAN - Ahmad A’araji executed on February 26 at Irak prison
For murder
- FEBRUARY 26, 2021IranDEATH PENALTY
IRAN - Hamed Mostafaei executed in Arak Prison on February 26
for drugs
FEBRUARY 26, 2021United StatesDEATH PENALTYUSA - Federal Bureau of Prisons Sanitized Execution Reports
Omitting Disturbing Details Observed by Media Witnesses
FEBRUARY 25, 2021NigeriaDEATH PENALTYNIGERIA: JIGAWA STATE GOVERNOR SIGNS LAW APPROVING DEATH SENTENCE FOR RAPISTS
The Governor of Jigawa State, Muhammad Badaru, on 24 February 2021 assented to a bill stipulating stiffer punishment for rapists.
- FEBRUARY 25, 2021AlabamaDEATH PENALTY
USA - Alabama. Alabama is changing lethal injection protocol
Will now allow spiritual advisors in the execution chamber
FEBRUARY 25, 2021IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: HIGH COURT ACQUITS MAN FROM DEATH SENTENCE, ORDERS PROBE AGAINST INVESTIGATING TEAM
The Bombay High Court while acquitting a man from a death sentence for raping and killing a minor girl, on 25 February 2021 ordered a probe against the investigating team for misplacing a vital piece of evidence.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021IraqDEATH PENALTYIRAQ: WOMAN TO BE HANGED FOR KILLING HER 2 CHILDREN
An Iraqi court on 19 February 2021 sentenced a woman to death by hanging after convicting her of throwing her two children into a river in a case that triggered shockwaves in the country.
FEBRUARY 25, 2021OklahomaDEATH PENALTYUSA - Oklahoma. Supporters of Jones submitted more 6.2 million signatures (including HoC’s)
supporting his petition for clemency
FEBRUARY 24, 2021IndiaDEATH PENALTYINDIA: UP COURT AWARDS DEATH SENTENCE TO ACCUSED IN RAPE AND MURDER CASE OF MINOR GIRL
The Additional District Judge (ADJ) of Hardoi, in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, on 22 February 2021 awarded death sentence to an accused for rape and murder of a one-and-half year old minor girl.